Drunk History

The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up

Season 5 E 12 • 07/17/2018

JD Ryznar shares the story of Elmer McCurdy's 1911 shootout with police and the funeral director who profited from his death.

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Willy Hitler Fights Against the Germans

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Mae Whitman shares the story of Henry Bergh, who founded the ASPCA and personally patrolled the streets of 19th-century New York preventing acts of animal cruelty.
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07/04/2018
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Drunk HistoryS5 E11
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07/10/2018
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Drunk HistoryS5 E11
Mansa Musa Heads to Mecca Like a Boss

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07/10/2018
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Drunk HistoryS5 E12
The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up

JD Ryznar shares the story of Elmer McCurdy's 1911 shootout with police and the funeral director who profited from his death.
07/17/2018
06:21

Drunk HistoryS5 E12
The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body

Jimmy O. Yang describes Big Jim Kennally's plan to kidnap Abraham Lincoln's corpse and hold it for ransom as well as the Secret Service's quest to protect the president.
07/18/2018
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Drunk HistoryS5 E13
How Vlad the Impaler Became Dracula

Greg Tuculescu tells the story of how a 15th century prisoner's quest to avenge his father led to a bloodthirsty massacre that eventually inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula."
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Drunk HistoryS6 E1
Victor Frankenstein's Second Feelings - Uncensored

Rich Fulcher tells the story of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and the titular character's clash with his monster over the latter's desired bride.
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Drunk HistoryS6 E1
Mary Shelley's Maiden Name Is a Mouthful - Uncensored

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Drunk HistoryS6 E2
Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Mother of the Everglades

Tess Lynch tells the story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the tireless activist who saved the Florida Everglades from developers and cemented its status as a national park.
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The Black Player Who Integrated Baseball Decades Before Jackie Robinson

Carl Tart tells the story of Moses Fleetwood Walker, who left law school to become the first black player on an all-white baseball team in the 1880s.
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Alison Rich shares the story of how Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer's fight for the U.S. government to recognize their same-sex union led to marriage equality.
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