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Jesse Strang & the Kingdom Hidden Inside America
Jesse Strang & the Kingdom Hidden Inside America

In one of the most extraordinary and almost forgotten chapters in American history, a man named James Jesse Strang crowned himself king on U.S. soil.…

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Actium: The Battle That Shaped the Roman Empire
Actium: The Battle That Shaped the Roman Empire

The Battle of Actium was the moment the ancient world pivoted. On September 2, 31 BCE, in the waters off western Greece, two colossal visions for Rom…

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The Silk Road: Inside the World's First Global Network
The Silk Road: Inside the World's First Global Network

For over two thousand years, the Silk Road shaped the destiny of continents. More than a single road, it was a vast web of caravan routes stretching …

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Vietnam War's Secret Phoenix Program
Vietnam War's Secret Phoenix Program

The Phoenix Program remains one of the most controversial and least understood operations of the Vietnam War, a shadow war fought in the alleys, jung…

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The Short-Lived Fascist Republic of Salo
The Short-Lived Fascist Republic of Salo

In the final, collapsing chapter of World War II, Benito Mussolini re-emerged, not as the iron-fisted dictator who once ruled Italy, but as a puppet …

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Miracle Mike: The Headless Chicken
Miracle Mike: The Headless Chicken

In the summer of 1945, a small farm in Fruita, Colorado, became the stage for one of the strangest true stories in American history. This is the tale…

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Conversations: Why the Year 1776 Still Matters Today, w/ Edward J. Larson
Conversations: Why the Year 1776 Still Matters Today, w/ Edward J. Larson

What did America really declare in 1776, and why does it still matter today?

In this episode of History Shorts, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Edwa…

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How Mata Hari Became the World's Most Famous Spy
How Mata Hari Became the World's Most Famous Spy

She danced her way into the halls of Europe's elite, captivated generals and diplomats, and became the most infamous alleged double agent of World Wa…

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The Forgotten World of House Detectives
The Forgotten World of House Detectives

Long before private eyes stalked dimly lit alleys in pulp novels, America had a different kind of detective, one who didn't chase murderers or mobste…

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How the Normans Changed the World
How the Normans Changed the World

In this episode, we explore how a small band of Viking descendants from Normandy reshaped medieval Europe forever. From William the Conqueror's seism…

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