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The Frederick Valentich UFO Disappearance: The Pilot Who Vanished
Frederick Valentich UFO encounter over Bass Strait in 1978: the pilot's final radio transmission, his vanished plane, and a mystery Australia never solved.
The Chosen vs History: What the TV Series Gets Right and Wrong
The Chosen vs history: fact-checking Dallas Jenkins's series for biblical and historical accuracy. What it gets right and what it invents about first-century Judea.
The Iron Lady vs. History: How Accurate Is Meryl Streep's Award-Winning Biopic?
How historically accurate is The Iron Lady? Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her Thatcher portrayal, but the film sacrifices political history for personal drama.
Time Traveler's Guide to Umayyad Damascus, 715 AD
A practical survival guide to Umayyad Damascus, the glittering capital of the Caliphate, where silk, citrus, scholarship, and court politics all arrive in equal abundance.
The Alphabet Murders: Three Girls, One Twisted Pattern Nobody Can Solve
The Alphabet Murders of Rochester: three girls with matching initials were strangled in the 1970s and left on roads matching those same letters. The killer was never found.
Ben-Hur vs. History: How Accurate Is the Legendary Chariot Race Epic?
Ben Hur 1959 historical accuracy check: Roman warfare and crucifixion practices are solid, but the chariot race and miraculous healing are pure Hollywood invention.
Time Traveler's Guide to Phoenician Tyre, 800 BC
Your survival guide to Phoenician Tyre - the ancient maritime superpower that invented the alphabet, traded purple dye for fortunes, and ruled the Mediterranean.
The Colonial Parkway Murders: Eight People, Four Crime Scenes, Zero Arrests
Between 1986 and 1989, four young couples were murdered along Virginia's scenic Colonial Parkway. More than 35 years later, the killer has never been found.
Time Traveler's Guide to Weimar Berlin, 1929
Your survival guide to Weimar Berlin in 1929: jazz, cabaret, political gangs, and a glorious creative scene that is eight months from economic collapse.
Zero Dark Thirty vs. History: How Accurate Is the Hunt for Bin Laden?
Zero Dark Thirty historical accuracy: torture's actual role in finding bin Laden, what Bigelow got right in the Abbottabad raid, and where the film deceives.
Black Hawk Down vs. History: How Accurate Is Ridley Scott's Modern War Classic?
A Black Hawk Down historical accuracy verdict on Ridley Scott's war film: the 1993 Mogadishu battle tactics are real, the Somali perspective and politics largely are not.
The Oakland County Child Killer: The Predator Who Held Michigan in Terror
The Oakland County Child Killer abducted four children in 1976-1977, kept them alive for days, then murdered them. Almost 50 years later, the killer remains unidentified.
Time Traveler's Guide to Nasrid Granada, 1360
Your practical guide to Nasrid Granada in 1360 - what to wear, what to eat, and how not to embarrass yourself in the shadow of the Alhambra.
The Brabant Killers: The Gang That Terrorized Belgium and Vanished Into Legend
Belgium's Brabant Killers committed 16 brutal raids and 28 murders between 1982 and 1985, then vanished. Four decades on, the case remains unsolved.
Platoon vs. History: How Accurate Is Oliver Stone's Best Picture-Winning Vietnam Epic?
Platoon historical accuracy: how much of Oliver Stone's Vietnam epic - the fragging, village massacres, and rampant drug use - actually happened?
Time Traveler's Guide to Pergamon, 180 BC
A practical guide to Pergamon in 180 BC at the height of the Attalid kingdom: proper cloaks, temple etiquette, suspicious wine, and a very steep acropolis.
The Burger Chef Murders: Four Employees Vanished and Found Dead
In 1978, four Burger Chef employees disappeared during a closing shift in Speedway, Indiana. Their bodies were found in the woods. The killer has never been caught.
Patton vs. History: How Accurate Is the Oscar-Winning WWII Epic?
Patton historical accuracy: the Oscar-winning WWII epic fact-checked. What George C. Scott got right about the slapping incidents, Bastogne, and Sicily.
Time Traveler's Guide to Teotihuacan, 400 AD
Survive and thrive in Teotihuacan at its peak: 150,000 people, towering pyramids, and a civilization so secretive we still don't know what language they spoke.
Hinterkaifeck Murders: Footprints in the Snow and a Killer in the Attic
The Hinterkaifeck murders: in 1922, a Bavarian family was slaughtered at their remote farmhouse, preceded by weeks of strange noises and unexplained footprints.
The Hurt Locker vs. History: How Accurate Is Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar Winner?
The Hurt Locker historical accuracy examined: Bigelow's bomb disposal thriller gets the psychology right but EOD operations deeply wrong, say veterans who were there.
Time Traveler's Guide to Victorian London, 1850
Your survival guide to Victorian London 1850: cholera, coal smog, class codes, and a Thames that smells like an open sewer. The world's largest city at its worst.
The Atlas Vampire: Stockholm's Most Chilling Unsolved Murder
The Atlas Vampire Stockholm case: in 1932, a woman was found drained of blood in her Stockholm apartment, a bloody ladle beside her, and the killer never caught.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) vs. History: How Accurate Is Netflix's Epic?
Examining All Quiet on the Western Front historical accuracy: what Netflix's Oscar-winning 2022 German film got right about WWI trench warfare and where it diverged.