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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 …
1 year, 2 months ago
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, 2 months 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 …
1 year, 2 months ago
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…
1 year, 2 months ago
Video Game Crash of 1983
Season 1 Episode 13
In the 1980s, the United States video game industry was in a golden age. Arcades and home consoles were making billions of dollars and the market was…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Opium Wars
Season 1 Episode 12
In the mid-1800s, Great Britain fought two wars against China. The reason was not to conquer territory. Or get gain valuable resources. No, this was …
1 year, 2 months ago
Henry Avery and the Greatest Pirate Raid in History
Season 1 Episode 11
On September 7, 1695, English pirate Henry Avery led one of the most daring pirate attacks - and most lucrative - in history. And to top it all off -…
1 year, 2 months ago
Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe
Season 1 Episode 10
In 1719, Daniel Defoe published the book, “The LIfe and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.” The story is about a sailor who is stranded on an …
1 year, 2 months ago
Library of Alexandria
Season 1 Episode 9
More than 2,000 years ago, in Alexandria Egypt, Ptolemy II had a dream - to establish the greatest library the world had known. What emerged was one …
1 year, 2 months ago
Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?
Season 1 Episode 8
In 1933, a small brass plate was discovered near San Francisco - not far from where famed English privateer Francis Drake had supposedly landed back …
1 year, 2 months ago