The History Guy

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January 1 and the forgotten history of the New Year
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Jan 01, 2021
In a sense, every day could be seen as the beginning of the new year, in that every day occurs about 365 days after the same day the previous year. So how did we come to adopt January .. show full overview
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Last Stand of the Inca Empire
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Jan 04, 2021
The most successful of the Inca resistance leaders was the Spanish installed emperor, Manco Inca, who rebelled in 1535 and briefly threatened the Spaniard’s hold on the Empire. The last .. show full overview
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The Extraordinary Voyage of the USS Marblehead
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Jan 06, 2021
By May 1942, nearly half of the forty surface ships of the U.S. Asiatic fleet would be sunk, including the fleet’s largest vessel, the heavy cruiser USS Houston. But the improbable .. show full overview
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Erik the Red and Viking Greenland
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Jan 08, 2021
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The Great Sicily Earthquake of 1693
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Jan 11, 2021
The Sicily earthquake of 1693 was the most powerful in recorded Italian history, and was so devastating that it changed the nature of architecture throughout the region. It is history .. show full overview
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1958 Mars Bluff Nuclear Bomb Incident
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Jan 13, 2021
In 2003 Walter Gregg, then 82, said "Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them. Not too many would want to." The 1958 Mars Bluff nuclear weapon incident .. show full overview
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Horsepower: James Watt and the Transition from Horse to Steam
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Jan 15, 2021
How much power is there in a horsepower, where does the term come from, and how did it become the most common way of talking about the power of a car engine? In fact the history of .. show full overview
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Sliced Bread and the Second World War
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Jan 18, 2021
Sliced bread is the standard for greatness. No one seems to ask what was the greatest thing before sliced bread, and many compete over what is the greatest thing since. But, in 1943, .. show full overview
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Bugles in Military History
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Jan 19, 2021
One of the items from the History Guy set that has gotten the most attention for viewers is the bugle, which hangs on the wall. This bugle in b-flat brings to mind the interesting .. show full overview
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China Airlines Flight 006, February 19, 1985
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Jan 22, 2021
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Mercy Dogs of the Great War
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Jan 25, 2021
Dogs have accompanied men into war probably for most of human history, but WWI was the first war where they were used in an official and broad capacity to find the wounded. Mercy dogs, .. show full overview
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Missiles over Mexico: A Cold War Story
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Jan 27, 2021
In the decades following the Second World War, missiles of all kinds would come to dominate military technology, and that would produce an unexpected threat… to Mexico. The US missiles .. show full overview
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The Great War, USS Texas, and the Grand Fleet
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Jan 29, 2021
USS Texas saw important service during the Second World War, including the Normandy Invasion. But the ship's much less remembered service with the Allied Grand Fleet during the Great .. show full overview
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The Fez: History of the Tarboosh
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Feb 01, 2021
Mostly recognized as a lodge hat for fraternal orders in the United States, the short, cylindrical hat with a tassel has a long and important history. Also called a Tarboosh, the hat is .. show full overview
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Polar Survival: The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881- 1884
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Feb 03, 2021
In 1881, the United States joined an international effort to study the earth’s polar regions. The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881 to 1884 would become a dramatic fight for .. show full overview
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National Parks and the Misadventures of Truman C Everts
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Feb 05, 2021
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Human Zoos and Ota Benga
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Feb 08, 2021
In September 1906, visitors to the Bronx Zoo found a new exhibit. Standing in a cage in the Monkey House was not an animal, but a young man, dressed in a loincloth and holding a bow with .. show full overview
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USS Jamestown and the Great Famine
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Feb 10, 2021
The US sloop of war USS Jamestown entered Cork harbor the morning of April 15, 1847. While the US was at war with Mexico at the time, the mission of the Jamestown was one of mercy. The .. show full overview
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War, Madness, and the First Valentine
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Feb 11, 2021
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The Tamale Wars
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Feb 14, 2021
Though they might not be the king of street food today, a hundred years ago Tamales dominated street corners, with tamale vendors becoming so popular that turf wars broke out. Though it .. show full overview
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USS Pennsylvania and The Birth of Naval Aviation
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Feb 17, 2021
110 years ago Glenn Hammond Curtiss, at the time called by the press “the fastest man alive,” ate lunch with the officers of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania. It was a more .. show full overview
