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Trial of the Amistad
Season 1 Episode 147
53 Africans - taken illegally from their homes - revolted on a ship - the Amistad - bound for a slave plantation in Cuba. But taking control of the s…
8 months, 1 week ago
Revolt on the Amistad
Season 1 Episode 146
In 1839, 53 captives, mostly taken from modern day Sierra Leone, were being transported to a plantation in Cuba aboard the Amistad. Lead by Sengbe Pi…
8 months, 1 week ago
Battle of Tuetoburg Forest
Season 1 Episode 145
Over 2,000 years ago, through dense woods, fog and swamp, 20,000 Roman soldiers marched through Teutoburg Forest, Germania, on routine assignment. W…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Spice Islands
Season 1 Episode 144
One of the most valuable - and most fought over - items in history - has been spices such as cloves, nutmeg, and mace. And no place has caused as muc…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Gombe Chimp War
Season 1 Episode 143
From 1974 through 1978, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in Tanzania, two small tribes engaged in ambush, beatings, murder, and cannibalism. By the …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Moina Michael: the Poppy Lady
Season 1 Episode 142
In November of 1918, American educator Moina Michael was inspired by the battlefront-theme poem "In Flanders Fields" by Canadian John McCrae. The lin…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pepsi Navy
Season 1 Episode 141
In 1989, the Soviet Union, under President Mikhail Gorbachev, wanted to ensure the soft drink Pepsi kept flowing to the empire. Unfortunately, the US…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Near Extinction of the Bison
Season 1 Episode 140
When Europeans first came to North America, it is estimated that anywhere from 30-60 million bison roamed throughout he continent. And the great beas…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Battle of Fishguard: The Last Invasion of Britain
Season 1 Episode 139
In February of 1797, 1400 French troops landed in Pembrokeshire, Wales, as part of the War of the First Coalition. What was meant to stir up rebellio…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Cardiff Giant: Archeology's Greatest Hoax
Season 1 Episode 138
In 1869, workers digging a well at a farm in Cardiff, New York, uncovered what appeared to be the body of an ancient, 10-foot-tall petrified man. The…
8 months, 3 weeks ago