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 315: Beryl Markham's Unconventional Life
Beryl Markham trained racehorses, flew across the Atlantic, and wrote a book that impressed Hemingway.
episode 314: The Taliesin Murders
In 1914, a series of horrific murders unfolded at Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin estate.
episode 313: The Santa Claus Association
In 1913, New York publicist John Duval Gluck proposed to answer Santa's mail.
episode 312: The Last of the Yahi
In 1911 the last member of the Yahi people appeared in Oroville, California.
episode 311: A Disputed Russian Princess
A woman found in Berlin in 1920 claimed to be a Romanov princess.
episode 310: The Case of Bobby Dunbar
In 1912, 4-year-old Bobby Dunbar disappeared during a family outing in Louisiana.
episode 308: Nicholas Winton and the Czech Kindertransport
In 1939, British stockbroker Nicholas Winton helped 669 children escape the Nazis in Czechoslovakia.
episode 307: The Cyprus Mutiny
In 1829 a group of convicts stole a ship in Tasmania and made their way into the Pacific.
episode 306: The Inventor Who Disappeared
In 1890, cinema pioneer Louis Le Prince boarded a train and disappeared.