The Battle of Trafalgar

The San Juan was one of the last Allied ships still fighting. Everyone else had either managed to break off contact and sail for Khadis, or been forced to surrender. By sunset, every Allied ship was either captured or had made good its escape. The greatest naval battle of the 19th century was over. What does Sputnik have to do with student loans? How did inflation kill moonbases? And how did a former president decide to run for a second non-consecutive term? These are among the topics we deal with on the My History Can Beat Up Your Politics podcast.