221: The Inverted Jenny

In 1971, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, then parachuted to freedom with the ransom money. The case has never been solved, but new details have recently come to light concerning his possible identity and what happened that day. 

Twenty years ago, a fight broke out at a basketball game that has been called "the most infamous brawl in NBA history." 

In this edition of the Ungeniused Olympics: pencil fighting and skijoring. 

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

<p>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 America ... Show More

<p>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 c ... Show More

<p>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 r ... 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

<p>Texte:</p> <p>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.</p> <p><br> Traduction:</p> <p>Singapore's air force sent two fighter jets to escort an incoming passenger plane over o ... 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 ... 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

In 1941, government forces collected all traces of wreckage from what is widely believed to be an extraterrestrial spaceship crash. A few years later, the U.S. championed major advances in aviation and nuclear technology. Coincidence? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca ... Show More