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August 5, 2026: The Wire Under the Ocean
August 5, 2026: The Wire Under the Ocean

Season 1 Episode 26217

Four failed attempts and a near bankruptcy didn't stop him. A fifth try, and one soaked, sleepless night, finally did the job.

On August 4, 1858, the …

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August 4, 2026: The Vote Nobody Was Watching
August 4, 2026: The Vote Nobody Was Watching

Season 1 Episode 26216

A signature that didn't stamp anything "rejected" turned out to matter more than most people realized at the time.

On June 19, 1987, President Reagan …

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August 3, 2026: A Name Worth More Than the Town Knew
August 3, 2026: A Name Worth More Than the Town Knew

Season 1 Episode 26215

A town got its name by accident in 1856, and it took almost ninety years before anyone realized what that name was actually worth.

On August 3, 1946, …

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Business Blooper:  The $5 Billion Answer to the Wrong Question
Business Blooper: The $5 Billion Answer to the Wrong Question

Season 1 Episode 26212

Some business failures are about bad ideas. This one is about a great idea that took thirteen years to build while the world it was designed for disa…

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July 30, 2026: Democracy at a Price
July 30, 2026: Democracy at a Price

Season 1 Episode 26211

The Virginia Company of London did not create the first elected legislature in the Americas out of idealism. They created it because colonists kept d…

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July 29, 2026: The Degenerate Form of Books
July 29, 2026: The Degenerate Form of Books

Season 1 Episode 26210

When Donald Wollheim called J.R.R. Tolkien in 1964 to ask permission to publish a paperback edition of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien told him he wou…

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July 28, 2026: Eight Billion Dollars and 800 Miles
July 28, 2026: Eight Billion Dollars and 800 Miles

Season 1 Episode 26209

At any hour of the day or night during the mid-1970s, the Fairbanks McDonald's was packed with exhausted pipeline workers who had turned it into the …

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July 27, 2026: What's Up, Doc?
July 27, 2026: What's Up, Doc?

Season 1 Episode 26208

In 1930, Warner Bros. contracted with Leon Schlesinger to produce animated shorts for one reason: Walt Disney was making money with Mickey Mouse, and…

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July 24, 2026: The Last Campaign
July 24, 2026: The Last Campaign

Season 1 Episode 26205

This is Part 2 of a two-part episode. If you haven't heard Thursday's episode, start there.

When Grant and Ward collapsed in May 1884, Ulysses S. Gran…

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July 23, 2026: The Man Who Lost Everything Except the War
July 23, 2026: The Man Who Lost Everything Except the War

Season 1 Episode 26204

This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 airs July 24.

On July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant died in a borrowed cottage at Mount McGregor, New York,…

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