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Two Thousand Dollars and an Empire
Season 1 Episode 26259
A man who once said he wouldn't give a hundred dollars for every car in the country ended up building the company that would define the automobile in…
2 weeks ago
Spinks Kept the Belt. ABC Wanted Ali.
Season 1 Episode 26258
Seven months after losing his title in one of boxing's biggest upsets, Muhammad Ali stepped back into the ring against the man who beat him, and the …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
The Eleven Days Parliament Had to Delete
Season 1 Episode 26257
A diplomat's personal irritation with mismatched dates on his own letters ended up rewriting an entire nation's calendar. On September 14, 1752, Brit…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Business Blooper: A Shortcut Straight Into the Desert
Season 1 Episode 26254
Some product launches fail quietly. This one sent people into the desert.
On September 19, 2012, Apple released iOS 6, replacing Google Maps with its …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Wreck That Built a Subway
Season 1 Episode 26253
Fourteen years before the city opened its own subway, a company's decision to keep trains running during a labor strike led to the deadliest crash in…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Bug That Got the Credit Wrong
Season 1 Episode 26252
Everybody knows the story: Grace Hopper found a moth in a computer, taped it into a logbook, and invented the word "bug." On September 9, 1947, engin…
3 weeks ago
Beating Donahue, Then Buying Herself Back
Season 1 Episode 26251
It started with a napkin, a dinner date, and a stubborn film critic who wouldn't let a good deal slide. On September 8, 1986, The Oprah Winfrey Show …
3 weeks, 1 day ago
The Bank That Wouldn't Open The Safe
Season 1 Episode 26250
Armed robbers demanded he open the safe. He told them it was locked. It wasn't, and that lie cost him his life.
On September 7, 1876, the James-Younge…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Business Blooper: When the 'Hot Donut' Light Went Out
Season 1 Episode 26247
There are brands built around a product. And then there are brands built around a feeling. Krispy Kreme was always the second kind.
On April 5, 2000, …
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Day An Entire Country Switched Sides
Season 1 Episode 26246
Swedish voters rejected this idea outright, 83% against. Twelve years later, the government did it anyway, in a single morning.
On September 3, 1967, …
3 weeks, 6 days ago