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
The Cod Wars - The battle for fishing rights in the North Atlantic
From the 1950s through the 1970s, a David and Goliath story would play out across the North Atlantic. The United Kingdom and Iceland engaged in a viscous dispute over fishing rights. And the winner ma...
25 Huhti 202517min
Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
On an April morning in Boston in 1966, despite being told she was physically incapable of running 20+ miles, Bobbi Gibb slipped into the crowd of 500 runners. Three hours and 21 minutes later, she bec...
24 Huhti 202514min
The Zimmerman Telegram - the note that brought America into World War I
In 1917, Germany was desperate to keep the United States out of World War I - even as they prepared to launch unrestricted submarine warfare on all shipping in the European theater. To that end, Germa...
23 Huhti 202515min
William Walker and the Filibuster War
In 1855, an American newspaperman, lawyer and doctor, William Walker, led a small, private army to Central America, and within a year, was recognized as the President of Nicaragua. Walker’s actions wo...
22 Huhti 202520min
Enheduanna: History's First Author
Over 4,000 years ago, the high priestess Enheduanna put pen to clay and wrote the Exaltation of Inanna, making her the earliest known named author in world history. Sources "Documents that changed t...
21 Huhti 20258min
Captain Vernice Armour: The first African American female combat pilot
In the early 2000's, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour took to the skies piloting a Cobra heliocopter, defying the odds of everyone saying she can't. This is the story of Captain Vernice Armour, the first Afri...
18 Huhti 202513min
1527 Sack of Rome
In May of 1527, 20,000 mutinous soldiers of Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire descended on Rome. What would follow was the absolute devastation of the city and its population, the gutting of the powe...
17 Huhti 202523min
