From March 13, 1884, to January 26, 1885, the city of Khartoum, Sudan, was surrounded by insurgents bent on establishing an Islamic state. For 10 months, 7,000 Egyptian troops and 30,000 civilians - under the command of Major General Charles Gordon - an Englishman - held out - hoping for relief troops to arrive. This is the story of Charles Gordon and the Siege of Khartoum.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Khartoum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_George_Gordon

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_Gordon%27s_Last_Stand.jpg

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In January of 1919, a tank containing millions of gallons of molasses burst in the north end neighborhood of Boston. The resulting flood claimed over 20 lives, millions of dollars in damage, and took months to clean up. This is the story of the Great Molasses Flood of Boston.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood

https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end

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The Iron Brigade is the story of one of the finest fighting forces in United States history. Made up of 'western men' from Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, the brigade would sustain the highest casualty rate of any unit in the American Civil War.

Sources

"The Iron Brigade, A Military History" by Alan T. Nolan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Brigade"

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In 1903, George Edalji was falsely accused of maiming several animals, and sentenced to seven years in prison. However, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, would take up the case, and exonerate an innocent man.

Sources

"The Man Who Would Be Sherlock: The Real Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle" by Christopher Sandford

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In July of 1771, famed naval explorer Captain James Cook returned to England after circumnavigating the world. And he had great praise and admiration for one of his crew - who had completed a second circling of the world. That crew member was a goat - who is only known to history as the Well-Traveled Goat. This is her story.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well-Travelled_Goat

https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2019/04/the-well-travelled-goat.html

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In 415 BC, the city state of Athens would embark on a campaign to conquer the island of Sicily. However, a series of decisions would turn this idea from bad, to worse, to one of the worst disasters in military history. This is the story of the Sicilian Expedition.

Sources

"The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition" By Donald Kagan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Expedition

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In the early morning hours of April 15, 1865, Dr. Samuel Mudd had a man come to his home with a fractured fibula. Mudd set the man’s injury. That man was John Wilkes Booth - the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Mudd would claim not to have known Booth - or have been a part of the assassination plot. He said he was just a doctor doing his job. But was that true? This is the story of Dr. Samuel Mudd.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Mudd

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In 1804, in the bayous of modern day Louisiana, three brothers would embark on a campaign of burning and pillaging against the Spanish government. They did this out of spite - and the desire to declare a republic.

Sources

"Republic of Scoundrels" by Jane Plummer, the chapter 'The Troubled Trio'

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On December 25, 1950, in the early morning hours, four Scottish students from the University of Glasgow broke into Westminster Abbey in London and removed the Stone of Scone - a symbol of Scottish nationhood and independence - which had been taken by England’s King Edward 650 years earlier. This is the story of the Heist of the Stone of Scone.

Sources

"The Taking of the Stone of Destiny" by Ian Hamilton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_removal_of_the_Stone_of_Scone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_of_Scone

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From the mid 800s until 1296, a 300 pound block of sandstone would be where every Scottish monarch was crowned. But after it was stolen by the British, this nondescript piece of rock would go on to have a remarkable journey. This is the story of the Stone of Scone.

Sources

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stone-of-Scone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_of_Scone

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On Dec. 5, 1952, a thick layer of smog settled over the city of London - which was not an unusual thing. But due to cold weather, windless conditions and collected airborne pollutants - this fog remained until Dec. 9. The result was England’s worst Air Pollution disaster ever - with more than 10,000 people dying from respiratory issues. This is the story of the Great Smog of London.

Sources

https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/london-stories/the-great-smog-of-1952/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London

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