Drunk History - Specials (2007)

On August 6th 2007, Mark Gagliardi drank a bottle of scotch and then discussed a famous historical event. That night history was made. Drunk History.

Eric Falconer, a Benjamin Franklin expert, reveals his controversial theory about the discovery of electricity. Witness history told as it's never been told before...Drunk.

Later that November night Eric Falconer, the Franklin expert, drank more vodka and then discussed this historical event...

Late one night Jen Kirkman drank a bottle and a half of wine and then discussed the gripping tale of Oney Judge, George and Martha Washington's favourite slave.

See the drunken tale of William Henry Harrison, the ninth U.S President, who was sixty eight years old when he was elected.

Jen Kirkman has two bottles of wine and tells us the story of how the friendship of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass overcame the slavery movement and the racism that existed in their day.

Late one night Duncan Trussell had a six pack of beer and a bottle of absinthe and sat down to tell us about the amazing story of Nikola Tesla, the father of western technology, who sailed to America to meet Thomas Edison and work for him.

A very special Drunk History Christmas.

Host Derek Waters and fan favorite Steve Berg relive the best stories about presidents and elections, including Abraham Lincoln's law career and the contentious campaign between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

'Tis the season to learn about history's finest Yuletide stories, from George Washington crossing the Delaware to Charles Dickens's creation of modern-day Christmas, with guest stars Ken Marino, Rob Corddry and Colin Hanks.