Stuff You Missed in History Class

When news about new findings at the Stonehenge site broke late in 2014, it seemed like time to update the original Stonehenge episode. But then [Read more]

On September 1, 2014, a team of searchers discovered artifacts from the Franklin Expedition. Over the course of seven dives, additional artifacts from the Erebus [Read more]

In 1826, liquor was forbidden at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Cadets smuggled alcohol into the barracks anyway, and a [Read more]

It’s a Christmas episode, a shipwreck and a ghost story rolled into one! It’s the story of the the Rouse Simmons, which sank in Lake [Read more]

In 1925, a diphtheria outbreak in Nome, Alaska put a community in grave danger — without the proper supplies to fight the disease. A daring [Read more]

For most of India’s recorded history, salt has been both abundant and subject to taxation. This continued to be the case after the British East [Read more]

The story of the Ninth Legion is a favorite among history fans who love a good mystery. But is there really any mystery here, or [Read more]

In 1903, Chicago’s newly-opened Iroquois Theater burned, killing at least 600 people. The horrible, incredibly tragic incident was the result of multiple code violations and [Read more]

This episode picks up in the middle of Hudson’s third voyage, as the Half Moon is making its way down North America’s east coast. As [Read more]

Henry Hudson’s voyages have all the makings of a juicy story: maritime exploration, horrible treatment of indigenous peoples, treacherous waters, treacherous shipmen, a mercenary switch [Read more]