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Each day, award-winning historian and author Peter Zablocki shares his research into the little-known and hidden-in-plain-sight historical curiosities you probably never heard of. All in the little time you probably do not have.
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Romulus and Remus of Rome
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Kosovo Student Poisoning Incident
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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FBI's Long Manhunt for Fugitive Webb
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Trivia: Accidental Inventions
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Father of the Doughnut Hole
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Rasputin's Autopsy Secrets
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Conversations: Norman Davies
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Killing Dillinger
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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The $36 Million Dollar Scam
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Pope's Line Across the World
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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The Fall of Boss Tweed
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Trivia: Candy
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Brazilian Expeditionary Force of WWII
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Landmarks: Washington Monument
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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Conversations: Catherine Fletcher
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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A City Built on Bones
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Charlie Brown Christmas
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Killing Spartacus
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Chappaquiddick
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Remastered: It's a Wonderful Life
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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OSS' Psychological Analysis of Hitler
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Landmarks: Kremlin
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Conversations: Roman Krznaric
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Hollywood Urban Legends
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Ford and Edison's Electric Car
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Building a Beer Empire
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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The Chicken of Tomorrow Contest
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Vintage News: Archduke Ferdinand
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Landmarks: Stonehenge
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Conversations: Sharon McMahon
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Businesses that Worked w/ the Nazis
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ali Stops the Fight
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Did Nixon Delay Peace in Vietnam?
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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The Fall of Ferdinand Magellan
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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BONUS Deep Dive: The Death of General Sikorski
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Just the Facts: Military History
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Landmarks: Taj Mahal
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Conversations: Ben Macintyre
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Battle of the Overpass
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Kidnapping the Pope
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Killing J.P. Morgan
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Marathon to Athens
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Trivia: Ancient Landmarks
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Remastered: Sending Nazi POWs to College
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Conquerors: Napoleon
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Conversations: Dr. Cathy Gorn
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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History of the Potato
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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King Kong Breaks the Box Office
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Fort Dearborn Massacre
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Machiavelli's The Prince
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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VINTAGE NEWS: Al Capone 1926
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Conquerors: Attila the Hun
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Conversations: Anthony Tucker Jones
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Ivan's Bloodless Faceoff
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Chrysler vs. the Empire
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Nixon's Silent Majority
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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I am an American Day
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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JUST THE FACTS: Alcohol
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Conquerors: Julius Caesar
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Conversations: Steve Heimler
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Trials by Ordeal
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Joan of Arc
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Absaroka - the State that Never Was
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Ten Thousand Immortals
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Kennedy Dynasty
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Trivia: Literary Classics
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Conquerors: Hannibal of Carthage
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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New England Secession?
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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SMS Cormoran
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Bomb City USA
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Conversations: Ken Khachigian
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Conversations: Lindsay Chervinsky
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Trivia: Presidential Nicknames
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Conversations: David Pietrusza
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Conversations: Max Boot
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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America's Most Haunted House?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Mark Twain's Nightmare
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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A Storm Prevents a War
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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LBJ Goes to the Bathroom - and Lives
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Presidencies of the United States
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Conquerors: Alexander the Great
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Religions: Christianity
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Conversations: Tore Olsson
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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The First Female Pharaoh
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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The Black Swallow of Death
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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The Man Who Killed Booth
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Ernesto and the Miranda Rights
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Trivia: Women's Suffrage
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Religions: Islam
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Conversations: Damien Lewis
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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The Lady with the Medal of Honor
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Wacky History of the Flag Salute
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Who Were Mr. Mason and Mr. Dixon?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Mad King and the Real Disney Castle
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Trivia: Classic Video Games
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Religions: Judaism
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Conversations: Kurt Graham
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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History's Most Mysterious Book
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Why Don't We Like Aaron Burr?
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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The Women of Mercury 13
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Paris Catacombs
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Trivia: Food Origins
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Religions: Hinduism
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Conversations: Dr. Colleen Shogan
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Killing Castro
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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What's the Deal w/ Carrier Pigeons?
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Sweet Voices of Evil
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Henry's Kids' Game of Thrones
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Trivia: Infamous Cults in History
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Mysteries: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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Conversations: Patrick K. O'Donnell
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Who Cracked the Liberty Bell?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Native American Leaders
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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The First American Novel Scandal
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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The Amber Room Mystery
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Trivia: Deaths of Famous People
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Mysteries: Betraying Anne Frank
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Conversations: Dan Carlin
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Chocolate
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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First Female Presidential Candidate
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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1605 Demolition Men
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Emperor's Ransom
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Trivia: The Great Depression
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Mysteries: Sunken Civilizations
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Conversations: Roger Crowley
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Hitler Diaries
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Bloody Angle NYC
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Mummifying Lenin
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Teapot Dome Scandal
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Trivia: The Movies
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Mysteries: Marilyn Monroe
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Conversations: James R. Benn
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Confederados
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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White House Ghosts
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Doctors of Death
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Bombing a Royal Wedding
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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TRAILER : Dan Carlin
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Trivia: American Revolution
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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What If: A Lindbergh Presidency
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Conversations: Neal Bascomb
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Real Indiana Jones
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Naming America
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Nostradamus
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Killing the Red Baron
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Trivia: Ancient History
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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What If: Cuban Missile Crisis
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Conversations: Jeff Shaara
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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The Curse of the Hope Diamond
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Bringing Down the Knights Templar
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Mohawk Skywalkers
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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The Tunguska Event
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Trivia: Cold War
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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What If: League of Nations
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Conversations: Sabin Howard
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Lost City of Angkor
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Ghosts of a Murdered Dynasty
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Lolita Shocks the World
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Van Gogh's Ear
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Trivia: Famous Women
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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What If: Mexico Defeated the U.S.
