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05.01.2024

Episode 114 - The Chilling Story Behind The Disappearance Of Natalee Holloway

Last seen with Joran van der Sloot, Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba during a trip with her Alabama high school class in May 2005. https://allthatsinteresting.com/natalee-holloway credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

04.17.2024

Episode 113 - The Lincoln Assassination — And The Larger Conspiracy Behind It

Discover why the wider Abraham Lincoln assassination plot was far larger than the death of one man and how this three-pronged attack sent out violent aftershocks for decades to come. https://allthatsinteresting.com/abraham-lincoln-assassination credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network:...

04.03.2024

Episode 112 - When Teddy Roosevelt Was Shot By An Assassin — Then Gave A Speech

On October 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt — then running for an unprecedented third term under the banner of the Bull Moose Party — set out to give a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Wisconsin. En route, he crossed paths...

03.27.2024

Episode 111 - History Happy Hour, March 2024: A Plague Grave With 1,000 Skeletons, A 500-Year-Old Jesus Ring, And More

It’s the end of March 2024, and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… The discovery of a mass grave of Black Death victims in Nuremberg… …the story of how a well-preserved...

03.20.2024

Episode 110 - The Truth About Mary Magdalene

Most depictions of Mary Magdalene in popular culture characterize her in the same way: as a sex worker. In the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, for example, Mary is critiqued by Judas for her "profession" and later describes how she's quote-unquote...

03.13.2024

Episode 109 - Osage Murders: The True Story Behind 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'

In the 1920s, the hills of northeast Oklahoma were soaked in oil — and blood. Though the oil deposits found in the area had made the Osage Native Americans who owned the land rich, tribe members soon began to die...

03.06.2024

Episode 108 - Jack The Ripper, Episode 6: Who Was The Whitechapel Murderer?

So who was Jack the Ripper? More than a century later, the killer's identity continues to elude investigators. Some theories are outlandish — like that writer Lewis Carroll or even British royal Prince Albert Victor were behind the heinous crimes....

02.28.2024

Episode 107 - History Happy Hour, February 2024: The Titanic Of The Alps, Amelia Earhart's Plane, And More

It’s the end of February 2024, and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… How Amelia Earhart's missing plane may have been found in the Pacific Ocean… …the discovery of a warrior's...

02.21.2024

Episode 106 - Jack the Ripper, Part 5: The Final Victim

Like Jack the Ripper himself, little is known about his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly. Her heavily mutilated body was found in a leased room on Dorset Street in East London on November 9, 1888. She had been living in...

02.14.2024

Episode 105 - Jack The Ripper, Episode 4: The Mutilation Of Catherine Eddowes

On October 16, 1888, a Whitechapel neighborhood watch group received a letter addressed "From Hell" which chillingly described a murder. Even more chillingly, the letter came with what appeared to be a piece of a human kidney preserved in spirits....

02.07.2024

Episode 104 - Jack The Ripper, Episode 3: The Murder Of Elizabeth Stride

As the summer of 1888 gradually turned to autumn, the growing fear of Jack the Ripper began to reach its peak. Throughout London’s “Autumn of Terror,” the people of Whitechapel were always on the lookout, wary that the Ripper might...

01.31.2024

Episode 103 - History Happy Hour, January 2024: Golden-Tongued Mummies, A Victorian Cipher, And More

It's the end of January 2024 and we've picked a few of our favorite history news stories from this month as well as a handful of significant anniversaries from decades past. The mysterious coded note found in the pocket of a...

01.24.2024

Episode 102 - Jack The Ripper, Episode 2: 'Another Woman Has Been Murdered!'

Here's the tragic story of Jack the Ripper's second victim, and how Chapman's brutal death spread fear throughout London, spurned the police to start arresting suspects, and even sparked a response from the killer himself. https://allthatsinteresting.com/jack-the-rippers-victims credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of...

01.17.2024

Episode 101 - Jack The Ripper, Episode 1: The First Murder

On August 31, 1888, a young woman by the name of Mary Ann Nichols was found dead, her body gruesomely mutilated on the streets of London’s Whitechapel neighborhood. Police didn’t know it at the time, but Nichols’ murder was just the...

01.10.2024

Episode 100 - Celebrating 100 Episodes Of History Uncovered

Today we look back at 100 episodes, and discuss updates to our favorite stories. https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12.20.2023

Episode 99 - The Most Disturbing Christmas Legends From Around The World

Each Christmas, millions of children around the world eagerly await the arrival of Santa Claus, the jolly old man in the bright red suit who carries a sack full of presents for all the good boys and girls. However, the...

12.13.2023

Episode 98 - The Truth Behind The Legend Of H. H. Holmes And His 'Murder Castle'

Of the great mass of people staring up at the towering white structures in Chicago’s Jackson Park and enjoying the sight of the world’s first Ferris Wheel, no one knows that the blue-eyed devil walks among them. His name is...

