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Under the United States Capitol, there is a series of subway trains for members of Congress and their staff to travel safely and quickly between buildings. Links and Show Notes: The Russell Senate Office subway train. Support Ungeniused with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback ... Show More

Since 1965, a desk in the United States Senate has been used to house and hand out candy to legislators and their staff members. This episode of Ungeniused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UNGENIUSED. Links and Show ... Show More

Cornwall is home to the Eden Project, which consists of several domes containing separate biomes, gardens, artwork, and more. This episode of Ungeniused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UNGENIUSED. Links and Show Not ... Show More

World War II was the first major conflict that saw the use of strategic bombers. In the months immediately after the war, the US saw the need for an advanced bomber to replace the bombers which were developed during the war. Moreover, they wanted something bigger, faster, and tha ... Show More

During the height of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR constantly ran drills in anticipation of a possible nuclear conflict. While the Gregg family of Mars Bluff, South Carolina knew the Cold War was in full swing, they had no idea that they would become the first American f ... Show More

En octubre de 2022 se cumplen 60 años del momento que más cerca estuvimos, que se sepa, de una Guerra Nuclear: La crisis de los misiles en Cuba. Por eso, seleccionamos esa fecha para nuestros especiales de Año 02. Aquí les contaremos, a ritmo de salsa y son, una historia que comb ... Show More

Just before midnight on December 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, traveling from New York to Miami, crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing nearly two thirds of the passengers on board. Crashing into the swamp softened the landing and likely saved dozens, but the remo ... Show More

During the height of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR constantly ran drills in anticipation of a possible nuclear conflict. While the Gregg family of Mars Bluff, South Carolina knew the Cold War was in full swing, they had no idea that they would become the first American f ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, Earl Smith tells the story of how on January 23, 1961, a B-52 bomber crashed in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Two H-bombs—each 250 times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Japan, fell to the ground and he dismantled them. Skip Reeves tel ... Show More

Texte: Deux avions de chasse de l'air Force de Singapour ont escorté un avion de ligne suite à une alerte à la bombe qui s'est avérée être un canular. Traduction: Singapore's air force sent two fighter jets to escort an incoming passenger plane over of a bomb threat which turned ... Show More

In 1961, the United States figure skating team was one of the top programs in the world. The year before at the 1960 Olympics, they took the gold in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Then on February 15, 1961, the team suffered a terrible catastrophe. One which took the be ... Show More

Conventional wisdom has long held the position that between 1945 and 1949, not only did the United States enjoy a monopoly on atomic weapons, but that it was prepared to use them if necessary against an increasingly hostile Soviet Union.  This was not exactly the case, our guest ... Show More