The Alaska Triangle - America's Own Bermuda Triangle
Few places in North America inspire as much mystery as the vast wilderness of Alaska. Stretching between the cities of Anchorage, Juneau, and Utqiagvik, the region known as the "Alaska Triangle" has b...
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Rome's Forgotten Female Gladiators
For centuries, the gladiators of Ancient Rome have been imagined as powerful men battling for glory in the arena. But hidden within the historical record is a far more surprising reality: some gladiat...
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The Lost Tribes of Israel
One of the greatest mysteries in biblical history begins with a disappearance. After the ancient Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 8th century BC, ten of Israel's twelv...
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When the Vikings 'Discovered' North America
Nearly five centuries before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, Norse explorers from Scandinavia may have already reached the shores of North America. Led by figures such as Leif Erikson, thes...
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JFK's Missing Brain
Few mysteries surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy are as strange—or as unsettling—as the disappearance of his brain. After Kennedy's assassination in 1963, his brain was removed during th...
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The Moon Rock Heist
In 2002, one of the strangest heists in modern history unfolded inside a NASA facility in Houston. A group of young interns and accomplices broke into a space center vault and stole something almost u...
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How Do You Repay Those Who Died for Your Freedom? w/ Robert M. Edsel
In this episode of History Shorts Conversations, historian and bestselling author Robert M. Edsel joins us to discuss his powerful new book, Remember Us — a deeply moving story about American sacrific...
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The Quest for the Holy Grail
Few objects in history and legend have inspired as much fascination as the Holy Grail—the mysterious cup said to have been used by Jesus at the Last Supper and later tied to miracles, eternal life, an...
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