This 2019 episode covers Hatshepsut, who sent a huge expedition to Punt in the 15th century B.C.E. The expedition to Punt is also an important and illustrative part of Hatshepsut’s reign.

This 2019 episode covers Hatshepsut, who sent a huge expedition to Punt in the 15th century B.C.E. The expedition to Punt is also an important and illustrative part of Hatshepsut&rsquo;s reign.

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

Stuff You Missed in History Class

SYMHC Classics: Hatshepsut

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The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also called the Triple Nickles, were the first Black paratroopers in the U.S. military, and their story is connected to the desegregation of the military after World War II.

Research:
555th Parachute Infantry. “Malvin L. Brown.” http://triplenickle.com/malvinbrown.htm
Aney, Warren. “Triple Nickles -- 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion.” Oregon Encyclopedia. https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/555th_parachute_infantry_triple_nickle_batallion/
Associated Press. “Air Force Starts Probe Into Troop Bombing.” The Miami Herald. 9/18/1948. https://www.newspapers.com/image/617847549/
Associated Press. “Army Lists Dead in Bomb Blast.” The Tampa Times. 9/18/1948. https://www.newspapers.com/image/326171714/
Biggs, Bradley. “The Triple Nickles: America’s First All-Black Paratroop Unit.” Hamden, Conn. Archon Books. 1986.
Bradsher, Greg and Sylvia Naylor. “Firefly Project and the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (‘Smoke Jumpers’).” National Archives. 2/10/2015. https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/2015/02/10/the-555th-smoke-jumpers/
Cieslak, Thomas. “Equal in All Ways to All Paratroopers - The Origin of the ‘Triple Nickles’.” U.S. Army. 5/27/2019. https://www.army.mil/article/222374/equal_in_all_ways_to_all_paratroopers_the_origin_of_the_triple_Nickles
Crumley, Todd and Aaron Arthur. “The Triple Nickles and Operation Firefly.” National Archives. 2/5/2020. https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/02/05/the-triple-Nickles-and-operation-firefly/
Curran, Jonathan. “The 555TH Parachute Infantry Company ‘Triple Nickles.’” U.S. Army National Museum. https://www.thenmusa.org/articles/triple-Nickles/
Ferguson, Paul-Thomas. “African American Service and Racial Integration in the U.S. Military.” U.S. Army. 2/23/2021. Via archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20240327034226/https://www.army.mil/article/243604/african_american_service_and_racial_integration_in_the_u_s_military
Forest Service Aviation & Fire Management. “History of Smokejumping.” August 1, 1980
Gidlund, Carl. “African-American Smokejumpers Help Celebrate Smokey’s 50th.” Fire management notes / U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1993. https://archive.org/details/CAT77680365067/
Morris, Walter. “Base Plate.” Triplenickle.com. http://triplenickle.com/waltermorris.htm
Queen, Jennifer. “The Triple Nickles: A 75-Year Legacy.” USD Forest Service. 2/28/2020. Via archive.org. https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/triple-Nickles-75-year-legacy
The Forest History Society. “U.S. Forest Service Smokejumpers.” Via Archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316132550/https://foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Policy/Fire/Smokejumpers/Smokejumpers.aspx
USDA Forest Service. “Operation Firefly & the 555th.” https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/fire/smokejumpers/missoula/history/operation-firefly
Weeks, Linton. “How Black Smokejumpers Helped Save The American West.” NPR History Dept. 1/22/2015. https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/01/22/376973981/how-black-smokejumpers-helped-save-the-american-west
Williams, Robert F. “The "Triple Nickles": Jim Crow Was an Elite Black Airborne Battalion's Toughest Foe.” History News Network. 9/6/2020. https://www.hnn.us/article/the-triple-Nickles-jim-crow-was-an-elite-black-air

