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Kensington Runestone
Season 1 Episode 23
In 1898, Olof Ohman, a Swedish immigrant, was clearing some land in Minnesota, and came upon a large stone slab with some intricate runes - the kind …
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Battle of Castle Itter
Season 1 Episode 22
In the final days of the Second World War, one of the conflict's strangest battles took place. A group of French politicians, German soldiers, and Am…
1 year ago
Bessie Coleman - the First African-American Pilot
Season 1 Episode 21
On June 15, 1921, Texas-born Bessie Coleman took to the sky in her airplane - and in the process, became the first black woman and first Native Ameri…
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Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Season 1 Episode 20
Former president Ulysses S Grant was penniless and dying. He was racing against the clock in order to complete his memoirs - and ensure the financial…
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Alfred Nobel and the Creation of Dynamite
Season 1 Episode 19
In 1866, a Swedish chemist came up with a concoction that went boom. And it would change the world - in ways no one could imagine. This is the story …
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Stonewall Riots
Season 1 Episode 18
On June 28, 1969, in New York City, a known gay bar called the Stonewall Inn was the site of a police raid - a common occurrence at that time. But th…
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Monopoly - The Surprising History of the World's most Famous Game
Season 1 Episode 17
Monopoly is a game of crushing your opponents. You ruthlessly gobble up properties, drive your foes into bankruptcy, and emerge as a victorious real …
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Black Bart - the Wild West's Gentleman Bandit
Season 1 Episode 16
Imagine trying to rob a stagecoach. Now try to do it 29 times - with nothing but an unloaded shotgun, a flour sack mask, and your wits. Then do it wi…
1 year ago
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Season 1 Episode 15
1066 is a pivotal year in Western history as it marks the the Battle of Hastings - in which the Normans, under William, defeated the English, led by …
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The Ice Bowl
Season 1 Episode 14
In 1967, on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys for the NFL Championship - the coldest game in NFL pl…
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