Bedtime History: Inspirational Stories for Kids and Families
288 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsBedtime History is a series of educational, relaxing stories for kids and families. Learn about inspirational characters such as Jackie Robinson, Sacajawea, Neil Armstrong, and Maya Angelou. Other topics include space exploration, current events, and great feats of engineering such as The Transcontinental Railroad.
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Hawaii
March 15, 2021 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.46 MBLearn about the formation and history of the Hawaiian Islands. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Charlemagne
March 07, 2021 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.28 MBLearn about one of the first powerful kings of Europe, Charles the Great or Charlemagne. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The First Cities
March 01, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.49 MBLearn about some of the first large-scale cities of the Ancient World -- such as Sumer, Uruk, Ur, the cities of the Indus River Valley, China, and the Andes -- and the transition from Neolithic farming communities to the Bronze Age. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Rosa Parks
February 21, 2021 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MBIn honor of Black History Month learn about this courageous woman who stood up for herself and helped start the Civil Rights Movement. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
February 15, 2021 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.12 MBLearn about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court Justice, and warrior for womens' rights and equality. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Statue of Liberty
February 08, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.85 MBLearn about the planning and construction of the Statue of Liberty. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Rocky Mountains
February 01, 2021 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MBLearn about the history of the Rocky Mountain range and its National Park. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Harry Houdini
January 24, 2021 20:00 - 11 minutes - 8.07 MBLearn about one of history's most famous magicians and escape artists. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Teddy Roosevelt: Childhood
January 17, 2021 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.29 MBLearn about the childhood of "Teedie" Roosevelt. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get your first month of KiwiCo free at https://www.kiwico.com/BedtimeHistory Support the show
Teddy Roosevelt's Childhood
January 17, 2021 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.17 MBLearn about the childhood of "Teedie" Roosevelt. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Marquis de Lafayette
January 11, 2021 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.42 MBLearn about the Marquis de Lafayette, the French officer, who joined the Americans in their War for Independence. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Vikings and Leif Erikson
January 02, 2021 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.91 MBLearn more about the Vikings or Norsemen of the Scandinavian countries, and Leif Erikson, one of the first Europeans to explore the New World. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Boxing Day
December 28, 2020 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.08 MBLearn about the history of Boxing Day, December 26th. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
History of Christmas Carols
December 20, 2020 20:00 - 12 minutes - 8.46 MBLearn about the history of Christmas carols. 📢 Donate and get a shout-out from Breck! https://www.patreon.com/bedtimehistory 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
History of Minecraft
December 13, 2020 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.06 MBLearn about the history of the creation of Minecraft, from its original version by Markus Persson to the many mods and newer versions now built by Microsoft. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Clara Barton
December 06, 2020 21:00 - 10 minutes - 7.03 MBLearn more about the Civil War nurse who devoted her life to the service of others. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Red Baron
November 27, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 7.59 MBLearn about Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the infamous German fighter ace of World War I. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
History of Thanksgiving
November 22, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBLearn about the history of the Thanksgiving, from the "The First Thanksgiving" at Plymouth to its designation as a national holiday. Also learn about how other countries and cultures celebration days of "thanks." 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Guy Fawkes
November 15, 2020 17:00 - 11 minutes - 8.2 MB"Remember, remember the fifth of November!" Learn about Guy Fawkes, the Catholic revolutionary who challenged the British government with his Gunpowder Plot. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
California Gold Rush
November 08, 2020 06:00 - 12 minutes - 8.44 MBLearn about the gold that was discovered in California and the subsequent Gold Rush that followed. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Jim Henson
November 01, 2020 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.86 MBLearn about Jim Henson, the talented puppet designer who created the Muppets and many Sesame Street characters. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Queen Victoria
October 25, 2020 22:00 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MBLearn about Victoria, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland, and the great progress that took place during what became known as Victorian England. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Chicago World's Fair | World's Columbian Exposition
October 19, 2020 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MBLearn about the World's Columbian Exposition held in 1893. 👉 Check out the video 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Sitting Bull
October 11, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.9 MBLearn about the brave warrior and leader of the Lakota Sioux tribes of the American West, Sitting Bull. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Milton Bradley