11.29.2023

Episode 97 - History Happy Hour, November 2023: The Titanic's Dinner Menu, An Ancient Roman Coin Trove, And More

It's the end of November 2023 and we've picked a few of our favorite history news stories from this month as well as a handful of significant anniversaries from decades past. Over the past month, we've covered a number of fascinating...

11.21.2023

Episode 96 - Who Really Killed JFK?

From the moment CBS News broadcaster Walter Cronkite lowered his glasses on November 22, 1963, and told the American public that President John F. Kennedy was dead, the same question has echoed in the minds of countless people throughout the...

11.15.2023

Episode 95 - Roland Doe, The Boy Who Inspired 'The Exorcist'

In 1949, priests performed an exorcism on a boy referred to as "Roland Doe," a.k.a. Ronald Hunkeler, in a chilling ordeal that became the real-life inspiration for The Exorcist. https://allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more...

11.08.2023

Episode 94 - People Who Fell Out Of Planes — And Lived

Today, we'll be discussing people who have fallen from mind-boggling heights. And most — though tragically not all — managed to survive. These are their remarkable stories. https://allthatsinteresting.com/vesna-vulovic credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about...

11.01.2023

Episode 93 - The Mothman And The Silver Bridge Collapse

As legend has it, the flying Mothman horrified countless Point Pleasant residents in the late 1960s. And when the Silver Bridge collapsed, the creature was blamed for the deaths of 46 people. https://allthatsinteresting.com/mothman credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media...

10.25.2023

Episode 92 - The Enfield Haunting That Inspired 'The Conjuring 2'

The Enfield Haunting began with a bang. Literally. In the summer of 1977, Peggy Hodgson heard loud noises coming from her daughters' room, upstairs at their house at 284 Green Street, in Enfield, North London. Hodgson went upstairs to investigate...

10.18.2023

Episode 91 - The Chilling History Behind The Headless Horseman Of Sleepy Hollow

Every year when the green leaves turn bright orange and pumpkins appear on our doorsteps, Washington Irving’s classic ghost story, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, is retold. The beloved American legend follows the tale of Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher who...

10.11.2023

Episode 90 - The Haunted Baynard Mausoleum of Hilton Head Island

Southern Gothic is a narrative history podcast that pays special attention to sound design to truly immerse you in the story, whether exploring the American South’s darkest chapters in history or recounting an infamous ghost story from decades or centuries...

10.04.2023

Episode 89 - The Mermaid Inn, England's Centuries-Old Haunted Hotel

The Mermaid Inn has housed pirates, gangsters, and even Queen Elizabeth I. Some say the inn still houses a few of these characters today — albeit, in ghost form. https://allthatsinteresting.com/haunted-mermaid-inn credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits Head to http://factormeals.com/historyuncovered50 and use code HISTORYUNCOVERED50 to get 50% off...

09.27.2023

Episode 88 - History Happy Hour, September 2023: A Secret Palace Tunnel, A 2,600-Year-Old Shoe, And More

Welcome to History Happy Hour, a special series from History Uncovered… It’s the end of September 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… The investigation of an unknown tunnel beneath...

09.20.2023

Episode 87 - Judith Love Cohen: Savior Of Apollo 13 And Jack Black's Mom

As a teenager, Judith Love Cohen went to a guidance counselor to talk about her future and professed her deep love of math. But the counselor had other advice. She said: “I think you ought to go to a nice...

09.13.2023

Episode 86 - Inside Pat Tillman's Death By 'Friendly Fire'

After the 9/11 attacks, Pat Tillman gave up a lucrative football career to join the U.S. Army. But in 2004, he was tragically killed by the Taliban — or so his family and the American public were led to believe. Several...

09.06.2023

Episode 85 - John Wilkes Booth: A Discussion With 'The Art Of Crime'

John Wilkes Booth hailed from America’s most celebrated theatrical dynasty. At the height of his powers, his father, Junius, ranked as the greatest Shakespearean in the country, and John’s older brothers, Junius and Edwin, also achieved fame. After an unpromising...

08.30.2023

Episode 84 - History Happy Hour, August 2023: A Vampire Graveyard, The Surprise Discovery Of A Roman Ship, And More

It’s the end of August 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… The discovery of a medieval handheld sundial in Germany… …yet another vampire grave uncovered in Poland… …the surprise discovery...

08.23.2023

Episode 83 - UFOs Part 4: The Real Men In Black, Shadowy Government Figures Who Threaten UFO Witnesses Into Silence

On June 21, 1947, Harold Dahl and his son Charles were gathering logs near the eastern shore of Maury Island, Washington in Puget Sound when Harold suddenly saw something strange in the sky above him. What looked like six, donut-shaped...

08.16.2023

Episode 82 - UFOs Part 3: The Ariel School UFO Sighting, When 62 Children Saw An Alien Ship At Recess

In September 1994, the small rural town of Ruwa, Zimbabwe was forever changed. For several days, people across the region reported seeing mysterious lights in the sky at night, kicking off rumors and speculation about UFO activity in the area....

