In which history teaches us that we’ve gotten through worse things before.

We celebrate “Old Quork’s Day,” Aaron encounters a UFO, controversy surrounds Donald Duck…and who came before “Uncle Sam.”

Early battles, the Articles of Confederation, the national anthem, “Who’s on First,” and something called “Streak Week.”

Astronauts, computers, NASCAR, birds, and Frederick Douglass (who’s doing an amazing job these days).

Daniel Boone, Valentine’s Day, and a politician who rose to power with phony claims about enemies in our midst. (No, not that one, the other one.)

The history of a weird holiday. Also: George Washington slept…where?

Scott Washington joins Aaron for the first in a weekly series! First up: the Enfield Riots, the Greensboro sit-ins, and a nuclear near-disaster.