Episodes
Aug. 7, 2024
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake ( and best known for in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and second circumnavigation overall. He is also known for participating in the...
July 31, 2024
The Conch Rebellion
The Conch Republic () is a declared as a sarcastic of the city of , from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city. Since then, the term "Conch Republic" has been expanded to refer...
July 24, 2024
Anthony Comstock
Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, , and secretary of the (NYSSV), who was dedicated to upholding . He opposed literature, , , , , , and . The terms...
July 17, 2024
Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro
The United States' (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader . There were also attempts by , sometimes in cooperation with the CIA. The 1975 claimed eight proven CIA assassination attempts...
July 10, 2024
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Jobs was also the founder of and chairman and majority...
July 3, 2024
Bronze Age Collapse
The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread during the 12th century BC associated with , , and the . The collapse affected a large area of the ( and ) and the , in...
June 26, 2024
Spaceships That Weren't
Even before the launch of , there were various types of launch vehicle designs. The launch vehicle designs described below are either canceled or never left the drawing board.
June 19, 2024
Frank Bourassa - The Greatest Counterfeiter in the World
of the is widely attempted. According to the , an estimated $70 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation, or approximately 1 note in counterfeits for every 10,000 in genuine currency, with an upper bound of $200 million...
June 12, 2024
Unusual Deaths 4
This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
June 5, 2024
The Ark Encounter
Ark Encounter is a that opened in , United States, in 2016. The centerpiece of the park is a large representation of , based on the contained in the . It is 510 feet (155.4 m) long, 85 feet (25.9 m)...
May 29, 2024
First Expeditions to Mount Everest
Mount Everest is above , located in the sub-range of the . The runs across its . Its elevation (snow height) of 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8+1⁄2 in) was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and...
May 22, 2024
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart ( ; born July 24, 1897; January 5, 1939) was an American . On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During...
May 15, 2024
Chicxulub Impact
The Chicxulub crater (: ) is an buried underneath the in Mexico. Its center is offshore, but the crater is named after the onshore community of . It was formed slightly over 66 when a large , about ten...
May 8, 2024
Troy Hurtubise and Project Grizzly
Troy James Hurtubise (November 23, 1963 – June 17, 2018) was a Canadian and , noted for self-testing his often bizarre creations. These inventions included various ray generators, firepaste (an heatproofing material), the Ursus...
April 24, 2024
Operation Eagle Claw
Operation Eagle Claw was a failed by the ordered by to attempt the rescue of at the on 24 April 1980. The operation, one of 's first, encountered many obstacles and failures and was subsequently aborted....
April 17, 2024
Battle of Red Cliffs
The Battle of Red Cliffs, also known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive naval battle in the winter of AD 208–209 at the , about twelve years prior to the beginning of the period in . The battle was fought...
April 10, 2024
Gamergate
Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized campaign and a backlash against , diversity, and in . It was conducted using the "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and...
April 3, 2024
Animals on Trial
In , an animal trial was the of a . Such trials are recorded as having taken place in from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth. In modern times, it is considered in most criminal justice systems...
April 1, 2024
Odd Screw Lengths
At a minimum, a drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows to be applied to it. Usually, it also involves a mating , such as a , that is used to turn it. Some of the less-common...
March 27, 2024
American Gladiators
American Gladiators is an American that aired weekly in from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur against each other, as well as against the show's own "gladiators", in contests...
March 20, 2024
Lola Montez
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez (), was an dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, , and of...
March 13, 2024
Dutch East India Company
The United East India Company (: Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie , abbreviated as VOC, Dutch: ) and commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a and the first in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by the amalgamating , it was...
March 6, 2024
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and of the . Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York and was the...