Stuff You Missed in History Class

There have been numerous instances of ships found adrift with no one on board. Four of those nautical mysteries are featured here, with some truly [Read more]

If you only know of Vincent Price from his films, you may be surprised by his rich life story. Victoria Price joins the show to [Read more]

Baking expert Anne Byrn joins Holly to talk about the place of cake in U.S. history, from the early colonies right up to the modern [Read more]

From 1897 to 1962, a small theater in Paris gave became famous for its grisly, terrifying plays. The Theatre du Grand Gignol became a cultural [Read more]

In January of 1700, a tsunami struck the coast of Japan. While the connection between earthquakes and tsunamis was known, it actually took a very [Read more]

At the height of Europe’s witch trials, the northern coast of Norway had a disproportionate number of executions for sorcery. The small fishing community in [Read more]

In the early 1800s, a family in Tennessee allegedly experienced what seemed to be a haunting on their family farm. Many narratives have blossomed from [Read more]

Fishing plays vital role in the culture and economy of both the United Kingdom and Iceland. A dispute between the countries over fishing territory started [Read more]

At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, a chunk of rough and unwelcoming stretch of territory in the Canyonlands area [Read more]

In July 1900, an interaction between New Orleans police and two black men set off a chain of horrific events. A man hunt, bloodthirsty mobs [Read more]