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The Rocket Sled Trials of Colonel John Stapp
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Feb 19, 2021
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Vanilla: A History
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Feb 22, 2021
‘Vanilla’ has come to mean ‘standard,' ‘ordinary,’ or even ‘boring.' But the story of Vanilla is considerably more complex than that. It is a centuries long epic involving a child .. show full overview
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The "Long Winter" of 1880/81
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Feb 24, 2021
The winter of 1880/81, popularized by author Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 1940 novel “The Long Winter,” was variously described as “the hard winter,” “the black winter,” the “long winter,” the .. show full overview
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Task Force 45 and the Italian Campaign
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Feb 26, 2021
Created from AAA units in order to fill a desperate need for riflemen, though it would only operate for a few months of bitter fighting, Task Force 45 must be considered to be one of the .. show full overview
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Hello Girls of the US Army Signal Corps
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Mar 03, 2021
When the first members of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France in 1917 they found that the telephone lines already in operation were overloaded. To solve the problem, John .. show full overview
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Three Stories of the Dreaded "88"
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Mar 05, 2021
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Mae West and the 445th Bombardment Group
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Mar 08, 2021
The self inflated life preserver called the "Mae West" saved countless lives during the Second World War, and continues in service today. A vest sent by a viewer illustrates both the .. show full overview
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USS Alliance and the Last Battle of the American Revolution
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Mar 10, 2021
More than two years after land operations had ceased, and six month before the Treaty of Paris was signed a little remembered battle off the Florida Coast saved the republic and cemented .. show full overview
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The Paperback Revolution
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Mar 12, 2021
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Olive Ann Beech: The First Lady of Aviation
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Mar 13, 2021
Among the earliest and most influential people to emerge in the flight industry was Olive Ann Beech, co-founder of the Beechcraft Aircraft Corporation. Olive Ann led the company as it .. show full overview
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The Samoan Crisis of 1889
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Mar 16, 2021
The idyllic South Pacific islands of Samoa seem an odd spot for colonial conflict. Yet the German Empire and the US nearly went to war over control of the archipelago. In 1889 the .. show full overview
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The 1831 City Bank of New York Robbery
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Mar 19, 2021
Sometime between when First Teller Lancaster S Burling locked up the vault in the City Bank of New York on Saturday, March 19, 1831 and when he opened the bank on Monday, someone entered .. show full overview
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The Union Boss and the Most Successful Race Car in History
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Mar 21, 2021
"Umbrella Mike" Boyle was the scourge of Chicago in the first half of the twentieth century. The notoriously corrupt leader of one of Chicago's most powerful unions associated with .. show full overview
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James "Doc" McFadden and the Hurricane Hunters
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Mar 23, 2021
Deliberately flying an airplane into a hurricane might seem crazy. Deliberately flying a plane into a hurricane for the purpose of research, to better understand, and thus better .. show full overview
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Vitus Bering and the European Discovery of Alaska
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Mar 26, 2021
It wasn’t until the 18th century that Russia decided to explore their Pacific coast, sending a Danish explorer to map the furthest reaches of their dominion, and determine whether or not .. show full overview
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Walt Haaser's B-17 Bailout
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Mar 29, 2021
At just the age of 20, Walt Haaser was in charge of a B-17 bomber crew of ten men. In April, 1945, he and his crew would make a desperate escape in their stricken bomber. Special .. show full overview
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The "Great Olive Poisoning" of 1919
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Mar 31, 2021
On Saturday, August 23rd, 1919 the Lakeside club of Canton Ohio held a dinner and dance to celebrate the return of Colonel Charles C Weybrecht, formerly adjutant general of the state of .. show full overview
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Porky Bickar and Foolish History
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Apr 02, 2021
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A Rooftop Murder: Stanford White, Henry Thaw, and the Trial of the Century
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Apr 05, 2021
On June 25th, 1906, many New York City socialites were attending the theatrical premier of “Mam’zelle Champagne” at Madison Square Garden. One member of the audience was Stanford White, .. show full overview
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Janet Guthrie: Women in Racing
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Apr 07, 2021
Janet Guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500, among many other racing firsts. But her goal wasn’t so much to be the first to .. show full overview
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Empires, Pirates, and Jenkins' ear
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Apr 09, 2021
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Fort Sumter and the "Third System"
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Apr 12, 2021
The first battle of Fort Sumter is generally considered to represent the first shots of the U.S. Civil War. The fort at the center of the attack was a modern, but unfinished .. show full overview
