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The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre

Episode 1880

In 1972, the Olympics returned to Germany for the first time since being hosted in Berlin in 1936.

The Games were intended to present a new image of …

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Starlite: The Miracle That Never Was
Starlite: The Miracle That Never Was

Episode 1879

In the 1980s, an Englishman by the name of Maurice Ward developed a  material which he claimed could withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees C…

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The Unabomber
The Unabomber

Episode 1878

Starting in the late 1970s and lasting for seventeen years, a series of bombings terrorized the American public. 

Primarily targeting technology comp…

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Francisco Macías Nguema
Francisco Macías Nguema

Episode 1877

In 1968, the colony of Spanish Guinea was granted independence and became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. 

In its first open election, which turne…

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Emperor Nero (Encore)
Emperor Nero (Encore)

Episode 1876

In the year 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, and his adopted son Nero became the Emperor of Rome at the age of 16. 

His reign was one of the most…

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European Exclaves
European Exclaves

Episode 1875

We have all looked at a map and seen all of the different countries represented by different colors. A country has some sort of border, and everythin…

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The Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition

Episode 1874

At the end of the 15th century, Spain had almost completed the Reconquista and the removal of the Caliphate in the Iberian Peninsula, ending centurie…

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Cyprus
Cyprus

Episode 1873

Strategically located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, with access to Europe, Asia, and Africa, is the island of Cyprus. 

Cyprus has a history that …

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The Invention of the Telephone (Encore)
The Invention of the Telephone (Encore)

Episode 1872

The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. 

Of all of the innovations to come out of this century, and there were many, perhaps non…

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Rasputin
Rasputin

Episode 1871

In the early 20th century, the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, the Tsarina Alexandra, welcomed a homeless monk into their home. 

As this scruf…

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