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World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle
Season 1 Episode 83
In 1784, 44 Japanese sailors ventured off towards an island in the Pacific in search of a mysterious treasure. They would not be heard of again - unt…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Billy Possum
Season 1 Episode 82
In 1909, wealthy Georgia widow Susie Wright Allgood saw a business opportunity. She wanted to create a new stuffed toy that would usurp the popular T…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Season 1 Episode 81
On Feb. 14, 1929, seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang were lured into a garage at Lincoln Park - lined up - and killed in a hai…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
History of the Lobotomy
Season 1 Episode 80
In 1935, the first lobotomy was preformed, ushering in the era of one of history's worst medical practices. Over the next 30 years, tens of thousands…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Season 1 Episode 79
In the late 1930s, nearly 3000 Americans traveled to Spain to fight in a civil war that would leave upwards of half a million dead. Many of these Ame…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Magawa: The Hero Rat
Season 1 Episode 78
In 60 countries across six continents, millions of people live in constant fear of landmines. There are many tactics to remove these explosives, but …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Book of Kells
Season 1 Episode 77
Around 800 AD, monks in Scotland and Ireland created a book containing the four gospels. But the book was more than just the religious texts. It was …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Disco Demolition Night
Season 1 Episode 76
In the summer of 1979, Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox had a fantastically dumb idea. Sell cheap tickets if fans brought a disco record. Th…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Charles Gordon and the Siege of Khartoum
Season 1 Episode 75
From March 13, 1884, to January 26, 1885, the city of Khartoum, Sudan, was surrounded by insurgents bent on establishing an Islamic state. For 10 mon…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Great Molasses Flood
Season 1 Episode 74
In January of 1919, a tank containing millions of gallons of molasses burst in the north end neighborhood of Boston. The resulting flood claimed over…
10 months ago