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Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh: A Most Remarkable Man
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Apr 14, 2021
Very little deterred Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh, who, often on horseback, traveled the world, killed tigers, and became what one reporter called, “The most remarkable man who has ever .. show full overview
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A Storm at Sea: The Powhattan Disaster
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Apr 16, 2021
The week of Easter, 1854, a powerful nor'easter, that peculiar type of storm that occurs in the North Atlantic caused when a cold air mass from Canada runs into warm gulf stream current, .. show full overview
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Arch Pirate Henry Every: Legend Lives On
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Apr 19, 2021
There was one pirate in history who successfully captured possibly the world’s most valuable pirate haul ever. And then… he disappeared. Perhaps the only thing better than a story .. show full overview
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"A Brief but Furious Campaign": The Battle of the Pearl River Forts
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Apr 21, 2021
The November 1856 Battle of the Barrier Forts, while a testimony to the prowess of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, is perhaps one of the most obscure applications of U.S. military force .. show full overview
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The Blasting of Blossom Rock: Submarine Explosion
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Apr 23, 2021
On April 23, 1870 engineers set off "the largest submarine explosion on record." The great submarine explosion was a stunning engineering feat, but also symbolic of a city that had .. show full overview
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Orphan Trains
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Apr 25, 2021
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Straightening Marie Antoinette's Smile: The History of Orthodontics
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Apr 28, 2021
A 2013 study commissioned by the American Association of Orthodontists found that more than a third of Americans are unhappy with their smile. But the quest for straighter teeth isn’t .. show full overview
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Loch Ness Outdone: Rediscovery of the Coelacanth
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Apr 30, 2021
In 1938, a fisherman in South Africa caught a fish thought to have been extinct for more than fifty million years. The amazing discovery shocked and thrilled the world, challenged our .. show full overview
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Canada, the Great War, and Flanders Fields
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May 03, 2021
Canadians would distinguish themselves in the Great War, and the words of Canadian John McCrae would come to, perhaps more than any other, encapsulate the sacrifices of the soldiers of .. show full overview
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The Great Guns of the Siege of Kimberley
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May 05, 2021
In their initial offensive of the Second Anglo-Boer War, the Boer armies quickly overran parts of the British territories of Natal and Cape Colony, besieging three strategically .. show full overview
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Up in Lights: The History of Neon
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May 07, 2021
For years in the early twentieth century there was one kind of light that dominated above all else: Neon. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the .. show full overview
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Reinheitsgebot: Bavarian Beer Laws
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May 10, 2021
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Panfilov's 28 Guardsmen and The Battle of Moscow *Without Music*
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May 12, 2021
The Battle of Moscow was truly epic in scope, and represented a desperate effort by a people defending their homeland. One of the great legends of the battle- the brave last stand of .. show full overview
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Burning Baseball in Boston: The Great South End Grounds Fire of 1894
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May 14, 2021
In a game on May 15, 1894, a fight between Baltimore third baseman John McGraw and Boston first baseman Tommy Tucker became heated. As the fans watched the fight, everything else in the .. show full overview
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Next Exit: A History of Roadside Attractions
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May 17, 2021
At countless stops along the old highways, travelers could find all manner of attractions like the “World’s Largest Ball of Paint,” “Cadillac Ranch,” and “The Thing,” giving birth to an .. show full overview
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Mob War History and The Commission
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May 19, 2021
In 1928, Joe “The Boss” Masseria, boss of the New York Morello gang, took the title "capo dei capi," or "Boss of all Bosses." But being on top paints a target on your back, and by 1930, .. show full overview
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A History of Allergies
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May 21, 2021
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The Brooklyn Bridge and the Gilded Age
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May 24, 2021
The Brooklyn bridge represented the growth and might of the industrial age, and the coming of age of the United States, and its largest city. There is much that can be said of the .. show full overview
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The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
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May 25, 2021
On the Maryland side of the Potomac river in Charles County, Maryland, there is a shallow bay tucked between Sandy and Liverpool point. Partially hidden in the muck and largely .. show full overview
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Voyager 2 and the Grand Tour
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May 28, 2021
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The Last American Cavalry Charge
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Jun 02, 2021
