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The Pinkerton Detective Agency | Behind The Brand
Season 68 Episode 4
Allan Pinkerton started the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to catch robbers, counterfeiters and spies. For a time, Pinkerton detectives enjoyed …
1 year, 11 months ago
History Daily: A B-24 Crash Survivor Begins a Fight for Survival
Season 68
May 27, 1943: A B-24 bomber crashes in the Pacific Ocean, beginning a two year ordeal at sea and in Japanese captivity for former Olympic athlete Lou…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Pinkerton Detective Agency | The Public Eye
Season 68 Episode 3
By the late 1800s, the Pinkerton Detective Agency faced public criticism for their anti-labor practices. So the company pivoted, sending Pinkerton de…
2 years ago
The Pinkerton Detective Agency | Brothers and Sons
Season 68 Episode 2
In the mid-1870s the Pinkerton Detective Agency’s fame was growing, and founder Allan Pinkerton began to pen bestselling books that promoted his and …
2 years ago
History Daily: The Attempted Assassination of Pope John Paul II
Season 68
May 13th 1981: Pope John Paul II is shot in a mysterious assassination plot with potential ties to the KGB.
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2 years ago
The Pinkerton Detective Agency | "We Never Sleep"
Season 68 Episode 1
In the early 1850s, Scottish immigrant Allan Pinkerton stumbled upon a counterfeiting operation while gathering wood for his barrel-making business. …
2 years ago
World War I | "Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken"
Season 67 Episode 5
After the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917, America scrambled to assemble boot camps across the country to train a fighting force …
2 years ago
History Daily: Rock Musical Rent Debuts on Broadway
Season 67
April 29, 1996. New musical Rent premieres on Broadway, only a few months after the death of the show’s creator.
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2 years ago
World War I | The Eleventh Hour
Season 67 Episode 4
In the summer of 1918, the U.S. successfully led a critical offensive in northern France, finally giving the Allies the upper hand in the battle agai…
2 years ago
World War I | The Spring Offensive
Season 67 Episode 3
In January 1918, after months of preparation and planning, American troops finally started to arrive in Europe in significant numbers. But the U.S. w…
2 years, 1 month ago