Ranked #1
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 3.
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 3.
After the horrific violence of Election Day, 1920, in Ocoee, Florida, hundreds of Black families fled the town, never to... Read more
19 Nov 2020
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28mins
Ranked #2
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 2.
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 2.
Before the presidential election of 1920, the Klan marched through Florida to warn Black citizens not to vote. Newspaper... Read more
7 Nov 2020
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22mins
Ranked #3
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 1.
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 1.
The worst incident of election violence in American history happened a century ago on Election Day, 1920 in the town of ... Read more
2 Nov 2020
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25mins
Ranked #4
Bonus Episode 9: The Surgery That Sparked the Iran-Contra Scandal
Bonus Episode 9: The Surgery That Sparked the Iran-Contra Scandal
Did President Ronald Reagan authorize selling arms to Iran while still recovering from major surgery in 1985? Learn mor... Read more
7 Oct 2020
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8mins
Ranked #5
Bonus Episode 8: How a Haircut Changed Music History
Bonus Episode 8: How a Haircut Changed Music History
After a 23-year-old Elvis Presley submitted to an Army barber in March 1958, rock and roll, and American life, were neve... Read more
9 Sep 2020
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12mins
Ranked #6
Bonus Episode 7: Grace Kelly’s Fateful Trip to Cannes
Bonus Episode 7: Grace Kelly’s Fateful Trip to Cannes
In 1955, actress Grace Kelly journeyed to the Cannes Film Festival, setting in action a chain of events that would find ... Read more
26 Aug 2020
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9mins
Ranked #7
Bonus Episode 6: The Fatal Pitch That Changed Baseball History
Bonus Episode 6: The Fatal Pitch That Changed Baseball History
The tragic death of Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman in 1920 would help shape the future of baseball. Learn more... Read more
12 Aug 2020
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6mins
Ranked #8
Bonus Episode 5: The Freak Bicycle Accident Behind a Children’s Classic
Bonus Episode 5: The Freak Bicycle Accident Behind a Children’s Classic
Ludwig Bemelmans rode his bike down the wrong side of the road and into literary history when he dreamed up the beloved ... Read more
5 Aug 2020
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6mins
Ranked #9
Bonus Episode 4: The Drunk Cop Who Brought Down a President
Bonus Episode 4: The Drunk Cop Who Brought Down a President
If not for the fateful inaction of a single Washington, DC police officer, Watergate might never have happened. Learn m... Read more
29 Jul 2020
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6mins
Ranked #10
Bonus Episode 3: The Newspaper Error That Sparked the Nobel Prize
Bonus Episode 3: The Newspaper Error That Sparked the Nobel Prize
When a newspaper mistakenly proclaimed Alfred Nobel dead in 1888, the inventor of dynamite set out to reinvent his legac... Read more
22 Jul 2020
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6mins