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Hosted by Jordan Sloane. Historical Birthdays Today is a daily, bite sized history podcast about historical figures who happened to be born that day! Couldn’t you tell from the title? Know any historical figures who were born on your birthday? How about your parent’s birthday? How about on February 29th? Join us and subscribe to find out!

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    April 30th - Mary Dimmick Harrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 0:47


    Today's episode features: Mary Dimmick Harrison, First Lady Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 29th - Marietta Blau

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 0:57


    Today's episode features: Marietta Blau, Nuclear Physicist Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 28th - James Monroe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: James Monroe, Fifth U.S. President Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 27th - Samuel Finley Breese Morse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 0:53


    Today's episode features: Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Painter and Inventor Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 26th - John James Audubon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: John James Audubon, Naturalist Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 25th - Eliza Daniel Stewart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 0:51


    Today's episode features: Eliza Daniel Stewart, Philanthropist and Temperance Movement Leader Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 24th - Louise Lincoln Kerr

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Louise Lincoln Kerr, The Grand Lady of Music Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 23rd - James Buchanan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: James Buchanan, U.S. President Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 22nd - Eleazar Wheelock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Eleazar Wheelock, Minister and Educator  Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 21st - John Muir

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 0:58


    Today's episode features: John Muir, Naturalist and Father of National Parks Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 20th - William Bartram

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 0:57


    Today's episode features: William Bartram, Naturalist, Ornithologist, and Explorer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 19th - Roger Sherman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 0:51


    Today's episode features: Roger Sherman, Founding Father, Statesman, and Lawyer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 18th - James McCune Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: James McCune Smith, Abolitionist and Physician Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 17th - Marguerite Bourgeoys

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 0:58


    Today's episode features: Marguerite Bourgeoys, Religious Teacher Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 16th - Wilbur Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Wilbur Wright, Pioneer of Flight Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 15th - Mary Harris Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: Mary Harris Thompson, Surgeon Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 14th - Anne Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 0:58


    Today's episode features: Anne Sullivan, Educator Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 13th - Lucy Craft Laney

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Lucy Craft Laney, Educator Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 12th - Henry Clay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Henry Clay, Lawyer and Statesman Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media

    April 11th - Mary White Ovington

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Mary White Ovington, Journalist, Suffragist, and Co-founder of the NAACP Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 10th - Matthew Calbraith Perry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 0:52


    Today's episode features: Matthew Calbraith Perry, Father of the Steam Navy Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 9th - Florence Beatrice Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 0:49


    Today's episode features: Florence Beatrice Price, Composer and Music Teacher Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 8th - Juan Ponce de Leon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 0:49


    Today's episode features: Juan Ponce de Leon, Conquistador Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 7th - Haym Salomon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: Haym Salomon, Revolutionary Financier Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 6th - James Augustine Healy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 0:49


    Today's episode features: James Augustine Healy, First Black Priest and Bishop Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 5th - Sibbell Ludington

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: Sibbell Ludington, Legendary Heroine Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 4th - Dorothea Dix

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 0:53


    Today's episode features: Dorothea Dix, Activist and Reformer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 3rd - Mark Catesby

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Mark Catesby, Naturalist Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 2nd - Maria de Jesus de Agreda

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: Maria de Jesus de Agreda, Abbess and Writer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 1st - Diego Columbus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Diego Columbus, Explorer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    April 1st - Roy G. Biv

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 0:58


    Today's episode features: Roy G. Biv, Confederate General Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 31st - John “Jack” Arthur Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: John “Jack” Arthur Johnson, Boxer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

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    March 30th - Maria Lewis Reynolds Mathieu

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: Maria Lewis Reynolds Mathieu, Alexander Hamilton's Mistress Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 29th - Pearl Mae Bailey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 0:54


    Today's episode features: Pearl Mae Bailey, Singer, Actress, and Author Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 28th - Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 0:57


    Today's episode features: Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Geographer and Ethnographer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 27th - Jane Colden

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 0:55


    Today's episode features: Jane Colden, Botanist Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 26th - Nathaniel Bowditch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: Nathaniel Bowditch, Mathematician and Navigator Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

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    March 25th - John Gutzon Borglum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 0:58


    Today's episode features: John Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

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    March 24th - Matilda Joslyn Gage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 0:51


    Today's episode features: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Author and Suffragist Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

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    March 23rd - John Bartram

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 0:51


    Today's episode features: John Bartram, Botanist and Explorer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media

    March 22nd - Joseph Saxton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 0:52


    Today's episode features: Joseph Saxton, Watchmaker, Inventor, and Early Photographer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 21st - Henry Ossian Flipper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 0:57


    Today's episode features: Henry Ossian Flipper, Soldier and Engineer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

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    March 20th - Jean-Antoine Houdon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 0:58


    Today's episode features: Jean-Antoine Houdon, Artist and Sculptor Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 19th - Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 0:50


    Today's episode features: Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, Wild West Lawman Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 18th - Verda Mae Freeman Welcome

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Verda Mae Freeman Welcome, Teacher and Civil Rights Leader Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 17th - Lachlan McIntosh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Lachlan McIntosh, Revolutionary Officer and Georgia Settler Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 16th - James Madison

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 0:56


    Today's episode features: James Madison, Father of the Constitution and 4th President Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 15th - Alice Cunningham Fletcher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Alice Cunningham Fletcher, Anthropologist Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 14th - Albert Einstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 0:58


    Today's episode features: Albert Einstein, Physicist Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 13th - Abigail Powers Fillmore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Abigail Powers Fillmore, First Lady Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media⁠

    March 12th - Agathe Johanna Erwina Gobertina von Trapp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 0:59


    Today's episode features: Agathe von Trapp, Singer Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠2 Complicated 4 History⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠Primary Source Media

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