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Why Bananas Used to be Better
Season 2 Episode 93
One of the most ubiquitous and highest selling foods in the United States is the banana. From the big box Walmart, to your local mom and pop grocery …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Monitor vs Merrimack - Battle of the Ironclads
Season 2 Episode 92
On March 9, 1862, two ships met at Hampton Roads near where the James River flows into Chesapeake Bay. What followed was a historic clash - the first…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Spartacus
Season 2 Episode 91
With just 70 men the gladiator slave Spartacus planned a revolt and escaped. Turning those 70 men into over 70,000. And in the process defeated multi…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
St. Valentine's Day
Season 2 Episode 90
Valentine’s Day is a $20 billion a year industry in the United States. So how did St. Valentine’s Day become such a big deal? Today we will tell you …
2 months ago
Stockholm Bloodbath
Season 2 Episode 89
In November of 1520 the king of Sweden and Denmark, King Christian II, betrayed the Swedish nobility. After a feast, he imprisoned dozens of nobles a…
2 months ago
Rachel Wall - America's First Female Pirate
Season 2 Episode 88
In 1781, Rachel Wall and her husband desperate for a better life - turned to piracy. Over a two-year period, their small band of marauders captured a…
2 months ago
Discovery of Insulin
Season 2 Episode 87
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world, affecting over 500 million people. Today it is very manageable, and thanks to modern med…
2 months ago
Assassination of Lord Mountbatten
Season 2 Episode 86
On the morning of August 27, 1979, a bomb exploded on a fishing boat off the coast of Ireland. Two children were amongst the dead, as was British sta…
2 months ago
Adam's Peak
Season 2 Episode 85
On the island of Sri Lanka there is a mountain that is sacred to multiple religions. For thousands of years people have made pilgrimages to the summi…
2 months, 1 week ago
William Henry Harrison
Season 2 Episode 84
William Henry Harrison became the 9th president of the United States on March 4, 1841, and served out his presidency admirably. He generated no scand…
2 months, 1 week ago