Short Bites of History
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Short Bites of History
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Welcome to **Short Bites of History**—where the past comes alive in bite-sized videos! 🏛️⚡ We deliver quick, engaging history shorts that reveal fascinating moments in time. Occasionally, we stitch them together to paint a bigger picture.
Humphry Davy came up with a simple solution to save the lives of countless miners.
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Humphry Davy: The Chemist Who Lit Up the Industrial Age
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June 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Early computing is a lot earlier than most would likely imagine.

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Charles Babbage: The Father of Computing Who Dreamed Big
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June 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Eli Whitney inventions of interchangeable parts for guns and the cotton gin made massive impacts, but with a social cost.

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Eli Whitney Jr: The Inventor Who Pioneered Interchangeable Parts
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June 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sarah Guppy patented the suspension bridge and had other inventions/

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Sarah Guppy: The Engineer Who Patented the Suspension Bridge
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June 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The compilation of our latest series.

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5 Unsung Medieval Figures Who Shaped History
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June 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Is there a modern-day Maimonides who can find common ground among the religions?

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Maimonides: The Scholar Who Bridged Cultures
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June 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
An early leader in herbal medicine.

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Hildegard of Bingen: The Mystic Who Pioneered Nature-Inspired Medicine
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June 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Founder of the House of Knowledge.

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Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah: A Medieval Caliph Who Advanced Science
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June 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Anna Komnene, a princess who documented the crusades.
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Anna Komnene: The Princess Who Chronicled the Crusades
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June 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Trivia for our latest series.

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Trivia for 5 Unsung Heroes of D-Day Who Turned the Tide
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June 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Here is our latest series: 5 Unsung Heroes of D-Day that Turned the Tide.

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5 Unsung Heroes of D-Day Who Turned the Tide
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June 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Walter Monk's study of waves helped time the D-Day invasion.

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Walter Munk: The Scientist Who Predicted Waves for D-Day
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June 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Watching a month-long compilation videos is the best way to help us reaching our goal of monetization.

We are on pace to have the needed subscribers in the next couple of weeks.

Thank you!

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Short Bites of History May 20025, Compilation
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June 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When war broke out around the home of Marie Louse Osmont, she helped the injured of both sides.

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Marie Louise Osmont: The French Nurse Who Aided the Wounded
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June 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Stanley Hollis was one brave fighter!

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Stanley Hollis: The Sergeant Who Charged a Pillbox
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June 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Charles Norman Shaw, A native American hero.

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Charles Norman Shay The Native American Medic Who Saved Lives on Omaha Beach
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June 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We just started a new series: 5 Lesser-Known heroes of D-Day.

kick things off with John Steele.

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John Steele: The Paratrooper Who Played Dead
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June 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trivia for our latest series.

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Trivia for 5 Explorers Who Overcame Extreme Adversity
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June 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Five Explorers Who Overcame Extreme Adversity features stories about Zheng He, Sacagawea, Earnest Shackelton, Ibn Battuta, and Matthew Henson.

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5 Explorers Who Overcame Extreme Adversity
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June 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Mathew Henson is a "COOL" story. We didn't know anything about him until doing this series.

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Matthew Henson: A Black Explorer Conquers the Arctic
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June 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Can you imagine walking 75,000 miles?

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Ibn Battuta: A Wanderer Treks 75000 Miles
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June 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It's amazing all of Shackelton's crew survived (except the car Mrs. Chippy).

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Ernest Shackleton: A Captain Defies Antarctic Doom to Save His Crew
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June 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
One of our favorite American stories.

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Sacagawea: A Teen Mom Maps the Wild West
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June 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We started a new series on explorers this morning.

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Zheng He: A Eunuch Servant Rises to Lead Fleets
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June 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM