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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 65: Richard Ramirez
Between 1984 and 1985, Richard Ramirez terrorised California, committing a series of home-invasion murders, sexual assaults, and burglaries that left…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 61: The Mystery of the Copper Scroll Treasure
Discovered in 1952 near the Dead Sea, one ancient text stands apart from all the others. Unlike the fragile parchment…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 60: The Soviet-Afghan War
The Soviet–Afghan War, fought between 1979 and 1989, was a brutal conflict that reshaped Afghanistan, weakened the Soviet Union, and…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 108: The History of Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is one of the most controversial technologies ever created, born from scientific brilliance, shaped by war, and shadowed…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: Sally Ride
Sally Ride became a symbol of possibility on 18 June 1983, when she flew aboard Space Shuttle Challenger as the…
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Biografias en 5 minutos
Biografias en 5minutos: Sylvia Plath
En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, exploramos la vida de Sylvia Plath, la poeta y novelista estadounidense cuya…
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 66: The Rana Plaza Collapse
On the morning of 24 April 2013, thousands of garment workers were ordered back into a building that engineers had…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 64: The Assassination of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
On 10 September 1898, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sisi, was walking with her lady-in-waiting along the promenade…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 60: The Disappearance of Alfred Loewenstein
On 4 July 1928, one of the richest men in the world vanished mid-flight. Alfred Loewenstein, a Belgian financier with…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 59: The Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain, fought on 8 November 1620 near Prague, was a short, brutal battle with enormous consequences.…
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