October 03, 2020 23:00 - 11 minutes - 7.66 MBLearn about the famous game designer, Milton Bradley. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Mona Lisa
September 27, 2020 14:00 - 10 minutes - 7.13 MBLearn about history's most famous painting, the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo Da Vinci. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Glass
September 19, 2020 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.47 MBLearn about the history of glass and glass-making. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Australia
September 14, 2020 02:00 - 10 minutes - 7.56 MBLearn about the fascinating country and continent of Australia. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Great Wall of China
September 06, 2020 21:00 - 11 minutes - 7.86 MBLearn about one of the most extensive building projects and structures in the history of the world. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Mother Teresa
August 31, 2020 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.22 MBLearn about the Catholic missionary nun who devoted her life to serving the people of India. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
The Spanish Armada, Queen Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake
August 23, 2020 22:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBLearn about the famous naval battle between England and Spain. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Stan Lee
August 15, 2020 23:00 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MBLearn about the famous comic book writer of the Marvel Universe, Stan Lee. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Albert Einstein
August 04, 2020 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.36 MBLearn about one of the most famous thinkers and scientists of all time, Albert Einstein. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Mars Exploration
July 27, 2020 03:00 - 11 minutes - 7.87 MBLearn about the history of human interest in the Red Planet and its modern-day exploration. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Maya Angelou
July 19, 2020 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.42 MBLearn about the famous author and poet who helped the Civil Rights Movement and changed the world with her inspiring words and life story. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Athens vs. Sparta
July 13, 2020 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MBLearn about the early Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, how they were different, and the war that eventually started between them. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
July 06, 2020 05:00 - 11 minutes - 7.97 MBLearn about the world-renowned Japanese animator and film director, Hayao Miyazaki. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
June 29, 2020 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.49 MBLearn more about the history of artificial intelligence and robotics, and how advances in these fields are changing our world today. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Beatrice Shilling
June 22, 2020 03:00 - 8 minutes - 5.96 MBLearn about the British motorcycle racer and talented aircraft engineer, Beatrice Shilling. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Han Dynasty
June 18, 2020 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.41 MBLearn about China's Han Dynasty. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Jackie Robinson
June 15, 2020 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.7 MBLearn about Jackie Robinson, who against all odds, became the first black Major League baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Mayan Empire
June 11, 2020 03:00 - 5 minutes - 4.02 MBLearn about the Mayan Civilization and their powerful empire that occupied ancient Mesoamerica. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Check out the StrollerCoaster podcast by Munchkin! https://www.munchkin.com/podcast Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bedtimehistory)
Helen Keller
June 08, 2020 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MBLearn about Helen Keller's journey to overcome all odds by learning to speak, read, write books and later tour the world bringing attention to others with similar disabilities. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram 🇲🇽 Spanish | "Déjame contarte la Historia" Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Steve Jobs
May 31, 2020 05:00 - 12 minutes - 8.93 MBLearn about Steve Jobs and his journey to the creation of Apple computers and modern devices such as the iPad and iPhone. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram 🇲🇽 Spanish | "Déjame contarte la Historia" Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
Panama Canal
May 24, 2020 05:41 - 11 minutes - 8.11 MBLearn about the construction of the Panama Canal, one of the great feats of engineering in modern history. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
International Space Station
May 16, 2020 20:18 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBLearn about the International Space Station, from its gradual creation to its current habitat for research and space discovery. 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
George Washington: Part 3 - The U.S. Constitution and Presidency
May 12, 2020 04:50 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBLearn about George Washington's role in the Constitutional Convention and his terms as the first President of the United States. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
George Washington: Part 2 - The American Revolution
May 03, 2020 01:38 - 12 minutes - 8.39 MBLearn about George Washington's part in the Continental Congress and his battles as a general in the American Revolution. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
George Washington: Part 1 - Childhood and French and Indian War
April 27, 2020 05:33 - 13 minutes - 9.24 MBLearn about the first president of the United States, George Washington, from his boyhood in Virginia to his battles in the French and Indian War. This is part 1 of a 2 part series about his life. 👉 Subscribe to get our free e-book! 📚 📖 Full Text @ BedtimeHistory.org 📺 YouTube 👍 Facebook | Instagram Get HelloFresh for 50% off and 15% off the next two months! Support the show 📢 Get a shout-out from Breck!
George Washington - Part 1
April 27, 2020 05:33 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MBLearn about the first president of the United States, George Washington, from his boyhood in Virginia to his battles in the French and Indian War. This is part 1 of a 2 part series about his life.