On January 13, 2018, residents of Hawaii received an emergency alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile — and for 38 minutes, believed the worst was about to …
On January 12, 1967, psychology professor James Bedford became the first human to be cryonically frozen after death, launching one of the strangest scientific experiments in history. In …
In the 12th century, two green-skinned children appeared in an English village claiming to be from a twilight land called St Martin’s Land. Recorded by medieval historians, their …
On January 11, 1922, doctors administered insulin to a dying teenager for the first time in medical history. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy tells …
On January 10, 1863, London opened the world’s first underground railway, forever changing how cities move. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy explores the strange …
On January 9, 1793, French aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first manned balloon flight in the United States, soaring above Philadelphia as George Washington looked on. In this …
Bodie, California was once one of the most violent and lawless boomtowns of the American West—and today it’s widely considered one of the most haunted ghost towns in …
On January 8, 1994, cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov launched to the Mir space station and began a mission that would last an astonishing 437 days — the longest single …
On January 7, 1948, U.S. Air Force Captain Thomas Mantell died while pursuing a mysterious object in the sky over Kentucky. In this episode of The Strange History …
On January 7, 1901, a routine supply visit to the Flannan Isles lighthouse off the coast of Scotland revealed a chilling mystery: three experienced lighthouse keepers had vanished …
On January 6, 1540, King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves after choosing her almost entirely based on a portrait. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, …
On January 5, 1914, Henry Ford stunned the business world by announcing a five-dollar-a-day wage for factory workers — more than double the industry standard — during a …
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