08.09.2023

Episode 81 - UFOs Part 2: The Lake Michigan Incident Of 1994

On March 8, 1994, residents living along the shore of Lake Michigan witnessed one of the most widespread UFO sightings in history. Bright, multi-colored orbs appeared over the water and could be seen as far south as the Indiana state...

08.02.2023

Episode 80 - UFOs Part 1: History's First Encounter With "Little Green Men"

One steamy summer night in August 1955, 11 terrified people suddenly flooded into the police station in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. They immediately began blabbering frantically about something that had happened on their farm in the nearby town of Kelly. "We need...

07.26.2023

Episode 79 - History Happy Hour, July 2023: Thrift Store Treasure, The Death Of Bruce Lee, And More

It’s the end of July 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… A vase purchased at a thrift store for just $3.30 that turned out to be from Meiji-era...

07.19.2023

Episode 78 - Oregon's Exploding Whale Incident Of 1970

On November 9, 1970, the carcass of an eight-ton, 45-foot-long sperm whale washed up on the beach near the small town of Florence, Oregon. For the next several days, the whale sat undisturbed on the shore while its rotting flesh...

07.12.2023

Episode 77 - The 1904 St. Louis Marathon, The Wildest Event In Olympic History

Marathons today follow a simple formula. There's a starting line and a finish line, a crowd of excited and apprehensive racers, and a clear course to follow. But the 1904 Olympic Marathon took some unexpected turns, in more ways than...

07.05.2023

Episode 76 - The Tragic Story Of David Reimer, The Boy Forced To Live As A Girl

Please be advised that this episode contains discussion of sexual abuse of children David Reimer’s parents just wanted to do the right thing for him. What was supposed to be a routine circumcision in 1965 turned into a life-altering nightmare for the...

06.28.2023

Episode 75 - History Happy Hour, June 2023: A Vampire Graveyard, RFK's Assassination, And More

It’s the end of June 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… Traces of a ritualistic drink containing human blood discovered inside a 2,000-year-old Egyptian vase… …The discovery of a...

06.21.2023

Episode 74 - The Harrowing Death Of John Jones Inside Nutty Putty Cave

Just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, there lies a vast labyrinth of underground tunnels that have been sealed shut for almost 15 years. Once a popular attraction for cave explorers and other thrill-seekers, Nutty Putty Cave is, today, only...

06.14.2023

Episode 73 - Corrie Ten Boom, The Dutch Watchmaker Who Saved 800 Jews From The Holocaust

On May 10, 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. And life for Corrie ten Boom, a 48-year-old watchmaker in the Dutch city of Haarlem, would never be the same. With the help of the Dutch resistance, Corrie and her family constructed...

06.07.2023

Episode 72 - Chuck Mawhinney , The Marine Corps' Deadliest Sniper

As one of the most prolific snipers of the Vietnam War, Chuck Mawhinney was a lethal sharpshooter who racked up the most confirmed kills in the history of the United States Marine Corps and the second-most confirmed kills of any...

05.31.2023

Episode 71 - History Happy Hour, May 2023

It’s the end of May 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… The 98-year-old Frenchmen who revealed the secret massacre of German POWs during WWII… …the 7,000-year-old tomb discovered by...

05.24.2023

Episode 70 - Titanic, Part 6: The Legacy Of The Doomed Ship

Over the past five episodes, we’ve taken a close look at the tragedy of the RMS Titanic, from its construction to its destruction, and the stories of the crew members and passengers on board in those final, fateful days. And...

05.17.2023

Episode 69 - Titanic, Part 5: The Aftermath Of History's Most Infamous Sinking

Soon after the Carpathia's dramatic rescue of the survivors, the world began to hear about the Titanic for the first time. Thousands of people awaited the ship's arrival in New York, hoping for good news about their loved ones, and...

05.10.2023

Episode 68 - Titanic, Part 4: Heroism And Despair In The Ship’s Final Moments

The Titanic was infamously touted as the “unsinkable” ship, a title that unfortunately came to be bitterly ironic. But in the wake of its sinking, that title came to be associated not with the ship itself, but with one of...

05.03.2023

Episode 67 - Titanic, part 3: Sinking Into The North Atlantic

In the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, as word began to spread that something had happened to the Titanic during its maiden voyage, the White Star Line released a reassuring statement. "While we are not in direct communication...

04.29.2023

Special Episode - The Antwerp Diamond Heist / The Cold War Spy Swap

A special episode from our friends at History Daily about the biggest diamond heist in history, as well as a spy exchange at the height of the cold war. Link to History Daily: https://podfollow.com/history-daily Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits Thanks HelloFresh! Go...

04.26.2023

Episode 66 - History Happy Hour, April 2023

Today, we'll be talking about: How scientists found a never before seen chapter in the Bible. How the discovery of a 6000 year old hook in Israel, suggests that ancient people hunted sharks. Why experts are warning that mummies in Mexico, City could...

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