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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 51: The Granville Rail Disaster
In January 1977, a regular commuter train near Sydney became the scene of Australia’s deadliest rail disaster. When the Bold…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 49: The Assassination of William McKinley
In September 1901, President William McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 45: The Disappearance of Lord Lucan
In 1974, a nanny was murdered in a wealthy London townhouse, a countess escaped covered in blood, and an aristocrat…
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5 Minute Warfare
Compact Warfare – Episode 44: The Battle of Midway
In June 1942, four Japanese carriers sailed to crush the U.S. Pacific Fleet near a tiny atoll. Codebreakers set the…
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5 Minute History
Compact History – Episode 92: The History of Saving Lives at Sea
From heroic lifeboat crews to daring helicopter rescues, this episode explores the dramatic and inspiring history of saving lives at…
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5 Minute Biographies
Compact Biographies: Johannes Gutenberg
Explore the fascinating legacy of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor who gave the world the printing press and lit the spark…
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Biografias en 5 minutos
Biografias en 5minutos: James Joyce
En este episodio de Biografías en 5 Minutos, te contamos la historia de James Joyce, el escritor irlandés que revolucionó…
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5 Minute Disasters
Compact Disasters – Episode 50: America’s Deadliest Tornado Outbreak
In April 2011, the skies over the southern and eastern United States turned lethal. Over just four days, hundreds of…
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5 Minute Murder
Compact Murder – Episode 48: The Murder of Mary Phagan
On Confederate Memorial Day in 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan went to collect her wages at Atlanta’s National Pencil Company. Hours…
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5 Minute Mysteries
Compact Mysteries – Episode 44: The Mystery of the Babushka Lady
On the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, one woman stood unusually calm among the chaos, camera in hand.…
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