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Remember the Maine!
Season 1 Episode 122
On Jan. 25, 1898, the American armored Cruiser the USS Maine sailed into Havana harbor. Three weeks later, an explosion ripped through the vessel - killing more than 250 sailors and marines. Although…
Published on 4 months ago
504 protest
Season 1 Episode 121
In April of 1978 over one hundred disability rights advocates occupied a federal building in San Francisco. Their goal was to force the Carter administration to fulfill a campaign promise. What follo…
Published on 4 months ago
The Great Zimbabwe
Season 1 Episode 120
In southern Africa - in the nation of Zimbabwe - an unlikely sight appears in the south-eastern hills near Masvingo. It is the ruins of what was once a great city - including the largest stone struct…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The Battle Over Parker Dam
Season 1 Episode 119
On August 25, 1934, the Governor of Arizona, Benjamin Moeur, declared martial law, dispatching over 100 national guard troops to the site of an invasion. Not by a foreign power, but by California con…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Discovery of the Venus de Milo
Season 1 Episode 118
On April 8, 1820, on the Greek island of Milos, a farmer, Theodoros Kendrotas, uncovered the upper part of a marble statue while working in his field. A visiting French naval officer paid the farmer …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The History of Pad Thai
Season 1 Episode 117
Pad Thai is one of the tastiest most iconic dishes of Thailand. And yet, it has a history that is less than a century old, and it involves floods, a military dictator, and the nation's attempt to spr…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Battle of Adwa
Season 1 Episode 116
On March 1, 1896, near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, the forces of the Kingdom of Italy - attempting to expand its colonial empire in the Horn of Africa - clashed with the Ethiopian army in the climati…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Mountain Meadows Massacre
Season 1 Episode 115
In September of 1857 over 100 members of a wagon train were on their way to California. While in Utah they were ambushed and besieged by a combined force of Mormons and Paiute Natives. The end result…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
CIA Attempts to Assassinate Fidel Castro
Season 1 Episode 114
In 1959, rebels led by Fidel Castro took control of Cuba. Having a communist power just 90 miles from the border made American officials nervous. Very nervous. And thus the Central Intelligence Agenc…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Battle of Bunker Hill
Season 1 Episode 113
Following the start of the American Revolution at the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the colonists took up arms, besieging the British army in Boston. The first real contest of arms would take plac…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago