June 14, 1938. It’s 8:30 PM at Lake Worth Casino in Fort Worth, Texas. All eyes are on a huge high-dive platform, 40 feet in the air. And at the top? A woman… on a horse.
Horse diving is one of the most popular acts in America, and Sonora Carver is one of its stars. She’s been doing it for years, traveling the country to perform one of the more unbelievable ... Show More
Aug 18
Egypt’s Last Hieroglyph and the Fiery Archbishop of Alexandria
August 24, 394. On the walls of a fading Egyptian temple, a priest carves what will become the last known hieroglyph in history. At the same moment, in Alexandria, a fiery archbishop named Theophilus is rising to power. He mocks the ancient Egyptian gods, desecrates their temples ... Show More
33m 21s
Oct 2023
Who is 'The Horse Queen'? The Secrets Behind the Scammer That Ruined Dixon, IL
It's the 1990's and in the world of show horses, Rita Crundwell was the name on everyone's lips. Known as "The Horse Queen," she was the proud owner of hundreds of champion quarter horses on her ranch outside the small city of Dixon, Illinois. But something wasn't adding up with ... Show More
8m 29s
Oct 2024
Pourquoi des cavaliers américians sautaient dans le vide au 19e siècle ?
Le plongeon à cheval, un spectacle audacieux et sensationnel, est devenu une attraction phare en Amérique du Nord au début du XXe siècle, captivant les foules par son caractère spectaculaire et dangereux. Ce divertissement unique consistait à faire sauter un cheval, monté par un ... Show More
2m 10s
Sep 2020
Cara Yar Khan - Humanitarian and Disability Advocate sharing more about her life and doing a 12-day Grand Canyon descent and expedition on horseback
International human-rights advocate, Cara Elizabeth Yar Khan, deep in the throes of an aggressive, fatal muscle-wasting disease, ventures out on a daring, 12-day Grand Canyon descent and expedition – on horseback and in whitewater rafts. The journey into the Canyon mirrors Car ... Show More
48m 15s
Apr 2025
The Real Greatest Showman
PT Barnum may be better known as the loose subject of the movie The Greatest Showman, but his life was so much more than that work of fiction. A master of entertainment, an entrepreneur, and a genius of publicity, he built a career on feeding public curiosity with his grand illus ... Show More
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