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.
On our last episode, we explore the tragic and fabulous life of singer, pianist, and LGBTQ icon, Gladys Bentley.
Today we learn about Mildred Loving, the woman who overturned the interracial marriage ban.
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.
Today we talk about the forgotten couturier, Zelda Wynn Valdes.
Today we learn about Eugenie Brazier, the first woman to become a three Michelin star chef.
Today we celebrate the life of Sylvia Mendez, the girl who started the desegregation of American schools.
Today we are talking about Camille du Gast, the most interesting millionaire.
Today we celebrate the life of Dr. George Papanicolaou, the doctor who invented the pap smear.
Today we celebrate the life of Iwao Takamoto, legendary artist and animator.
Today we are talking about Viola Liuzzo, the only white female activist killed in the civil rights movement.
Today we will learn about Robert Smalls, the slave who sailed his way to freedom.
Today we celebrate Carl Lutz, the diplomat who led the Holocaust's largest rescue mission.
Today we celebrate the life of the unsung hero of the civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin.
Today we talk about Dr. Sameera Moussa, the mother of atomic radiation.
Today we talk about Paul Williams, the man who built Hollywood.
Today we celebrate Dr. Aletta Jacobs, founder of the world's first birth control clinic.
Today we talk about Dorothy Levitt, the fastest woman in the world.
Today we talk about Dutch teacher Johan van Hulst, the man who saved hundreds of Jewish babies during the Holocaust.
Today we learn about Maria Tallchief, the world's first Native American prima ballerina.
Today let's talk about Charlotte Ray, the first black female attorney in the history of the United States.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Hollywood's First Chinese Superstar, Anna May Wong.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges AKA the Black Mozart.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Josh Gibson, the black Babe Ruth.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of slain civil rights activist, Jimmie Lee Jackson.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Ernst Moro, the Carrot Soup Life Saver.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Indra Lal Roy, the first and only WWI Indian Flying Ace.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr Fe del Mundo, pioneering pediatrician.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Frances Gertrude McGill, the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Sara Josephine Baker, the savior of 90,000 infants and the capturer of Typhoid Mary.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Daisy Bates, the creator of the Little Rock Nine.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Mickey Schwerner, slain civil rights activist.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Ida Tarbell, the muckraking journalist who brought down the Standard Oil empire.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Rose Valland, the greatest heroine of World War II.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Ethel Waters, the first person of color to star in their own TV show.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Gerhard Domagk, the creator of the first commercially available antibiotic.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of civil rights activist James "Shackdaddy" Orange.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Edith Head, the first woman to run a studio design department.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Chief Joseph Medicine Crow, the last war chief of the Crow Nation.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Tennessee Claflin, the first woman to found a wall street brokerage firm.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the Lioness of Lisabi.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Belva Lockwood, the first female attorney to practice before the Supreme Court.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of war photojournalist Robert Capa.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Mary Blair, the first female animator to become a Disney Legend.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Enolia McMillan, the first female president of the NAACP.
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.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, the Shot Caller of the Poison Squad.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Shinichi Suzuki, musical education pioneer.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Lucy Stanton, the first black woman to receive a college degree.
Today we celebrate the birth and life of Willie O'Ree, the first black man to play in the NHL.
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