1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

The mystery of the death of 9 university stidents taking part in an extended winter ski trek may never be solved. Was it a killer yeti? An avalanche? Sound waves?  Weapons testing?  We presnet the facts, including transcripts of interviews with investigators, and we present a reconstruction of events along with a theory that best matches those facts.  The rest is up to you. 

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In April of 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma (present day Myanmar), capturing the only ground route from India to China, thereby cutting off the Allies ability to supply needed arms and supplies to the resistance in China.  Supplies would now have to be flown in from India to China across the treacherous Himilayas- the most hazardous air route in the world.  Skies of Thunder is the story of epic human ende...

Part one of THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT: A COLD WAR TRAGEDY deals with one of the greatest unsolved wilderness mysteries known- the mysterious and violent deaths of 9 members of a Russian ski group in the Ural Mountain wilderness in February of 1959. In part one provide the background and explore the characters of the young men and women who died outside their tent in various stages of dress- lacking enough clothing to protect them i...

Author Dena Rueb shares her family story from pre-war Germany as her Christian mother and Jewish father's lives were turned upside down by Nazi inspired bigotry and hatred.

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On October 3, 1759, a company of nearly 120 men under the command of Major Robert Rogers attacked an Indian Village on the St. Francis River between Montreal and Quebec, killing most of the occupants and looting and burning the Jesuit Mission that supported the town. The loot taken from the church included gold candlesticks, coins, a gold calf, and a ten pound silver statuette of the Madonna holding the baby Jesus.

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Nearly 13 years ago, On April 27, 2011, the U.S. Storm Prediction Center (SPC) counted 219 tornadoes in the United States, breaking a previous record of 147 which was set in 1974. There were 317 fatalities that day alone, and a record-breaking 4 EF-5 tornadoes cut huge swaths through Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, while many other huge tornadoes swept through 16 states over a 4 day period, leaving behind a path of devastation...

Here's what today's episode covers: Live Garden Gnomes are in demand on large estates; Ghostbuster jobs are out there, and ghost hunting is getting popular; The Great Beer Flood of London during which 8 people were killed when a brewery tank exploded on a narrow street; Find work as a venomous snake milkier; Is your dog feeling depressed? Pet psychiatrists are in great demand these days; Job listings for dog food taste testers are ...

In 1909 the Phoenix Gazette published an incredible story about an archeological find, sponsored by the Smithsonian, of a cave within the Grand Canyon which supposed held a large store of artifacts thought to belong to an ancient civilization. The story quickly faded from sight, but was revived in the 70;s by certain authors seeking attention for exposing what they felt was a massive cover up being perpetrated by the Grand Canyon N...

Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared in the Pacific Ocean on the next to last leg of her round-the-world flight on July 2nd, 1937, and the U.S. Navy, after an exhaustive search of the Pacific which did not include the Marshall islands, released a statement saying that Earhart and Noonan's Electra ran out of gas and crashed into the ocean somewhere near Howland Island, where the Coast Guard ship Itas...

In March of 1958 a US Air Force bomber accidentally dropped a 14,000 pound hydrogen bomb on a small community outside of Florence, South Carolina. This is the story of how it happened.

Anastasia Pt 2- The last Days of The Romanov family in 1917 as Russia falls. An apocalyptical warning comes from Portugal where people witness "The Miracle of the Sun".

The year is 1914. World War I has begun, and a German detachment from Tanganyika decides to wreak havoc in British East Africa,, beginning with the wanton destruction of Lord Greystoke's (Tarzan's) farm and property. Tarzan returns home from business to find his ranch smoldering, his livestock and property destroyed, and his Waziri guards dead. His wife Jane has been killed as well, burned beyond recognition in the fire. He vows re...

The story of the last Russian dynasty-The Romanov Family, Rasputin, and young Anastasia- and the rise of socialism in Europe. An incredible story of a family caught in the epicenter of a changing world at war.

The true story of the elite commando force which began it all- the First Special Service Force- comprised of Canadian and American troops whose job it was to break thru the impregnable Nazi "Winter Line" of defense in Italy- which they did, becoming a military legend, and earning the name 'The Black Devils" from the Nazis.in the process. We also discuss the movie made to honor them called "the Devil's Brigade" in this story.

In part two we discuss witness accounts of the tunnel accident, an ex- MI6 agents claim that Henri Paul was an MI6 operative, and much more. We focus on the story of Thanh Van Le, the driver of a white Fiat Uno who may well have caused the crash and whose picture was later identified at the British Police investigation as being the driver of a white Fiat uno as it left the tunnel veering wildly. We also discuss Diana's relationship...

On August 31st, at approximately 12:30am, in a tunnel in Paris, the Mercedes Benz carrying Princess Diana, her lover Dodi Fayeed, her bodyguard Trevor Rees Jones, and their driver Henri, slammed into a concrete abutment, killing Henri and Dodi, critically injuring Diana, and somehow sparing the life of Trevor Rees Jones.

On April 27th, 1865, the steamboat Sultana, carrying over 2000 passengers, including over 1900 recently released Union soldiers, many of them weak and haggard from imprisonment at Andersonville and other camps, blew three boilers and caught fire, causing those aboard to die instantly or jump overboard. Also aboard were paid passengers, confederate soldiers, and a team of Christian nurses tending to the weakest and sickest prisoners...