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Pig War
Season 2 Episode 73
In 1859, the United States and Great Britain almost got into a shooting war. The reason - an American farmer shot and killed a pig on a disputed isla…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Dodo Bird
Season 2 Episode 72
One of the most famous extinct animals is the Dodo bird. Located on the island of Mauritius, it went extinct less than a century after it was first d…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Battle of Suomussalmi
Season 2 Episode 71
In late 1939, the Soviet Union decided to take control of neighboring Finland. The Soviet Union had a population of nearly 200 million - while Finlan…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Three Mile Island Accident
Season 2 Episode 70
In 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant experienced a failure. It was triggered by a small issue that eventually turned into …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Betsy Ross Flag
Season 2 Episode 69
According to legend, in 1776, a group of Continental officials, including George Washington, came to the home of Philadelphia upholster Betsy Ross, a…
3 months ago
North Pond Hermit
Season 2 Episode 68
From 1986 through 2013, a hermit occupied the area of Belgrade Lake, Maine. During those 27 years he lived virtually without human contact, and survi…
3 months ago
Amber Room
Season 2 Episode 67
In 1701, construction of the famed Amber Room began. It was made of 1,000 pounds of amber panels, gold, gemstones, and mirrors. It was so extraordina…
3 months ago
Kate Warne: America's First Female Private Detective
Season 2 Episode 66
Kate Warne became America's first female private detective in 1856, joining the famed Pinkerton detective agency. During her 12-year career she helpe…
3 months ago
Andrew Johnson's Drunken Vice-Presidential Inaugural Address
Season 2 Episode 65
On March 4, 1865, Vice-President-Elect Andrew Johnson gave the most memorable - and controversial - vice-presidential inauguration speech in American…
3 months ago
Operation Everglades
Season 2 Episode 64
In the 1970s and 80s the swamps of south Florida became the perfect place to smuggle drugs into the United States. And the fishermen of the swamps we…
3 months, 1 week ago