In 1796, in his farewell address to the nation, George Washington expressly warned against the creation of political parties and factions in the United States. His warnings went unheeded, and today, two powerful political parties dominate the American political landscape. How did we get here?

In 1905, Tsar Nicholas II ordered Imperial Troops to stop a group of protestors from reaching his Winter Palace at any cost, in an event that would come to be known as "Bloody Sunday," which would set off a chain of events that would lead to the toppling of the Tsarist Monarchy, one of the bloodiest civil wars in history, and the creation of a nation that would eventually strike fear into the hearts of the citizens in democratic countries across the globe.

It's the most famous book in global history. Here are some things you might not know.

Phillip II didn't like Elizabeth I, so he decided to send the largest fleet ever assembled up to that point to invade England and topple her reign. It was a train wreck. How did it happen?

In April of 1961, a large group of Cuban defectors landed on the beaches of an area of Cuba known as the Bay of Pigs with the intention of challenging the regime of Fidel Castro, the new communist leader of the country. It went horribly wrong. How? I'll tell you.

Hitler declared that Nazi Germany was the "Third Reich," but what were the first two Reichs? What are their significance in the creation of German Nationalism? Why was Hitler able to create such a powerful empire in such a short time, and then have it dissolved as quickly as it rose? This is episode six in the Quarantine Chapters, and we're talking about Nazi Germany. Let's go.

On Christmas Day, 1776, with the fate of the United States of America hanging in the balance, George Washington ordered his band of ragtag soldiers across the freezing waters of the Delaware River, en route to the town of Trenton, leading to an event that would alter the historic timeline forever. In the fifth episode of the Quarantine Chapters, we examine the heroic Battle of Trenton, and the aftermath that caused British generals to shake in their boots.

In the third episode of the Quarantine Files, we're exploring the Bubonic Plague, and the cause of it: Yersinia Pestis. In the years between 1347 and 1351, nearly 30% of the world population was killed by a microscopic bacteria that spread through much of the planet, but how long has that bacteria been around? 

On an early morning in April of 1906 in the Bay Area of California, a 7.9 earthquake rattled the city of San Francisco. Residents were shaken, but it was nothing they couldn't handle. Unfortunately, that was only the beginning of their problems. What happened in the biggest catastrophe in San Francisco history? Let's find out, in the second episode of the Quarantine Chapters.