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That's One for the History Books

Hosts Marty Cohn and Hugh Ryan profile Americans who made important contributions to our country, but who have been largely overlooked by our history books. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

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Latest episodes

  1. That’s One for the History Books ep. 165: James Murray Spangler, inventor of the vacuum cleaner5 Aug 2026
  2. That’s One for the History Books ep. 164: Major Benjamin Tallmadge, spy for the American Revolution’s Culpepper Spy Ring29 Jul 2026
  3. That’s One for the History Books ep. 163: Biddy Mason, an African American nurse, Californian real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist22 Jul 2026
  4. That’s One for the History Books ep. 162: Dr. Helen B. Taussig who invented the first surgery for “blue babies” with congenital heart disease15 Jul 2026
  5. That’s One for the History Books ep. 161: Nelson Leach, pioneering physician8 Jul 2026
  6. That’s One for the History Books ep. 160: Barbara Rose Johns, civil rights pioneer1 Jul 2026
  7. That’s One for the History Books ep. 159: Barney Ross, Triple boxing champion & WW 2 hero24 Jun 2026
  8. That’s One for the History Books ep. 158: Jan Karski who bore witness in the U.S. and England to the Holocaust17 Jun 2026
  9. That’s One for the History Books ep. 157: Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman Civil War Medal of Honor recipient10 Jun 2026
  10. That’s One for the History Books ep. 156: Gen. William HL Wallace, unsung hero of the Battle of Shiloh3 Jun 2026