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Flashback: History's Unintended Consequences

A series of stories of disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. From OZY’s Sean Braswell, host and creator of the chart-topping, Webby-nomi... Read more

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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

28mins

Ranked #2

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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

22mins

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Ranked #3

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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

25mins

Ranked #4

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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

8mins

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Ranked #5

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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

12mins

Ranked #6

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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

9mins

Ranked #7

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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

6mins

Ranked #8

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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

6mins

Ranked #9

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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

6mins

Ranked #10

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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

6mins

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