In early June 1940 Britain and France are in peril. German panzers close on Paris, while hundreds of thousands of Allied troops scramble to evacuate. On June 10, Italy invades southern France, and although the attack fails, it expands the war: the Mediterranean theatre now stretches from the Horn of Africa to…
Late 1944, as weary Allied troops edge ever closer to the German border, they can all but taste the end of the war. But before victory is theirs, the Americans will fight the single longest battle on German soil. It’s one of the largest, bloodiest battles of World War II. Yet, it’s virtually unknown. It…
It’s June 4, 1942, at 6:16 in the morning, and high above the Pacific, 72 Japanese bombers and their fighter escorts mercilessly blast through the defending American aircraft and barrel on towards their target. It’s an idyllic atoll, home to an important American air and naval base. The air raid sirens howl across the island….
It is the night of October 30th, 1944, and the submarine USS Salmon is about to be in mortal danger. She has just launched four torpedoes at a stricken Japanese oil tanker. This is a worthy target, but in firing, Salmon has alerted the tanker’s four escorts to her location, and they are now charging…
June 26th, 1977, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. Elvis Presley walked off the stage for the last time that night. Just 8 weeks later, he would be gone. But in that moment, the 18,000 people inside that arena had no idea. The fans screaming his name didn’t know. The musicians playing behind him didn’t know. Maybe…
Elvis was rushing between songs when he met a blind child backstage. What happened in the next 20 minutes proved that some miracles don’t need sight, they need heart. It was August 15th, 1973 at the Nassau Coliseum in New York, and Elvis was in the middle of one of his most energetic performances of…
They saw just a poor kid with no money. Then Chuck Barry bought a $50 guitar that changed music forever. This is the incredible true story of August 14th, 1944 when 18-year-old Charles Edward Anderson Barry walked into Ferguson Music Store in St. Louis with exactly $50 in his pocket. money he had earned from…
In the spring of 1944, Germany was firmly in the grip of war. The Allies had long since gained air supremacy over the Third Reich. German cities were hit by bombing raids almost daily. Apocalypse was normal. The war had arrived on the home front, and its catastrophic course could no longer be concealed. [Music]…
The Mustang was bleeding oil, trailing white smoke across the frozen German sky. 13 fighters circled him like wolves, their wingmen stacking high and low, cutting off every escape route. The rookie pilot was alone, his squadron scattered somewhere beyond the cloud deck, his ammunition nearly spent. He had been flying combat for exactly 11…
Elvis kept the identity secret for weeks, only telling his band someone very special would join him on stage. When the mystery guest was finally revealed, it created the most emotional moment in Las Vegas history. It was December 3rd, 1976 at the Las Vegas Hilton, and something was different about Elvis’s usual pre-show routine….
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