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Humans in History is the bite-sized birthday biography podcast. This is a daily podcast which shines the spotlight on a person, who was born on this day at some point in history somewhere in the world, who made a positive lasting impact.

Hannah Mira


    • Aug 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 87 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Humans in History

    8/12 Gladys Bentley (The Final Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 12:27


    On our last episode, we explore the tragic and fabulous life of singer, pianist, and LGBTQ icon, Gladys Bentley.

    7/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 25:30


    Today we learn about Mildred Loving,  the woman who overturned the interracial marriage ban.

    7/1 Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 17:48


    Today we learn about the father of infection control, the savior of mothers, and the man who was murdered for telling people to wash their hands.

    6/28 Zelda Wynn Valdes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 16:19


    Today we talk about the forgotten couturier, Zelda Wynn Valdes. 

    6/12 Eugenie Brazier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 21:55


    Today we learn about Eugenie Brazier, the first woman to become a three Michelin star chef.

    6/7 Sylvia Mendez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 12:23


    Today we celebrate the life of Sylvia Mendez, the girl who started the desegregation of American schools. 

    5/30 Camille du Gast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 28:21


    Today we are talking about Camille du Gast, the most interesting millionaire. 

    5/13 Dr. George Papanicolaou

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 16:26


    Today we celebrate the life of Dr. George Papanicolaou, the doctor who invented the pap smear.

    4/29 Iwao Takamoto

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 12:49


    Today we celebrate the life of Iwao Takamoto, legendary artist and animator. 

    4/11 Viola Liuzzo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 25:05


    Today we are talking about Viola Liuzzo, the only white female activist killed in the civil rights movement. 

    4/5 Robert Smalls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 24:06


    Today we will learn about Robert Smalls, the slave who sailed his way to freedom.

    3/30 Carl Lutz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 15:58


    Today we celebrate Carl Lutz, the diplomat who led the Holocaust's largest rescue mission. 

    3/17 Bayard Rustin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 27:07


    Today we celebrate the life of the unsung hero of the civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin.

    3/3 Dr. Sameera Moussa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 15:18


    Today we talk about Dr. Sameera Moussa, the mother of atomic radiation.

    2/18 Paul Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 19:14


    Today we talk about Paul Williams, the man who built Hollywood.

    2/9 Dr. Aletta Jacobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 14:21


    Today we celebrate Dr. Aletta Jacobs, founder of the world's first birth control clinic.

    2/5 Dorothy Levitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 13:50


    Today we talk about Dorothy Levitt, the fastest woman in the world.

    1/28 Johan van Hulst

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 13:56


    Today we talk about Dutch teacher Johan van Hulst, the man who saved hundreds of Jewish babies during the Holocaust.

    1/24 Maria Tallchief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 16:46


    Today we learn about Maria Tallchief, the world's first Native American prima ballerina.

    1/13 Charlotte Ray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 5:37


    Today let's talk about Charlotte Ray, the first black female attorney in the history of the United States.

    1/3 Anna May Wong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 18:21


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Hollywood's First Chinese Superstar, Anna May Wong.

    12/25 Joseph Bologne

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 24:04


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges AKA the Black Mozart.

    12/21 Josh Gibson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 7:37


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Josh Gibson, the black Babe Ruth.

    12/16 Jimmie Lee Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 11:25


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of slain civil rights activist, Jimmie Lee Jackson.

    12/8 Dr. Ernst Moro

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 9:41


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Ernst Moro, the Carrot Soup Life Saver.

    12/2 Indra Lal Roy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 7:15


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Indra Lal Roy, the first and only WWI Indian Flying Ace.

    11/27 Dr Fe del Mundo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 7:00


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr Fe del Mundo, pioneering pediatrician.

    11/26 Dr Mary Edwards Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 9:26


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

    Dr. Frances Gertrude McGill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 9:01


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Frances Gertrude McGill, the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan.

    11/15 Dr. Sara Josephine Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 14:54


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Sara Josephine Baker, the savior of 90,000 infants and the capturer of Typhoid Mary.

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    11/11 Daisy Bates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 10:24


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Daisy Bates, the creator of the Little Rock Nine.

    11/6 Mickey Schwerner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 16:13


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Mickey Schwerner, slain civil rights activist.

    11/5 Ida Tarbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 21:55


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Ida Tarbell, the muckraking journalist who brought down the Standard Oil empire.

    11/1 Rose Valland

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 12:52


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Rose Valland, the greatest heroine of World War II.

    10/31 Ethel Waters

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 13:24


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Ethel Waters, the first person of color to star in their own TV show.

    10/30 Dr. Gerhard Domagk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 8:03


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Gerhard Domagk, the creator of the first commercially available antibiotic.

    10/29 James "Shackdaddy" Orange

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 8:06


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of civil rights activist James "Shackdaddy" Orange.

    10/28 Edith Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 18:03


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Edith Head, the first woman to run a studio design department.

    10/27 Chief Joseph Medicine Crow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 8:01


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Chief Joseph Medicine Crow, the last war chief of the Crow Nation.

    10/26 Tennessee Claflin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 16:53


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Tennessee Claflin, the first woman to found a wall street brokerage firm.

    10/25 Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 12:57


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the Lioness of Lisabi.

    10/24 Belva Lockwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 13:28


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Belva Lockwood, the first female attorney to practice before the Supreme Court.

    10/23 Gertrude Ederle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 7:49


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

    10/22 Robert Capa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 18:19


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of war photojournalist Robert Capa.

    10/21 Mary Blair

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 19:11


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Mary Blair, the first female animator to become a Disney Legend.

    10/20 Enolia McMillan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 11:02


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Enolia McMillan, the first female president of the NAACP.

    10/19 Annie Smith Peck

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 9:54


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Annie Smith Peck, mountain-climbing feminist and one of the first female college professors in the US.

    10/18 Dr.Harvey Washington Wiley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 62:11


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, the Shot Caller of the Poison Squad.

    10/17 Shinichi Suzuki

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 9:26


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Shinichi Suzuki, musical education pioneer.

    10/16 Lucy Stanton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 8:55


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Lucy Stanton, the first black woman to receive a college degree.

    10/15 Willie O'Ree

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 13:15


    Today we celebrate the birth and life of Willie O'Ree, the first black man to play in the NHL.

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