Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 8 hours
episode 97: The Villisca Ax Murders
On June 10, 1912, eight people were found bludgeoned to death in a house in southwestern Iowa.
episode 96: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara
In 1858 the Catholic Church seized a 6-year-old boy from his Jewish family in Bologna.
episode 95: A New Day at Charleston
In 1862, a slave on a South Carolina transport ship seized a rare chance at freedom.
episode 94: The Living Unknown Soldier
In 1918, a soldier without a memory appeared on a French railway platform.
episode 93: The Old Flying Days
Journalist C.C. Turner was everywhere in the early days of English aviation.
episode 92: The Forgotten Amendment
The 27th amendment was ratified largely because one man got a C on a term paper.
episode 91: The Voyage of the Damned
In 1939, the United States turned back an ocean liner carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany.
episode 90: The Candy Bar War
In 1947, Canadian teenagers went on "strike" to protest high-priced chocolate bars.
episode 88: Mrs. Wilkinson and the Lyrebird
In 1930, an Australian widow befriended a shy and gifted bird.