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My name is Greg Jackson.

I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor and the creator of history that doesn't suck.

A podcast that makes legit seriously researched

American history come to life through entertaining stories. Join me for a

chronological telling of the United States story. From the revolution to

fractious civil war, tenacious inventors, brave reformers, and more.

With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge a listen to your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.

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Today's episode is brought to you by our Patreon supporters, including our Commodore class. That's Commodore's scurvy Pete, Kane, Kenway, Hefe, Zumen, Nopales, Matthew the Navigator, Bull,

Vertagon, Conifallende, rum gut, and bootstraps Bailey.

And of course, our quartermaster Heather. The The Avast me, me hearties, heave too and hoist the topsoels, batten the hatches, bring her

around to leeward.

There do be a ship killer on the horizon and I know do mean to be caught

under the weather.

And that's all the Pirate Speech will be doing today.

However, we do find ourselves with International Talk Like a Pirate Day on the Horizon once again.

I hope that this year all of you can get out there and order a mojito and explain in agonizing detail the sequence of events that saw that drink

borrowed from the Native Americans and used on board Royal Navy ships to

everyone at the bar. And if that's not your cup of tea, well I do have a few pirate factoids today that very well might suit.

Now today's not going to be a talk like a pirate episode.

I did one of those a couple of years ago and it was not exactly widely loved.

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