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also called the Triple Nickles, were the first Black paratroopers in the U.S. military, and their story is connected to the desegregation of the military after World War II.
Research:
<ul>
<li>555th Parachute Infantry. &ldquo;Malvin L. Brown.&rdquo; http://triplenickle.com/malvinbrown.htm</li>
<li>Aney, Warren. &ldquo;Triple Nickles -- 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion.&rdquo; Oregon Encyclopedia. https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/555th_parachute_infantry_triple_nickle_batallion/</li>
<li>Associated Press. &ldquo;Air Force Starts Probe Into Troop Bombing.&rdquo; The Miami Herald. 9/18/1948. https://www.newspapers.com/image/617847549/</li>
<li>Associated Press. &ldquo;Army Lists Dead in Bomb Blast.&rdquo; The Tampa Times. 9/18/1948. https://www.newspapers.com/image/326171714/</li>
<li>Biggs, Bradley. &ldquo;The Triple Nickles: America&rsquo;s First All-Black Paratroop Unit.&rdquo; Hamden, Conn. Archon Books. 1986.</li>
<li>Bradsher, Greg and Sylvia Naylor. &ldquo;Firefly Project and the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (&lsquo;Smoke Jumpers&rsquo;).&rdquo; National Archives. 2/10/2015. https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/2015/02/10/the-555th-smoke-jumpers/</li>
<li>Cieslak, Thomas. &ldquo;Equal in All Ways to All Paratroopers - The Origin of the &lsquo;Triple Nickles&rsquo;.&rdquo; U.S. Army. 5/27/2019. https://www.army.mil/article/222374/equal_in_all_ways_to_all_paratroopers_the_origin_of_the_triple_Nickles</li>
<li>Crumley, Todd and Aaron Arthur. &ldquo;The Triple Nickles and Operation Firefly.&rdquo; National Archives. 2/5/2020. https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2020/02/05/the-triple-Nickles-and-operation-firefly/</li>
<li>Curran, Jonathan. &ldquo;The 555TH Parachute Infantry Company &lsquo;Triple Nickles.&rsquo;&rdquo; U.S. Army National Museum. https://www.thenmusa.org/articles/triple-Nickles/</li>
<li>Ferguson, Paul-Thomas. &ldquo;African American Service and Racial Integration in the U.S. Military.&rdquo; U.S. Army. 2/23/2021. Via archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20240327034226/https://www.army.mil/article/243604/african_american_service_and_racial_integration_in_the_u_s_military</li>
<li>Forest Service Aviation &amp; Fire Management. &ldquo;History of Smokejumping.&rdquo; August 1, 1980</li>
<li>Gidlund, Carl. &ldquo;African-American Smokejumpers Help Celebrate Smokey&rsquo;s 50th.&rdquo; Fire management notes / U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1993. https://archive.org/details/CAT77680365067/</li>
<li>Morris, Walter. &ldquo;Base Plate.&rdquo; Triplenickle.com. http://triplenickle.com/waltermorris.htm</li>
<li>Queen, Jennifer. &ldquo;The Triple Nickles: A 75-Year Legacy.&rdquo; USD Forest Service. 2/28/2020. Via archive.org. https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/triple-Nickles-75-year-legacy</li>
<li>The Forest History Society. &ldquo;U.S. Forest Service Smokejumpers.&rdquo; Via Archive.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20170316132550/https://foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Policy/Fire/Smokejumpers/Smokejumpers.aspx</li>
<li>USDA Forest Service. &ldquo;Operation Firefly &amp; the 555th.&rdquo; https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/fire/smokejumpers/missoula/history/operation-firefly</li>
<li>Weeks, Linton. &ldquo;How Black Smokejumpers Helped Save The American West.&rdquo; NPR History Dept. 1/22/2015. https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/01/22/376973981/how-black-smokejumpers-helped-save-the-american-west</li>
<li>Williams, Robert F. &ldquo;The "Triple Nickles": Jim Crow Was an Elite Black Airborne Battalion's Toughest Foe.&rdquo; History News Network. 9/6/2020. https://www.hnn.us/article/the-triple-Nickles-jim-crow-was-an-elite-black-air</li>
</ul>

The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also called the Triple Nickles, were the first Black paratroopers in the U.S. military, and their story is connected to the desegregation of the military after World War II.

The Triple Nickles

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Emperor Meiji of Japan’s reign began in 1867, and it marks a time of significant change in the country’s history. After the emperor and his consort died in the early 20th century, the Meiji Jingu shrine was built to memorialize them.

Research:
Atsushi, Kawai. “Prefectures, Power, and Centralization: Japan’s Abolition of the Feudal Domains.” Nippon.com. Aug. 27, 2021. https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01159/
Bernard, Rosemary. “Shinto and Ecology: Practice and Orientations to Nature.” Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. https://fore.yale.edu/World-Religions/Shinto/Overview-Essay
Cali, Joseph and John Dougill. “Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion.” University of Hawaii Press. 2015.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Charter Oath". Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Charter-Oath
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Meiji". Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Jan. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meiji
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Treaty of Shimonoseki". Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Shimonoseki
Furukawa, Hisao. “Meiji Japan'sEncounterwith Modernization” Southeast Asian Studies. Vol, 33, No. 3. December 1995. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tak/33/3/33_KJ00000131881/_pdf
Huffman, James. “Land Tax Reform Law of 1873.” About Japan. https://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/land_tax_reform_law_of_1873#sthash.qp6fLxcO.dpbs
Huffman, James. “The Meiji Restoration Era, 1868-1889.” Japan Society. June 11, 2021. https://japansociety.org/news/the-meiji-restoration-era-1868-1889/
Meiji Jingu site: https://www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
“The Meiji Restoration and Modernization.” Asia for Educators. Columbia University Weatherhead East Asia Institute. https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htm
“Discover Meiji Jingu: A Shrine Dedicated to the Spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.” Google Arts and Culture. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/discover-meiji-jingu-a-shrine-dedicated-to-the-spirits-of-emperor-meiji-and-empress-shoken/OQVBs7hVH09QJw
Meyer, Ulf. “The Spirit of the Trees.” World Architects. Feb. 3, 2021. https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/products/the-spirit-of-the-trees#:~:text=The%20Meiji%20Shrine%20is%20the%20most%20prominent,in%20Japan's%20capital%20for%20this%20hatsum%C5%8Dde%20worship.&text=The%20famous%20architect%20Ito%20Chuta%20designed%20the,Japan's%20shrine%20a%20touch%20of%20national%20identity.
“Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1910.” United States Department of State. Office of the Historian. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1910/d705
“Russo-Japanese War: Topics in Chronicling America.” Library of Congress. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-russo-japanese-war
Steele, Abbey, et al. “Constraining the Samurai: Rebellion and Taxation in Early Modern Japan.” International Studies Quarterly. 2017. 61, 352–370. https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/pegroup/files/constraining_the_samurai_9.15.pdf
“The United States and the Opening to Japan, 1853.” U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/opening-to-japan
Wojtan, Linda S. “Rice: It's More Than Food In Japan.” Stanford Program on International and Cross-cultural Education. November 1993. https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/docs/rice_its_more_than_food_in_japan#rice

