Johnstown Flood | The Dam | 1
It’s May, 30th 1889, and the South Fork Dam in Western Pennsylvania is in danger. After nearly a month of hard rain, eight inches have fallen in one day, filling the lake behind the dam to capacity. A...
6 Helmi 202447min
Adrift in the Pacific | Creatures of the Sea | 3
Over 100 days have passed since the Baileys’ yacht sank, leaving them adrift on a life raft in the Pacific ocean. They’ve managed to survive on turtle meat and fish they catch with a makeshift fishing...
30 Tammi 202444min
Adrift in the Pacific | Distress Signals | 2
It’s March 1973, and Maurice and Maralyn Bailey are floating on a small life raft in the middle of the world’s largest ocean. Before their yacht sank into the Pacific, they managed to grab some food a...
23 Tammi 202445min
Adrift in the Pacific | The Sinking | 1
In the summer of 1972, Marilyn and Maurice Bailey decide to leave their quiet lives in suburban England behind, to sail across the world and start a new life in New Zealand. But when their 30-foot yac...
16 Tammi 202442min
Encore: Donner Party | In Their Footsteps | 4
In December of 1846, a small group split off from the Donner Party in a desperate attempt to find help. The party, known as the Forlorn Hope, endured the bitter Sierra Nevada winter, trekking roughly ...
9 Tammi 202434min
Encore: Donner Party | Consumed | 3
In the winter of 1847, a series of rescue parties fought their way through record snowfall to try to reach the stranded Donner Party. But when they finally arrived at the snowbound camps, they were un...
2 Tammi 202450min
Encore: Donner Party | Snow and Blood | 2
In November of 1846, an early snowstorm left the Donner Party’s 87 men, women and children trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Freezing and running out of food, they decided to send out a team of ...
26 Joulu 202346min
Encore: Donner Party | The Shortcut | 1
In the 1840s, thousands of Americans journeyed west to California to pursue better lives. One group of settlers became infamous: the Donner Party. After taking an unproven shortcut, their wagon train ...
19 Joulu 202348min
