Episodios

  • The Überlingen Mid-Air Disaster
    Dec 22 2022

    On July 1 2002, two planes collided in mid-air over Southern Germany.  Who was to blame?  One man was convinced - with deadly consequences.

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    8 m
  • The Lake Peigneur Disaster
    Nov 29 2022

    On November 20, 1980 one miscalculation inadvertently changed a lake in Louisiana forever.  This brief video explains what happens, and why.

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    4 m
  • What Happened to the Lost Roanoke Colony?
    Nov 26 2022

    Approximately 120 Colonists mysteriously disappeared from their settlement in the New World.  What happened to them?  Disease, kidnapping, murder, or something else? 

     I tell stories about historical events that you may not have heard about.  After all, who doesn't like discovering and learning about some of the more obscure events of our time

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    5 m
  • The Great Emu War of 1932
    Nov 26 2022

    In 1932, a group of twenty thousand migrating birds faced off against the Australian Army.  No problem for the Army, right?

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    8 m
  • Pan Am Flight 103 - The Lockerbie Bombing
    Nov 12 2022

    On December 21, 1988 a bomb exploded on board Pan Am Flight 103, causing a catastrophic disaster.  Several parts of the plane fell onto the small town of Lockerbie in Scotland, resulting in devastation. 

     Who was responsible, and why?

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    7 m
  • Sinking of the Doña Paz - Worst Peacetime Maritime Disaster in History
    Nov 7 2022

    On the evening of December 20, 1987 a passenger ferry collided with an oil tanker off the coast of the Philippines.  How could this result in the loss of over 4,000 lives?


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    5 m
  • The Curse of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
    Nov 7 2022

    In November 1922, the tomb of the Egyptian Boy-King Tutankhamun was discovered.  This not only sparked an interest in Egyptology, but also the possibility that the discovery had unleashed a deadly curse on those responsible.   Is the curse real, or is there a more down to earth explanation?


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    5 m
  • A Brief History of the Honda Point Disaster
    Nov 2 2022

    On the evening of September 8th, 1923, seven US Navy destroyers ran aground during a routine naval exercise off the coast of Southern California.  How did this happen?


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    9 m