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January 9 – The Balloon Flight That Stunned George Washington
On January 9, 1793, French aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first manned balloon flight in the United States, soaring above Philadelphia as Ge…
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Bodie California Ghost Town: True History, Ranger Encounters, Curses & America’s Most Haunted Boomtown
Bodie, California was once one of the most violent and lawless boomtowns of the American West—and today it’s widely considered one of the most haunte…
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January 8 – The Man Who Stayed in Space for 437 Days
On January 8, 1994, cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov launched to the Mir space station and began a mission that would last an astonishing 437 days — the lon…
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January 7 – The UFO Chase That Ended in Tragedy
On January 7, 1948, U.S. Air Force Captain Thomas Mantell died while pursuing a mysterious object in the sky over Kentucky. In this episode of The St…
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January 7, 1901: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery and the Three Men Who Vanished
On January 7, 1901, a routine supply visit to the Flannan Isles lighthouse off the coast of Scotland revealed a chilling mystery: three experienced l…
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January 6 – The Royal Marriage That Lasted Six Months and a Portrait
On January 6, 1540, King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves after choosing her almost entirely based on a portrait. In this episode of The Strange His…
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January 5, 1914: When Henry Ford Doubled Wages and Accidentally Created the Modern Workday
On January 5, 1914, Henry Ford stunned the business world by announcing a five-dollar-a-day wage for factory workers — more than double the industry …
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January 5 – The Day Pluto’s Fate Was Sealed
On January 5, 2005, astronomers discovered a distant object beyond Pluto that would ultimately change how we define planets. In this episode of The S…
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The Strange True History of Doppelgängers: Real Encounters, Death Omens, and Historical Sightings
Throughout history, people have reported terrifying encounters with their own doubles — silent figures that look exactly like them, appear in multipl…
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January 4 – The Day Computers Ran Out of Time
On January 4, 1975, early computer systems reached a hidden limit and quietly broke when they could no longer count forward in time. In this episode …
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