Drunk History

Ella Fitzgerald's Big Break

Season 4 E 2 • 10/04/2016

Ella Fitzgerald lands an important gig with a little help from Marilyn Monroe.

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Edith Wilson, the First Female President

In light of Hillary Clinton's historic run, Drunk History looks back to a time when the White House was secretly run by a first lady.
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Solving Los Angeles's Water Crisis

William Mulholland goes to extreme lengths to build the Los Angeles Aqueduct after he realizes that the city is on the brink of a major water shortage.
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Drunk HistoryS4 E1
Timothy Leary's LSD Experiments

Harvard professor Timothy Leary is wrongfully arrested after preaching the benefits of acid.
09/27/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E1
Wasted on the Titanic

When the Titanic begins to sink, the ship's chief baker keeps his cool with a little help from his flask of whiskey.
09/27/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E2
Buster Keaton Teams Up with Charlie Chaplin

Buster Keaton goes on the greatest run of filmmaking in movie history.
10/04/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E2
Sam Patch Becomes the First Daredevil

From jumping off waterfalls to owning a bear, fearless daredevil Sam Patch does it all.
10/04/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E2
Ella Fitzgerald's Big Break

Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe helps legendary singer Ella Fitzgerald land her first gig at an exclusive club.
10/04/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E3
Marsha P. Johnson Sparks the Stonewall Riots

When New York City police raid the Stonewall Inn, LGBT activist Marsha P. Johnson stands up for her civil rights.
10/11/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E3
Andrew Jackson, Badass Dude

Events spin out of control after Andrew Jackson agrees to be a second in a duel between two of his soldiers.
10/11/2016
02:04

Drunk HistoryS4 E4
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Meet a Soviet Sniper

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt get a surprise when they welcome the Soviet Union's most lethal sniper to the White House.
10/18/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E4
Teddy Roosevelt Saves Football

Teddy Roosevelt rescues football from itself with some rule changes that make the sport less deadly.
10/18/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E5
Lord Gordon Gordon Cheats a Robber Baron

A fake Scottish nobleman who goes by Lord Gordon Gordon steals more than $100,000 from railroad magnate Jay Gould.
10/25/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E5
Sadie the Goat Head Butts Her Way to Notoriety

Head butting strangers, being a pirate, getting her ear bitten off -- Sadie the Goat was one busy woman.
10/25/2016
05:28

Drunk HistoryS4 E6
The Wright Brothers Get a Hand From Their Sister

Orville and Wilbur Wright get off the ground thanks to the brains and determination of their sister, Katharine.
11/01/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E6
The Kopp Sisters Fight Back

When a wealthy businessman tries to intimidate three sisters in 1910s New Jersey, they take matters into their own hands.
11/01/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E7
Victor Lustig Sells the Eiffel Tower

Con man Victor Lustig swindles a man into buying the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal.
11/15/2016
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Drunk HistoryS4 E7
William Shakespeare Steals His Own Theater

When a Puritan landowner tries to shut down Shakespeare's theater, the playwright and his company take matters into their own hands.
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