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Outlaws vs the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men
Episode 236
What makes the ideal gangster hunter? In the 1930s, outlaws like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Bonnie & Clyde were the scourge on the justice …
1 year, 6 months ago
Was the Civil War Won by Chance?
Episode 235
How did a couple's holiday save Kyoto from certain ruin? How did a landslide contribute to the Revolutionary War? Basically, how have chance encounte…
1 year, 6 months ago
President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader
Episode 234
Sworn in after the death of President Harding by the light of a kerosene lamp, the 30th President of the United States led the country through 6 year…
1 year, 6 months ago
Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending
Episode 233
76 people died on 19th April 1993 when the compound of a religious sect, the Branch Davidians, went up in flames. It had been under siege by governme…
1 year, 6 months ago
Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
Episode 232
On 7th December, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy struck the United States. In an action which killed 2,403 Americans and destroyed 21 US warships an…
1 year, 6 months ago
UFOs in the US
Episode 231
Alien spacecraft, phenomena from another dimension, ghosts, demons of satan, a trick of light - whatever you might believe UFOs to be, they have a lo…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Mayflower: What Was Life Like At Sea?
Episode 230
A cargo hold, just 5 feet tall and divided up with canvas - this is what served as the living quarters for the 102 passengers of the Mayflower on the…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?
Episode 229
More than 30 million people can trace their ancestry to the 102 passengers and 30 crew aboard the Mayflower when it landed in Plymouth Bay, Massachus…
1 year, 7 months ago
President Warren G. Harding: Scandals, Affairs & Cabinet Selections
Episode 228
Despite dying as one of the most popular presidents in history, the 29th Commander-in-Chief has been consistently ranked one of the worst of the Amer…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Spanish-American War
Episode 227
In April 1898 the United States declared war on Spain. By the end of the war that December, the Spanish had lost their centuries-old colonial empire …
1 year, 7 months ago