It may sound surprising that the last American cavalry charge occurred less than a hundred years ago, not in the pre-industrial years of the nineteenth century, but on the modern, .. show full overview
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Pueblo Colorado: The Great Flood of 1921
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Jun 03, 2021
The unique topography of what is called the “eastern foothills" of Colorado gives rise to a weather phenomenon called “cloudbursts". A flood resulting from a cloudburst rises so quickly .. show full overview
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D-Day: USS Texas and Omaha Beach
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Jun 06, 2021
On June 6, 1944, the allies prepared one of the most ambitious operations in military history: the landing of over 156,000 troops in Nazi-occupied France. D-Day remains the largest .. show full overview
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Treadmills Were for Prisons
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Jun 08, 2021
The Sports and Fitness Industry estimated that 53 million people use a treadmill at least once a year. While today’s treadmills are primarily used as an exercise device, their history .. show full overview
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Firefighters and a Funeral Procession: The Boston Riot of 1837
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Jun 11, 2021
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Scottish History: Colonization in Panama
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Jun 14, 2021
In the late 17th century, Scotland hoped to reverse decades of economic decline by joining the top-echelon of European nations by establishing a colony in the Americas. Though several .. show full overview
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1882 Dubuque Frog Hail
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Jun 16, 2021
Severe weather comes in many forms, and affects humans and the environment in many ways. But some types of severe weather are simply so odd, such bizarre examples of the complexity of .. show full overview
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France's Second D-Day: USS Texas and Operation Dragoon
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Jun 18, 2021
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Scuttling of the High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow
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Jun 21, 2021
102 years ago today, fifty-two ships of the German Imperial Navy were sunk in a single afternoon, in what has been described by the BBC as “the single greatest loss of warships in .. show full overview
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History and QWERTY
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Jun 23, 2021
On June 23, 1868, a patent was granted by the U.S. patent office to C. Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soule of Milwaukee. While you would likely be familiar with its modern .. show full overview
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The Battle of Vouillé and the Map of Europe
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Jun 25, 2021
More than 1500 years ago in a field in central France, two armies clashed. At the head of each was an ambitious and powerful king, who planned to press their power, prestige and .. show full overview
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Escape from Auschwitz
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Jun 28, 2021
In June 1942, four prisoners made a daring escape from the infamous Auschwitz Concentration Camp. It is a piece of WWII forgotten history that deserves to be remembered. This is .. show full overview
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The 1900 Hoboken Docks Fire
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Jun 30, 2021
On June 30, 1900, what was described as “a slight blaze in a bale of cotton” quickly spread into a disaster that newspapers branded the “Hoboken Horror.” The great Hoboken Docks Fire .. show full overview
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The Convoy and the U-Boat: SS J. L. Luckenbach, HMS Orama and SM U-62
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Jul 05, 2021
In October 1917, a British armed cruiser, an armed merchant vessel, and U.S. destroyers do battle with a U-Boat of the Imperial German Navy. The History Guy remembers the Dakar Convoy .. show full overview
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A Tale of Two Dakotas
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Jul 07, 2021
Of all the obscure flyover states, perhaps none are more confusing to those who fly over than the place where The History Guy spent his youth- the Dakotas. In fact, many American .. show full overview
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Barry, the Best of Dogs
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Jul 09, 2021
The reputation of the St. Bernard owes a lot to a single dog, called ‘the most famous St Bernard to have ever lived’ - a dog born 221 years ago named Barry. The History Guy remembers .. show full overview
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The Forgotten History of Ice
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Jul 14, 2021
On July 14, 1850, a French consul celebrated Bastille Day with chilled champagne on ice, in Apalachicola, Florida. The event was thought to be the first public demonstration of .. show full overview
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Dick Bong: Ace of Aces
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Jul 16, 2021
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1945 Naval Bombardment of Japan
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Jul 19, 2021
At the end of July 1945, the war in the Pacific was almost over, but the allies didn’t know that yet. In preparation for an invasion of Japan, allied navies engaged, for the first time, .. show full overview
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Potosi: The Silver Mine that Changed the World
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Jul 19, 2021
Spanish colonial rule in the Americas was a brutal regime that killed millions of native Americans and transferred a nearly unimaginable volume of wealth from the New World to the Old .. show full overview
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The History of Barcodes
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Jul 20, 2021
Barcodes, on most products properly called a UPC, or “Universal Product Code,” are now a necessity for everyday life, making it possible for the massive and complex trade networks and .. show full overview
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The "Racketeer Nickel"
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Jul 25, 2021
