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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 …
11 months, 2 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…
11 months, 2 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…
11 months, 2 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…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Iron Brigade
Season 1 Episode 73
The Iron Brigade is the story of one of the finest fighting forces in United States history. Made up of 'western men' from Wisconsin, Indiana and Mic…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
When the Creator of Sherlock Holmes Saved a Man from Prison
Season 1 Episode 72
In 1903, George Edalji was falsely accused of maiming several animals, and sentenced to seven years in prison. However, the creator of Sherlock Holme…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Goat Who Sailed Around the World - Twice
Season 1 Episode 71
In July of 1771, famed naval explorer Captain James Cook returned to England after circumnavigating the world. And he had great praise and admiration…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Sicilian Expedition
Season 1 Episode 70
In 415 BC, the city state of Athens would embark on a campaign to conquer the island of Sicily. However, a series of decisions would turn this idea f…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Doctor Samuel Mudd
Season 1 Episode 69
In the early morning hours of April 15, 1865, Dr. Samuel Mudd had a man come to his home with a fractured fibula. Mudd set the man’s injury. That man…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Kemper Rebellion of 1804
Season 1 Episode 68
In 1804, in the bayous of modern day Louisiana, three brothers would embark on a campaign of burning and pillaging against the Spanish government. Th…
11 months, 4 weeks ago