Podcast | Rewatching John Adams: Law, Revolution, and Abigail’s America (Episodes 1–2)

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We begin our rewatch of HBO’s John Adams with the Boston Massacre and a risky defense that tested the rule of law at the edge of revolution. From Abigail’s steady influence to the messy birth of independence, this episode revisits a familiar story that feels urgent again. Listen to this episode of the Public History podcast.

“Death by Lightning” – Netflix miniseries to explore story of President Garfield’s assassination in 1881

Posted on by Jake Wynn
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Netflix’s upcoming miniseries Death by Lightning takes on one of America’s most tragic presidential stories—the 1881 assassination of James A. Garfield and the medical blunders that doomed him. Starring Michael Shannon, Nick Offerman, and Matthew Macfadyen and based on Candace Millard’s Destiny of the Republic, this one hits close to home for me. Read the full story.