Except for change, the nickel often escapes notice. But that wasn’t always true. In 1883, a nickel design was released that would cause enormous consternation for the U.S. mint, and led .. show full overview
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The U.S. Coast Guard in the Great War: USCGC Tampa
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Jul 27, 2021
While there are many compelling stories of the efforts to protect commerce from the dreaded U-boats during the Great War, the contribution of the United States Coast Guard, only newly .. show full overview
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Mutiny Aboard the Princess Matoika: The 1920 Olympics
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Jul 30, 2021
Not all Olympic drama occurs in the stadium. In 1920, the world looked to a new hope for peace following the end of the war, with the Olympic games to be held in Antwerp, Belgium. But, .. show full overview
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Prohibition and The Fall of the Russian Empire
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Aug 02, 2021
In 1914, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia proclaimed the country dry, in a move reflective of a new era of warfare. Despite the hopes of tsarist Russia, prohibition there ended even worse than .. show full overview
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Operation Market Time: the U.S. Coast Guard in Vietnam
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Aug 04, 2021
The contributions of the U.S. Coast Guard seem often to be forgotten compared to the other services. One example is the service of the Coast Guard in the Vietnam war, including the .. show full overview
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Spam: A History of Phishing
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Aug 06, 2021
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Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street
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Aug 11, 2021
Hetty Green was one of the wealthiest people of the gilded age, so famous in her time that she appeared in songs alongside names like Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan, and yet was called .. show full overview
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3 Presidential Close Calls
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Aug 13, 2021
Sometimes, what almost happened in history is as interesting as what actually happened. While the “Great Man” theory of history is often criticized, there are some figures in history .. show full overview
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The Emperor's Giraffe: The Chinese Age of Exploration
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Aug 16, 2021
On September 20, 1414, an extraordinary gift arrived at the court of Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty. The gift was nothing less than the Qilin, a magical .. show full overview
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The Last Battle of the Vietnam War: The Mayaguez incident
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Aug 18, 2021
The last American combat deaths of the Vietnam War occurred more than two years after the US combat role in Vietnam ended, and two weeks after the fall of Saigon. The May, 1975 SS .. show full overview
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Supersonic Firsts
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Aug 20, 2021
On August 20, 1955, United States Air Force Colonel Horace A. Hanes set the world’s first supersonic world speed record in a North American Aviation F-100C Super Sabre. Although we are .. show full overview
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Bernardo de Galvez, Spanish Hero of the American Revolution
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Aug 23, 2021
It’s easy to forget that when the revolution began, Spain controlled almost all of the land west of the Mississippi, and they remained an aging but powerful player in American .. show full overview
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Bad Men of the Black Hills
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Aug 24, 2021
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USS Texas and the Tampico Affair
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Aug 24, 2021
Just months before the assassination of Franz Ferdinand would begin the July Crisis, a minor incident in the city of Tampico nearly sparked a war between the US and its southern .. show full overview
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The Battle of Cannae
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Aug 25, 2021
Perhaps no great defeat has been more famous across time that one fought in the Second Punic War, when the feared Hannibal of Carthage crossed the Alps intent on sacking Rome. In a .. show full overview
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Sarah Bernhardt: The World's First Celebrity
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Sep 01, 2021
Before social media and summer blockbusters, before even the concept of a “movie star,” one extraordinary woman created the blueprint for the stars of today. Without a single tweet, .. show full overview
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The Other October Crisis: The Sino-Indian War of 1962
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Sep 03, 2021
The Cuban missile crisis so dominated both the news at the time and the study of history since that the World, fearing all out war between the US and the Soviet Union, nearly missed .. show full overview
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The 1947 Centralia Mine Disaster
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Sep 05, 2021
On March 9th, 1946 a letter was stamped as “received” at the Governor’s office in Springfield, Illinois. Miners at the Local 52 union of the United Mine Workers of America had addressed .. show full overview
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Dutch Ships of the Golden Age
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Sep 08, 2021
Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy. Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch Tobago 1677 about the Dutch defense of Tobago during the .. show full overview
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The Other Tea Parties
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Sep 10, 2021
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9/11 and The History of Firefighting
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Sep 11, 2021
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War and Mosquitos
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Sep 13, 2021
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2021x107
Malbork Castle and the Teutonic Order.
