Where history is more than what you remember. A podcast where four history majors come together to discuss, debate and educate all matters of history. Topics range from the dawn of time to the end of the 20th century (and everywhere in between). Join us as we explore the past through meaningful, relevant and entertaining discussion!

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Join Lauren, Krystal, and David as we discuss the Trail of Tears. Please note this episode contains some pretty heavy topics, but it&#39;s something that needs to be talked about. Here are Operation History we encourage you to reach out and support your local indigenous groups. Their story deserves to be heard and they are the best people to tell it!

Operation Trail of Tears

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In honor of the 350th anniversary of King Philip&#39;s War, the podcast welcomes back Brad Lopes (Aquinnah Wampanoag, Aquinnah Cultural Center). Join Krystal, David, and Lauren in conversation with Brad about the lead-ups, events, and aftermaths of the bloodiest war on American soil.

Operation King Philip's War

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David and Krystal are joined by a repeat guest, the one, the only, Civics&amp;Coffee! Join the trio in discussing the Haymarket Murders and workers&#39; rights. Don&#39;t forget to support us and Alycia wherever you listen and interact with podcasts!

Operation & Coffee

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This month we are tackling a story about FDR that we&#39;ve never heard of before! Have you? Join us to learn some history!

Operation FDR

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Happy New Year and welcome back! We kick off the new year discussing the Prohibtion Amendment and Era. So grab some water or crack open a cold one and join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we talk about alcoholic medicine, speakeasies, and the country&#39;s most &#34;Oops nevermind&#34; amendment.

Operation Prohibition

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Welcome back! This episode, join Krystal and Lauren on a journey to Southeastern Massachusetts to discuss the death of John Sassamon and the impacts it would have between English and Colonial relations in the 1670s. Buckle up, it&#39;s a wild ride.

Operation Sassamon

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Welcome back to Operation History! Unfortunately, Lauren could not join us but Maria was able to join us. On this episode of Operation History we will be discussing 20th Century Orphanages, some of the societal elements behind them. A case study of what one may have looked like, and a summary of why they ended. We hope that you spend about 40 minutes with us and learn a bit about the United States Orphanage system.Warning: We do discuss 20th century social thoughts, adult on child abuse, and child on child abuse.

20th Century Orphanages

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Welcome back! This episode we&#39;re celebrating our 50th episode AND 5 year anniversary! And what better way than to talk about who everyone loves to hate, because it&#39;s just so easy, Christopher Columbus! Follow along as Chris discovers a continent that&#39;s already inhabited and then claim it&#39;s India anyway! Does our ep sound like what you remember?Thanks for coming on this wonderful journey with us and let&#39;s cheer to 50 more episodes.

Operation Columbus

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We&#39;re back! Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we discuss the Battle of Bunker Hill and the very beginnings of the American Revolution. This episode is also a trip down memory lane for us, as we as a group with our college history club walked the Boston freedom trail and climbed the Bunker Hill Monument! Have you done it? Do your legs still hurt? We want to hear about it.

Operation Bunker Hill

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We&#39;re back! Join Krystal and David as they explore the life of Nelson Mandela and his struggles to end Apartheid in South Africa. While his impact, and the effects of Apartheid, are still felt today, please note this episode is coinciding with current political trends purely by coincidence. Remember your history so you can learn from it!

Operation Mandela

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We&#39;re back with a table for one! Join Lauren as she discusses Paul Revere&#39;s Ride, both the poem and the actual event. It&#39;s a real easy one, folks. We&#39;ll be back for real next time!

Operation Midnight Ride

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We&#39;re back and bewaring the Ides of March! Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we discuss the lead-up and death of Julius Caesar. Are you a Roman historian? We&#39;d love your discussion! Check us out on social media to weigh in. And remember, political hindsight is 20/20.

Operation Death of Julius Caesar

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We&#39;re back with a guest! Krystal, Lauren, and David are joined by Brad Lopes (Aquinnah Wampanoag, Mashpee Wampanoag Outreach) to discuss Settler Colonialism. What is it? Why is it? Where is it? And how do we, as public historians, learn from it and in spite of it? If you work in public history, join the conversation on any of our social media platforms!

Operation Settler Colonialism

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Happy 2025 everyone! To kick off the new year we&#39;ve got a new episode. Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we do some historical myth-busting of Washington&#39;s Crossing of the Delaware during the American Revolution. Check out our Instagram to see the painting we&#39;re talking about! Or just Google it, we don&#39;t judge.

Operation Washington's Crossing

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Join us this month as Krystal and David discuss the Boxer Rebellion, a Chinese uprising movement from 1899-1901.And don&#39;t forget kids, colonialism is bad!

Operation Boxer Rebellion

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Caution: True Crime episode. Viewer Discretion is advised. We&#39;re back after a month off! And we&#39;ve got a bananas one for you this month. Join Krystal, David, and Lauren as we discuss the disappearance and murder of Ruth Marie Terry, also known as The Lady of the Dunes-the former coldest cold case in Massachusetts. It&#39;s due to amazing technological advances and police work that after nearly 50 years Ruth Marie was identified and returned to her family. This case contains topics including domestic violence. If you or someone you know feels unsafe, call the Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or go to thehotline.org. You matter and we love you.

Operation "Lady of the Dunes"

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We&#39;re back with another episode! This month, Lauren, Krystal, and David explore the Haitian Revolution and how France absolutely ate it during this entire conflict. Make sure to stick around until the end for some different singing before the end theme. Don&#39;t forget to review, rate, and follow! We&#39;re a chatty bunch.

Operation Haitian Revolution

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We&#39;re back! This time, David, Krystal, Lauren, and Maria are joined by colleague and friend Adreishka to discuss Japanese Internment during the Second World War. Did you learn about the internment camps? Have family who endured this injustice? Reach out and talk to us if you&#39;re interested in this topic!

Operation Japanese Internment

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Welcome back! This week, we&#39;re doing something a bit different. Join Lauren, Krystal, and David as they discuss the book 1774 by Mary Beth Norton. Have you read this book? Let us know what you think! Are you Mary Beth Norton? Hi!Don&#39;t forget to review and follow us wherever you embrace OpHist&#39;s shenanigans.

Operation 1774

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We&#39;re back! Join Krystal, Lauren, and David as they discuss the Battle of the Chosin during the Korean War. Grab your jackets, because it&#39;s a Cold War episode! Talk with us about what you think about the War and how it was handled by the US Government (we had a lot to say about it). And to any listeners who know of anyone who served in Korea, thank them for their service!

Operation Chosin Reservoir

Where history is more than what you remember. A podcast where four history majors come together to discuss, debate, and educate all matters of history. Topics range from the dawn of time to the end of the 20th century (and everywhere in between). Join us as we explore the past through meaningful, relevant, and entertaining discussion!