Zheng Yi Sao - the Pirate Queen of Southeast Asia
In the first decade of the 1800s the South China Sea became a hotbed for piracy, with the largest pirate fleet ever assembled defeating the Chinese and Portuguese navy. This fleet was led by an unlike...
7 Touko 202519min
1883 Eruption of Krakatoa
On August 27, 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa exploded. It was a blast heard more than 3,000 miles away. 70% of the island and its surrounding archipelago were destroyed. More than 36,000 people...
6 Touko 202517min
The Pleasant Valley War - America's Bloodiest Family Feud
In 1887, Pleasant Valley, Arizona, became the battlefield for the bloodiest feud in American history. It would leave dozens dead, and slaughter two entire families. This is the Pleasant Valley War. S...
5 Touko 202517min
Wu Zetian - China's Only Female Emperor
Throughout history there has only been one woman to rule the Chinese empire. This was Wu Zetian - who rose from the rank of imperial concubine - to that of emperor of China. Her rise to power was a ve...
2 Touko 202515min
Joshua Glover: Freedom Found
In the mid-1850's a young man named Joshua Glover was a slave in Missouri. He would escape, and settle in Wisconsin - only to be recaptured, freed by an abolitionist mob, and escape again to Canada on...
1 Touko 202517min
The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
On July 10, 1985, in the harbor of Auckland, New Zealand, a bomb planted on the Greenpeace ship - the Rainbow Warrior - went off - opening a hole in her hull. A few minutes later, another bomb explode...
30 Huhti 202522min
Jan Žižka - the one-eyed general who never lost a battle
In 1419, Jan Žižka would help lead the Hussite Revolution. He led armies of peasants against professional knights using amazing tactics, and gunpowder, cementing himself as one of history's greatest m...
29 Huhti 202520min
The Kyūjō Incident - the coup that almost extended World War II
In August, 1945, the Japanese government was on the verge of surrendering to Allied forces - and ending WWII. But on the night of August 14-15, a group of Japanese officers went into action. Their pla...
28 Huhti 202519min