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Sep 15, 2021
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2021x108
1862 Explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal
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Sep 17, 2021
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2021x109
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926
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Sep 20, 2021
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1842 Retreat From Kabul
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Sep 22, 2021
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Voyage of SMS Emden
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Sep 24, 2021
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Soyuz 11: Death in Space
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Sep 27, 2021
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2021x113
Fitz John's Folly: An Accident of the Most Thrilling Nature
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Sep 29, 2021
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Surprise 1916 U-boat Visit to Rhode Island
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Oct 01, 2021
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2021x115
Brew: A Brief History of Coffee
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Oct 04, 2021
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2021x116
The Reno Gang: The Most Daring Band of Train Robbers
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Oct 06, 2021
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2021x117
Peshtigo: America's Deadliest Fire
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Oct 08, 2021
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2021x118
1763 Battle of Bushy Run
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Oct 11, 2021
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Mass Rescuer: Chiune Sugihara
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Oct 15, 2021
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2021x120
Popham: the Forgotten Colony
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Oct 18, 2021
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Golden Opportunity.
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Oct 19, 2021
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2021x122
The Execution of Captain George Kendall
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Oct 20, 2021
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2021x123
In the Shadow of Vesuvius
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Oct 22, 2021
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2021x124
Draining the Swamp: The Little River Drainage District
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Oct 25, 2021
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2021x125
Jan Potocki: Werewolf of the Enlightenment
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Oct 27, 2021
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2021x126
A Ghoul, a Ghost and a Grisly Murder: The Legend of Dr. Joseph McDowell
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Oct 29, 2021
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2021x127
Operation Outward
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Nov 01, 2021
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2021x128
Cruisers vs Zeppelin: HMAS Sydney and HMS Dublin vs L 43, 1917
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Nov 03, 2021
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2021x129
Four Days of Naples: Civilians vs Nazis
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Nov 05, 2021
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2021x130
Desperate Battle: USS Borie vs U-405
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Nov 08, 2021
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2021x131
Omar Ibn Said: Futa Toro Scholar
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Nov 12, 2021
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2021x132
Pineapple: the King of Fruits
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Nov 15, 2021
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2021x133
Tootsie Roll Saviors: Military Candy
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Nov 17, 2021
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2021x134
Dustland to Grassland
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Nov 19, 2021
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Eugene Francois Vidocq: The First Modern detective
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Nov 22, 2021
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2021x136
The White Ship
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Nov 24, 2021
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Art, Madness, and the Starry Night
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Nov 26, 2021
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Blowing up the Welland Canal
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Nov 29, 2021
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2021x139
Andy Granatelli: Motorsport Legend
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Dec 03, 2021
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Love in the Civil War: George Custer and the Confederate Wedding
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Dec 06, 2021
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Aftermath: December 8
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Dec 08, 2021
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USS Minneapolis
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Dec 10, 2021
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2021x143
A History of Microfilm
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Dec 13, 2021
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Guns of USS Texas
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Dec 15, 2021
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1939 Attack on Scapa Flow
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Dec 17, 2021
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Forgotten Airship: USS Macon
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Dec 20, 2021
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The Halifax Explosion and the Boston Christmas Tree
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Dec 22, 2021
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Christmas Cards: A History
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Dec 24, 2021
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2021x149 Season finale
The 2007 Boston Mooninite Panic
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Dec 31, 2021
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