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Spruce Goose
Season 2 Episode 42
During WWII, America was seeking a way to avoid the German submarine fleet that prowled the waters of the Atlantic. Businessman Henry Kaiser would team up with aviation pioneer and film director Howa…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Sink the Bismarck
Season 2 Episode 41
On May 24, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck faced off against the pride of the British Navy - the HMS Hood. The Hood lasted eight minutes - sending the British admiralty into a frenzy. If the new…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Amazing Life of Ima Hogg
Season 2 Episode 40
We all love a good silly pun name. There are the classics, such as Harry Pitts, or Seymour Butts. But one of the best was also a real person - Ima Hogg. Born in the late 1800’s to the governor of Tex…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Sterling Hall Bombing
Season 2 Episode 39
On Aug. 24, 1970, a bomb went off outside of Sterling Hall, the home of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The destruction damaged 26 buildings, killed one man, an…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Rafael Hernández Marín
Season 2 Episode 38
Born in 1892, Rafael Hernández Marín rose from humble origins to one of the greatest musicians in history. He started playing professionally at the age of 14, served in a military band in WWI, and en…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Hodag
Season 2 Episode 37
In 1893, a newspaper in northern Wisconsin reported the discovery of a Hodag - a mythical creature associated with Paul Bunyan. Reports of the creature would continue to pop up over the next few year…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Battle of Cannae
Season 2 Episode 36
Under a hot afternoon sun in 216 BC, the great Carthaginian general Hannibal scored one of the greatest victories in military history. Outnumbered by 30,000 men, he lured the Roman army into a trap, …
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Adolf Lindstrøm - the Polar Chef
Season 2 Episode 35
In the early 1900s, one man proved essential to polar exploration. This man took part in multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic - including the first traversing of the Northwest Passage by …
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Treaty of Breda
Season 2 Episode 34
In 1667, the Treaty of Breda was signed, ending the Second Anglo Dutch War. However, this treaty was so impactful that it solidified the golden age of the Dutch Republic for the next century, and gav…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
History of Grog
Season 2 Episode 33
Alcohol and ships have gone hand-in-hand ever since humans have set out onto the oceans. In time, drinking became an honored ritual - and even a right. But in the 1600s, alcohol consumption within th…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago