The Best of Birds

From pigeons to chickens to a lost eagle, five classic episodes of The History Guy show why history is for the birds.

00:00 - Passenger Pigeons: How the extinction of a species affected whiskey production
12:19 - The Mystery of Washington's Eagle
21:17 - Why did the Chicken Cross the Road? Chickens and Forgotten History
37:25 - When China Went to War Against the Sparrows
48:50 - Tabasco Sauce, Snowy Egrets, and Ned McIlhenny

May 26, 2023 | 60:46 | Lance Geiger, Josh Geiger

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