In the 2000s an anonymous American man found an egg worth millions. It was a Faberge Imperial Egg and it's story is fascinating. This episode traces the origin of the Faberge Eggs, and also the story of how it wound up in a kitchen in America’s Midwest. Also, as the Gold Rush boomed in the 1800s there were not enough actually, edible eggs to feed all the new ... Show More
Jul 1
Mary Katharine Goddard, Independence Hall, and The Declaration of Independence
Episode 119 looks at some key moment inside Indepedence Hall (and the time they almost tore it down). Likewise, we'll meet Mary Katharine Goddard, who published the first version of the Declaration to contain the names of all the signers. If you look closely, you can find her nam ... Show More
33m 39s
Jun 17
Emily the Cow, Geronimo The Beaver, and the Rostocker Pfeilstorch
An escaping cow, Operation Beaver Drop, and a migration mystery solved by a bird with a spear - all on this episode of Important Animals From History - Volume 4!
18m 1s
Apr 2023
The Golden Eggs and the Flying House
<p>To request a story, visit www.storybird.ai.
Jonah and Jesse, two siblings living in an olden days town, receive golden eggs every morning from a man with a chicken. These eggs contain chocolate and sometimes toys. One day, they decide to save the eggs instead of eating them, ... Show More
12m 20s
Feb 2023
The Egg Adventure: Finding the Wizard and Saving Mom and Dad
<p>To request a custom story, visit www.storybird.ai. In this whimsical tale set in New Zealand, two kids named Jonah and Jesse discover a tiny person inside an egg during a national egg shortage. To their surprise, the little person can only communicate by spelling out words thr ... Show More
11m 37s