 

Emperor Meiji of Japan&rsquo;s reign began in 1867, and it marks a time of significant change in the country&rsquo;s history. After the emperor and his consort died in the early 20th century, the Meiji Jingu shrine was built to memorialize them.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Atsushi, Kawai. &ldquo;Prefectures, Power, and Centralization: Japan&rsquo;s Abolition of the Feudal Domains.&rdquo; Nippon.com. Aug. 27, 2021. https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g01159/</li>
<li>Bernard, Rosemary. &ldquo;Shinto and Ecology: Practice and Orientations to Nature.&rdquo; Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology. https://fore.yale.edu/World-Religions/Shinto/Overview-Essay</li>
<li>Cali, Joseph and John Dougill. &ldquo;Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan&rsquo;s Ancient Religion.&rdquo; University of Hawaii Press. 2015.</li>
<li>The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Charter Oath".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Charter-Oath</li>
<li>The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Meiji".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Jan. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meiji</li>
<li>The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Treaty of Shimonoseki".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Shimonoseki</li>
<li>Furukawa, Hisao. &ldquo;Meiji Japan'sEncounterwith Modernization&rdquo; Southeast Asian Studies. Vol, 33, No. 3. December 1995. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tak/33/3/33_KJ00000131881/_pdf</li>
<li>Huffman, James. &ldquo;Land Tax Reform Law of 1873.&rdquo; About Japan. https://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/land_tax_reform_law_of_1873#sthash.qp6fLxcO.dpbs</li>
<li>Huffman, James. &ldquo;The Meiji Restoration Era, 1868-1889.&rdquo; Japan Society. June 11, 2021. https://japansociety.org/news/the-meiji-restoration-era-1868-1889/</li>
<li>Meiji Jingu site: https://www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/</li>
<li>&ldquo;The Meiji Restoration and Modernization.&rdquo; Asia for Educators. Columbia University Weatherhead East Asia Institute. https://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htm</li>
<li>&ldquo;Discover Meiji Jingu: A Shrine Dedicated to the Spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.&rdquo; Google Arts and Culture. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/discover-meiji-jingu-a-shrine-dedicated-to-the-spirits-of-emperor-meiji-and-empress-shoken/OQVBs7hVH09QJw</li>
<li>Meyer, Ulf. &ldquo;The Spirit of the Trees.&rdquo; World Architects. Feb. 3, 2021. https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/products/the-spirit-of-the-trees#:~:text=The%20Meiji%20Shrine%20is%20the%20most%20prominent,in%20Japan's%20capital%20for%20this%20hatsum%C5%8Dde%20worship.&amp;text=The%20famous%20architect%20Ito%20Chuta%20designed%20the,Japan's%20shrine%20a%20touch%20of%20national%20identity.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1910.&rdquo; United States Department of State. Office of the Historian. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1910/d705</li>
<li>&ldquo;Russo-Japanese War: Topics in Chronicling America.&rdquo; Library of Congress. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-russo-japanese-war</li>
<li>Steele, Abbey, et al. &ldquo;Constraining the Samurai: Rebellion and Taxation in Early Modern Japan.&rdquo; International Studies Quarterly. 2017. 61, 352&ndash;370. https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/pegroup/files/constraining_the_samurai_9.15.pdf</li>
<li>&ldquo;The United States and the Opening to Japan,&nbsp;1853.&rdquo; U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/opening-to-japan</li>
<li>Wojtan, Linda S. &ldquo;Rice: It's More Than Food In Japan.&rdquo; Stanford Program on International and Cross-cultural Education. November 1993. https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/docs/rice_its_more_than_food_in_japan#rice</li>
</ul>
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Emperor Meiji of Japan’s reign began in 1867, and it marks a time of significant change in the country’s history. After the emperor and his consort died in the early 20th century, the Meiji Jingu shrine was built to memorialize them.

Emperor Meiji and the Meiji Jingu Shrine

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This 2020 episode covers the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was founded in 1943. Some of these women athletes believed they were starting on a career in professional baseball.

This 2020 episode covers the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was founded in 1943. Some of these women athletes believed they were starting on a career in professional baseball.

SYMHC Classics: All American Girls Professional Baseball League

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