History We'll Never Get to in Class

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Mr. Heffernan talks with Inaaya about Nellie Bly and Harriet Beecher Stowe and then has the tables turned on him as Rayana and Lily quiz him on Pearl Harbor. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

Mr. Heffernan chats with friend, colleague, and museum guru, Ms. Bora to talk about NAGPRA. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

In the first LIVE episode of History We'll Never Get to in Class, Mr. Heffernan is joined by Maya, Mishi, & Rayana to talk about MLK and his legacy on the 56th anniversary of his assassination. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

Join Mr. Heffernan on a trip to our nation's capital! Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

This week, Mr. Heffernan tells the story of a Civil Rights leader that far too few people have heard of, Diane Nash. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod Like us on Facebook as well!

It a DOUBLE EPISODE! Mr. Heffernan is joined by Liberty Swedberg to talk about the Radium Girls and Adam Kuc to discuss Casimir Pulaski.

As we end Black History Month and begin Women's History Month, Mr. Heffernan and his amazing student, Aurelia talk about Misty Copeland. Follow us on X (Twitter) @nevergettopod Follow us on Instagram @nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok @nevergettopod

This week Mr. Heffernan and his amazing student, Henry Haak talk about Civil Rights icon, John Lewis. Follow us on X (Twitter) @nevergettopod Follow us on Instagram @nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok @nevergettopod

For Presidents Day, this week Mr. Heffernan looks at two of the hundreds of enslaved people who were forced to work for Presidents. Find out about Ona Judge and Joseph Fossett. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

This week Mr. Heffernan is joined by his amazing student, Jacob Olson to talk about the Battle of Fallujah.

This week, Mr. Heffernan tells the story of a Black American far too few people have heard of, Robert Smalls. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

This week, for Local Last Week of the Month, Mr. Heffernan tells the story of the 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

This week Mr. Heffernan is joined by his student, Maya Meschi to talk about what she learned about slavery on her trip to The Hermann–Grima House and Whitney Plantation in Louisiana. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

This week we take a look at two trips Martin Luther King took to Illinois - a trip to Naperville in 1960 and Chicago in 1966. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod Follow us on TikTok ⁠@nevergettopod

This week we take a look at the assassination of the 16th president, and the hunt for his killer. Follow us on X (Twitter) ⁠@nevergettopod⁠ Follow us on Instagram ⁠@nevergettopod

This week we take a look at the Continental Army's winter spent at Valley Forge. Follow us on X (Twitter) @nevergettopod Follow us on Instagram @nevergettopod

We take a brief break from American History to learn about the Christmas Truce of 1914 that surprised the world during World War I.

Mr. Kuklinski joins this week to talk about the ill-fated Donner Party. Let's find out what happened.

This week we look at Red Summer in Chicago. In July of 1919 Chicago exploded into 5 days of racial violence. Let's find out how this happened.

This week we'll look at the Naperville Train Disaster of 1946. On April 25, 1946, two trains collided in Naperville killing 45 people. Let's find out how this disaster happened.