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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Conversations: Jerry Landry on William H. Harrison
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Killing Truman
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Fountain of Youth
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Mt. Everest Death Zone
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Uncle Sam
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Trivia: American Presidents
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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What If: RFK Became President
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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Conversations: Alan Taylor
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Titanic by the Numbers
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Sex and Corn Flakes
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Sheep Wars
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Four Diaries of Anne Frank
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Genghis Khan (Where are they now?)
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Conversations: Brady Carlson
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Grant and Twain
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Mayan Portal to the Underworld
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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1968 Democratic National Convention
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Orphans Preferred
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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The Story of Pocahontas (Where are they now?)
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Conversations: James C. Nelson
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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The Ghost Ship
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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FDR's Close Call
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Shadow Amendment
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Lenin Has Second Thoughts
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Failed Presidential Assassination Attempts
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Alexander Graham Bell (Where are they now?)
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Conversations: Andrew Pettegree
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Do We have Freedom of Speech?
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Tower of London Kills Again
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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History's Deadliest King
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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William's Disastrous Funeral
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Jesse Owens (Where are they now?)
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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Conversations: Kate Andersen Brower
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Presidential Sex Scandals
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Hollywood's 1924 Murder Mystery
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Got Milk?
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Conversations: Martin Dugard
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Christopher Columbus (Where are they now?)
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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Conversations: Harold Holzer
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Booth Saves a Lincoln
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Bounty Jumpers
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Escaping the Confederacy
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Bad Day for a Picnic
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Wright Brothers (Where are they now?)
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Conversations: Matt Seelinger
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Annie Oakley Shoots the Kaiser?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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WWI German Internment
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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The Black Chamber
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Zeppelins Over London
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Paul Revere (Where are they now?)
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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Conversations: David Sears
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Japan's Last Soldier
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Bat Bombs
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Cherry Blossoms at Night
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Killing Tojo
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Conversations: Clare Mulley
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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BONUS: Interview with a D-Day Veteran
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Double Life of Josephine Baker
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Nazi Prisoner on the Run
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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The White Rose Movement
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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The Little Truck that Could
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Conversations: H.W. Brands
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May 31, 2024 |
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Wall Street Under Attack!
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May 30, 2024 |
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Nero's Party House
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May 29, 2024 |
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The Father of History
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May 28, 2024 |
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The Hammurabi Way
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May 27, 2024 |
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Conversations: Edward J. Larson
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May 24, 2024 |
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Aliens Over Texas
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May 23, 2024 |
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Nazi Bureaucracy
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May 22, 2024 |
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Virginia Breaks Up With Virginia
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May 21, 2024 |
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Edgar Allan Poe's Bad Reputation
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May 20, 2024 |
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Conversations: Rick Beyer
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May 17, 2024 |
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Alexander's Missing Body
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May 16, 2024 |
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Becoming Sherlock Holmes
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May 15, 2024 |
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Who Wrote the Bible?
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May 13, 2024 |
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Conversations: Ray Raphael
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May 11, 2024 |
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A King's Deadly Dose
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May 10, 2024 |
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Medal of Honor: The Toughest Thing He’s Ever Done: SP5 Clarence Eugene Sasser
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May 09, 2024 |
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No Civil War; No Coca Cola?
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May 08, 2024 |
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Stalin Needs a Doctor
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May 06, 2024 |
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Cleopatra and Caesar Have a Baby!
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May 03, 2024 |
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Cinco de Mayo is NOT Independence Day
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May 01, 2024 |
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Abe Lincoln Buys Cocaine
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Conversations: Col. Jack H. Jacobs
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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The Lady Who Said "No" to War
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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King Tut's Curse
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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We Didn't Start The Fire: Elvis (Part 1)
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Elvis' Last Moments
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Conversations: Roger Moorhouse
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Boxing Gangsters vs. American Nazis
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Killing Socrates
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Cod Wars
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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The Search for Molly Pitcher
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Sgt. York's Army of One
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Who was Jim Crow?
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Catherine's Doomed Husband
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Thou Shall Not Kill Cats
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Conversations: James Bradley
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Napoleon's Missing Hand
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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The Auschwitz's "Canada"
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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The Time of Three Popes
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Harlem Hellfighters and Jazz
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Britain's Twelve-Day Sleep
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Serial Killer in Nazi Berlin
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Barbers at Moscow's Gates
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Mr. Celsius and Mr. Fahrenheit
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Picasso Steals the Mona Lisa?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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The Real Kamikaze
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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The Hollow Man
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Cary Grant on Acid
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Caligula Mourns his Sister
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Murderer from the Mayflower
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Nine Capitals of the United States
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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The Woman Called "Moses"
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Our (Maybe) Gay President
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Alcohol Fuels an American Sport
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Stealing Charlie Chaplin's Body
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Wealthiest Person in History
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Reversing the Chicago River
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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The Nazis and the Pope?
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Fordlandia
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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The Statue of Liberty Attacked
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Khrushchev Meets Marilyn
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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It's a Wonderful Life
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Gladiators drinking Gatorade
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Did you say, Terracotta Army?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Sending Nazi POWs to College
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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So you think you know Rosa Parks?
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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The Real Dr. Frankenstein
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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The Nine Unknown Men
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Nov 18, 2023 |