The Serial Killer H.H. Holmes

The Serial Killer H.H. Holmes

Author: C-SPAN May 31, 2026 Duration: 50:49
Nebraska history professor James Garza teaches a class on H.H. Holmes, described as "America's First Serial Killer," and his crimes during the Gilded Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Lectures in History
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When the Sea Came Alive - An Oral History Of D-Day [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:27
Author Garrett Graff discussed his oral history of the allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. This event took place at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City. Learn…
The History of the Oil Business [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:15
University of Iowa professor Richard Priest traces the history of the oil business from rudimentary drilling to John Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company and how competition grew across the globe. Learn more about your ad…
FEED DROP: BN+ - Bob Crawford, "America's Founding Son" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:08
This week, Lectures in History is taking a break— So we’re bringing you Booknotes+. Hosted by Brian Lamb, this episode features Bob Crawford—of The Avett Brothers—on his book America’s Founding Son. Bob Crawford plays up…
FEED DROP: America's Book Club with Beverly Gage [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:16
Historian and Yale University Professor Beverly Gage joined David M. Rubenstein to discuss her Pulitzer Prize winning biography of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and her road trip across the U.S. to visit historic s…
"Whiteness" & U.S. Citizenship [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:16
USC lecturer Nora Lessersohn looks at how racial classifications were used during the naturalization process throughout American history. This lecture takes place at University of Southern California's campus in Washingt…
Allen Guelzo on Abraham Lincoln [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:57
University of Florida professor Allen Guelzo teaches a class on Abraham Lincoln's intellectual interests and how the 16th president was more than just a talented politician. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph…