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Florentine Diamond
Season 2 Episode 133
The Florentine Diamond is a 137-carat diamond, known for its long association with European royalty. However, after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian …
11 hours ago
St. Olga of Kyiv
Season 2 Episode 132
Saints, in the Christian tradition, are people that are in heaven and can influence the world. Most saints are there for their kindness, generosity, …
1 day, 11 hours ago
Cher Ami - the Hero Pigeon
Season 2 Episode 131
In darkest hours of World War I, more than 500 American troops were surrounded by the Germans in the Argonne Forest in France. They were facing furio…
2 days, 11 hours ago
Ocracoke Island Cemetery
Season 2 Episode 130
The British flag flies in many places around the globe, but one of the most unlikely is a small cemetery on Ocracoke island in North Carolina. Its or…
5 days, 11 hours ago
Haitian Independence Debt
Season 2 Episode 129
In 1804, Haiti gained its independence. Two decades later the fledgling nation was struggling for international recognition. That is until they struc…
6 days, 11 hours ago
Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm
Season 2 Episode 128
On July 25, 1956, on a foggy night, human error and a freak accident caused two ocean liners, the SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm, to collide. T…
1 week ago
Humphrey the Wayward Whale
Season 2 Episode 127
In 1985, a Humpback whale deviated from its normal migration route on the way to the waters of Alaska from Mexico - and made its way into San Francis…
1 week, 1 day ago
Doctor Riots of 1788
Season 2 Episode 126
Before modern medical standards to study the human body, many doctors and physicians stole corpses to carry out their research. Unfortunately, this w…
1 week, 2 days ago
Katyn Massacre
Season 2 Episode 125
In early 1940, Soviet officials - including Joseph Stalin - authorized the execution of more than 25,000 Polish military and civilian leaders - in or…
1 week, 5 days ago
Johnny Ramensky: the Gentleman Safecracker
Season 2 Episode 124
It takes special skill to be a burglar and safecracker. It takes even more skill to escape from prison...half a dozen times. And you need a whole lot…
1 week, 6 days ago