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When the Vikings 'Discovered' North America
Nearly five centuries before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, Norse explorers from Scandinavia may have already reached the shores of North…
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JFK's Missing Brain
Few mysteries surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy are as strange—or as unsettling—as the disappearance of his brain. After Kennedy's ass…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Moon Rock Heist
In 2002, one of the strangest heists in modern history unfolded inside a NASA facility in Houston. A group of young interns and accomplices broke int…
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How Do You Repay Those Who Died for Your Freedom? w/ Robert M. Edsel
In this episode of History Shorts Conversations, historian and bestselling author Robert M. Edsel joins us to discuss his powerful new book, Remember…
5 months ago
The Quest for the Holy Grail
Few objects in history and legend have inspired as much fascination as the Holy Grail—the mysterious cup said to have been used by Jesus at the Last …
5 months ago
The Confederate Gold Mystery
As the American Civil War came to a chaotic end in 1865, rumors began to spread about a missing fortune belonging to the collapsing Confederacy. Acco…
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Saipan: D-Day in the Pacific
In June 1944, as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Europe, another brutal invasion was unfolding thousands of miles away in the Pacifi…
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Naked and Unafraid: Did Celtic Warriors Really Fight in the Nude?
To the armies of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, the Celtic tribes of Europe seemed wild, fearless, and utterly unpredictable. Among the most enduri…
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The Maharaja Who Broke Rolls-Royce
In the 1920s, one of the world's most prestigious luxury brands found itself humiliated by an insult it never saw coming. The story centers on Mahara…
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The Real Story of Ponce de Leon's Quest for the Fountain of Youth
For centuries, the name Juan Ponce de León has been tied to one of history's most famous legends: the search for the Fountain of Youth. According to …
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