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So much has happened in the past decade alone, but what got us here? Humanity has evolved in so many ways in the modern era. From the Industrial Revolution to the invention of the iPhone, from the Space Race to SpaceX, from last century's influenza pandemic to Covid-19, there’s a lot to cover. These stories attempt to recount how we’ve gotten to where we are and the rapid change that took place within the last few centuries.
It was known as the “Havoc”—and for good reason.
The schooner, lost since 1860, is the last confirmed ship that brought captives from Africa to the United States.
NASA veteran, Hugh Harris, examines the "Challenger" disaster that occurred on January 28, 1986, and what we’ve learned from it.
By Hugh Harris
Lewis Sorley offers a shocking new perspective on the Vietnam War, through access to classified documents.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Toland recounts the devastating conflict in his book “In Mortal Combat: Korea, 1950-1953.”
In 1971, the "Washington Post" risked everything to publish government secrets after their competitor was indicted for the same crime.
By Olivia Mason
He theorized that the Earth was hollow and "stocked with thrifty vegetables and animals if not men."
Combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis recounts what he saw when the Allies invaded the island of Guadalcanal in 1942.
Hollywood spy films have nothing on these real-life assassination plots.
Ghost trains, unexplained aerial phenomena, and disappeared men still haunt World War II scholars.
By Orrin Grey
The Germans believed their castle prison was inescapable—they were wrong.
The German soldier nodded in thanks, then disappeared.
Her tragic demise raises questions to this day.
By Robert Walsh
The groundbreaking work changed scientific study forever.
It was one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Vietnam War.
It’s been nearly 60 years since the assassination of JFK, and the mystery surrounding his death still haunts us.
Did a Soviet captain sacrifice his ship and crew to divert an apocalyptic scenario?
The new film, based on the book of the same name by Daniel Finkel, highlights the realities of soldiers returning home from war with PTSD.
On May 5, 1945, Allied and German troops fought side-by-side against the SS.
By Robert Walsh