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How We Got Here

Apr 27, 2020

In this episode of How We Got Here – Dozens killed when a packed courtroom floor gives way at the Virginia State Capitol in what became known as the Capitol Calamity.

Plus the epic Battle of Chancellorsville leads to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson being shot by his own men.

A standoff tainted with treason ends...


Apr 20, 2020

In this episode of How We Got Here - the largest manhunt in American history; the escape and eventual death of John Wilkes Booth. Inside the macabre mind of Richmond native Edgar Allan Poe. Plus a look back at the storied career of jazz legend and Virginian, Ella Fitzgerald. And when Robert E. Lee turned down an offer...


Apr 13, 2020

Season 3 launches on Monday, April 20. In this bonus trailer, we take you through some of its most memorable moments.

How We Got Here, presented by NBC12 in Richmond, Virginia, is a podcast highlighting Virginia’s rich history, one week at a time.