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Revolt on the Amistad
Season 1 Episode 146
In 1839, 53 captives, mostly taken from modern day Sierra Leone, were being transported to a plantation in Cuba aboard the Amistad. Lead by Sengbe Pieh, the African revolted, and took command of the …
Published on 7 hours ago
Battle of Tuetoburg Forest
Season 1 Episode 145
Over 2,000 years ago, through dense woods, fog and swamp, 20,000 Roman soldiers marched through Teutoburg Forest, Germania, on routine assignment. What followed was not only disaster for them, but m…
Published on 3 days, 7 hours ago
Spice Islands
Season 1 Episode 144
One of the most valuable - and most fought over - items in history - has been spices such as cloves, nutmeg, and mace. And no place has caused as much greed and desire as five small islands in the Fa…
Published on 4 days, 7 hours ago
Gombe Chimp War
Season 1 Episode 143
From 1974 through 1978, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in Tanzania, two small tribes engaged in ambush, beatings, murder, and cannibalism. By the end, every male in one tribe was dead, and the oth…
Published on 5 days, 7 hours ago
Moina Michael: the Poppy Lady
Season 1 Episode 142
In November of 1918, American educator Moina Michael was inspired by the battlefront-theme poem "In Flanders Fields" by Canadian John McCrae. The lines "In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between …
Published on 6 days, 7 hours ago
The Pepsi Navy
Season 1 Episode 141
In 1989, the Soviet Union, under President Mikhail Gorbachev, wanted to ensure the soft drink Pepsi kept flowing to the empire. Unfortunately, the USSR lacked the money or goods to realistically trad…
Published on 1 week ago
The Near Extinction of the Bison
Season 1 Episode 140
When Europeans first came to North America, it is estimated that anywhere from 30-60 million bison roamed throughout he continent. And the great beast was the lifeblood of many of the Native American…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
The Battle of Fishguard: The Last Invasion of Britain
Season 1 Episode 139
In February of 1797, 1400 French troops landed in Pembrokeshire, Wales, as part of the War of the First Coalition. What was meant to stir up rebellion on the British Isles ended in complete disaster,…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
The Cardiff Giant: Archeology's Greatest Hoax
Season 1 Episode 138
In 1869, workers digging a well at a farm in Cardiff, New York, uncovered what appeared to be the body of an ancient, 10-foot-tall petrified man. The discovery was a world-wide sensation. However, wi…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
St. Albans Raid - The Civil War's Northern Most Battle
Season 1 Episode 137
In October of 1864, the northernmost land battle of the American Civil War took place. Not in Pennsylvania, or New York, but in Vermont, just 18 miles from the Canadian border. 20 Confederate soldier…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago