History Dispatches
By Matt and McKinley Breen
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History Dispatches is a daily history show hosted by father and son duo Matt and McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. While any topic is fair game, Matt and McKinley hold a soft spot for the offbeat and wacky stories that most people don’t know about.
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Cottingley Fairies
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Bloody Monday
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Big Booms - Compilation
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Pest Control - Compilation
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Tales from Ancient Egypt - Compilation
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Athenian Adventures - Compilation
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Historic Heists - Compilation
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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The European Theater of World War II
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Bob Beamon
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Alcibiades
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Beast of Gévaudan
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Burma-Shave
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Bleeding Kansas
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The Great Sphinx of Giza
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Enron Scandal
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Trial of the Amistad
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Revolt on the Amistad
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Battle of Teutoburg Forest
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Spice Islands
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Gombe Chimp War
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Moina Michael: the Poppy Lady
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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The Pepsi Navy
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The Near Extinction of the Bison
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The Battle of Fishguard: The Last Invasion of Britain
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The Cardiff Giant: Archeology's Greatest Hoax
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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St. Albans Raid - The Civil War's Northern Most Battle
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Devils Tower
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The 335 Year War
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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The Accidental Discovery of Penicillin
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Siege of Fort Pulaski
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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United States Camel Corps
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Battle of New Orleans
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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New Coke
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Fighting Jack Churchill
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Mike the Headless Chicken
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Mysterious Origins of the Newport Tower
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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History of Chess
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Eddie Gaedel: The Smallest Player in Baseball History
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Year of the Four Emperors
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Remember the Maine!
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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504 Protest
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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The Great Zimbabwe
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Battle Over Parker Dam
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Discovery of the Venus de Milo
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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The History of Pad Thai
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Battle of Adwa
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Mountain Meadows Massacre
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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CIA Attempts to Assassinate Fidel Castro
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Ned Kelly: Australia's Most Notorious Outlaw
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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1904 Olympic Marathon
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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John Colter's Run
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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The Mystery of the Tunguska Incident
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Knights Templar
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Project Isabela: The Galapagos Goat War
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Assassination attempt of Teddy Roosevelt
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Versailles Rail Accident
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Jack Black: The Greatest Rat Catcher
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska and the "horrible hand" dinosaur
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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The Lost Episodes of Doctor Who
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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The Caravel
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Carry Nation: The Temperance Movement's Hatchet Granny
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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History of the Periodic Table of Elements
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Mystery of the Mary Celeste
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Boudica - The Celtic Warrior Queen
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Carol Kaye: First Lady on Bass
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Broken Arrow: Americas Missing Nukes
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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The Coelacanth: Discovery of a Living Fossil
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Catacombs of Paris
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Lost Army of Cambyses
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Hildegard of Bingen: The Mystic Visionary Nun
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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The Execution of King Louis XVI - From History Daily
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Nathan Hale
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Edward Carter: The Long Road to a Congressional Medal of Honor Award
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Pope Joan: The Legendary Female Pope
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Adventures of the Stanley Cup
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Billy Possum
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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History of the Lobotomy
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Abraham Lincoln Brigade
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Magawa: The Hero Rat
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Book of Kells
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Disco Demolition Night
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Charles Gordon and the Siege of Khartoum
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Great Molasses Flood
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Iron Brigade
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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When the Creator of Sherlock Holmes Saved a Man from Prison
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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The Goat Who Sailed Around the World - Twice
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Sicilian Expedition
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Doctor Samuel Mudd
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Kemper Rebellion of 1804
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Heist of the Stone of Scone
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Stone of Scone
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Great Smog of London
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Battle of Karánsebes: When the Austrian Army Attacked Itself
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May 30, 2025 |
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The Teddy Bear
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May 29, 2025 |
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The Denver Spiderman
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May 28, 2025 |
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Halifax Explosion
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May 27, 2025 |
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The Liberty Bell
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May 26, 2025 |
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Robert Emmet and the Speech from the Dock
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May 23, 2025 |
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Theft of the Mona Lisa
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May 22, 2025 |
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Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
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May 21, 2025 |
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Pony Express
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ark of the Covenant
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May 19, 2025 |
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Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
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May 16, 2025 |
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Divorce of Catherine of Aragon
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May 15, 2025 |
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Moctezuma's Gold
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May 14, 2025 |
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The Peshtigo Fire - History's Deadliest Wildfire
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May 13, 2025 |
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Great Chicago Fire
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May 12, 2025 |
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Thrasybulus - the man who saved Athenian democracy
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May 09, 2025 |
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The Death of Glenn Miller
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May 08, 2025 |
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Zheng Yi Sao - the Pirate Queen of Southeast Asia
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May 07, 2025 |
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1883 Eruption of Krakatoa
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May 06, 2025 |
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The Pleasant Valley War - America's Bloodiest Family Feud
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May 05, 2025 |
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Wu Zetian - China's Only Female Emperor
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May 02, 2025 |
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Joshua Glover: Freedom Found
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Jan Žižka - the one-eyed general who never lost a battle
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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The Kyūjō Incident - the coup that almost extended World War II
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Cod Wars - The battle for fishing rights in the North Atlantic
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Zimmerman Telegram - the note that brought America into World War I
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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William Walker and the Filibuster War
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Enheduanna: History's First Author
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Captain Vernice Armour: The first African American female combat pilot
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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1527 Sack of Rome
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Anders' Exiled Polish Army of WWII
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Sidi Mubarak Bombay
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Alfred the Great and the Great Heathen Army
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The Rosetta Stone - the Key to Unlocking Egypt's Past
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Johnny Appleseed
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Battle of Blair Mountain - America's Largest Labor Uprising
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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The Heist of the Irish Crown Jewels
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Alberta Rat Campaign
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Kensington Runestone
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Battle of Castle Itter
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Bessie Coleman - the First African-American Pilot
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Alfred Nobel and the Creation of Dynamite
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Stonewall Riots
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Monopoly - The Surprising History of the World's most Famous Game
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Black Bart - the Wild West's Gentleman Bandit
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Ice Bowl - Football's Most Famous Clash on the Frozen Tundra
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Video Game Crash of 1983
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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The Opium Wars
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Henry Avery and the Greatest Pirate Raid in History
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Library of Alexandria
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Rosa Parks
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Head of Oliver Cromwell
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Dancing Plague of 1518
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Junko Tabei - the First Woman to Summit Mount Everest
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Wojtek the Bear
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Great Emu War
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Saint Patrick: The Man Behind the Legend
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Introducing History Dispatches
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Feb 28, 2025 |