History Dispatches

In 1862, a man born into slavery - Robert Smalls - pulled off an unlikely escape from his captors. He, his friends, and their families, stole a ship, and sailed out of Charleston harbor - right under the noses of the Confederates. But Smalls' extraordinary life was just beginning. He would serve with Union forces throughout the Civil War, then become a successful businessman, and politician. This is the life of Robert Smalls. Sources https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/21764 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Smalls,_captain_of_the_gun-boat_%22Planter%22_The_gun-boat_%22Planter,%22_run_out_of_Charleston,_S.C.,_by_Robert_Smalls,_May_1862._LCCN97512451_Trim.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Constructed around the year 300 AD of the reddish purple stone porphyry, the Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs is the iconic image of the four men who ruled the Roman Empire at that time. Yet this one piece has moved around the Mediterranean world, and to this day generates controversy. This is the story of the statue - The Portrait of Four Tetrarchs. Sources https://genealogytrails.com/wis/brown/murderofcharlesarndt.html https://www.facebook.com/jamesrvineyardmemesforleadminingteens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Russell_Vineyard Image: By Matt Breen - http://historydispatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tetrachs-scaled.jpeg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1919, the United States Congress passed the 18th Amendment to the constitution. This prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages nationwide. This is the story of Prohibition. Sources https://prohibition.themobmuseum.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States https://www.americanprohibitionmuseum.com/ Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5_Prohibition_Disposal(9)_(cropped).jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The American wild west was probably not as wild as pop culture would have us believe. However, sometimes it was far crazier. Such as when a lead miner turned politician pulled out a gun and shot a fellow delegate on the floor of the Wisconsin territorial legislator - and got away with it. This is the story of James R. Vineyard. Sources https://genealogytrails.com/wis/brown/murderofcharlesarndt.html https://www.facebook.com/jamesrvineyardmemesforleadminingteens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Russell_Vineyard Image: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=184187677453857&set=a.184187660787192 History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

St. Nicolas is famed for bringing gifts to good children. But in the Alpine regions of Europe, there is a legend about a grotesque creature - half human, half goat - that comes to punish naughty children. This creature - with horns and a long forked tongue - would beat bad children with birch rods - and even carry them away to be eaten. Today, this creature has become a world wide phenomenon. This is the story of Krampus. Sources https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/ https://www.history.com/articles/krampus-christmas-legend-origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gruss_vom_Krampus.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices