Cole was a lifelong prankster, but none of his stunts could compare with his scheme to gain access to the HMS Dreadnought by getting his friends -- including Virginia Woolf -- to pretend they were Abyssinian royalty.

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Cole was a lifelong prankster, but none of his stunts could compare with his scheme to gain access to the HMS Dreadnought by getting his friends -- including Virginia Woolf -- to pretend they were Abyssinian royalty.

Horace de Vere Cole and the Dreadnought Hoax

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This 2016 episode cover the disproportionate number of executions for sorcery that happened in Vardø during Europe's witch trials, This small fishing community staged 140 trials, and sentenced 91 of the accused witches to death.

This 2016 episode cover the disproportionate number of executions for sorcery that happened in Vardø during Europe's witch trials, This small fishing community staged 140 trials, and sentenced 91 of the accused witches to death.

SYMHC Classics: Vardø Witch Trials

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Tracy shares her efforts to make sure the information included in our Unearthed! episodes is up to date. Talk also turns to the many works of art that have gone untracked in the world.

Tracy shares her efforts to make sure the information included in our Unearthed! episodes is up to date. Talk also turns to the many works of art that have gone untracked in the world.

Behind the Scenes Minis: Tennis Balls on Sticks

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Hi History Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show, Chess Piece: The Elián González Story. 

About the show: At the turn of the millennium, a five-year-old boy from Cuba found off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving became the most talked about child in America. Elián González had left Cuba with his mom and a dozen other migrants, trying to make it to the U.S. but on the way, the boat capsized. Elián’s mother drowned. Before she did, she tied her child to an inner tube, saving his life.

Relatives in Miami — Cuban exiles — took the boy in. His father in Cuba wanted him back. The ensuing international custody battle over Elián González became its own mini Cold War, pitting Cuban exiles in Miami against supporters of Castro’s regime on an island just 90 miles away. 

The fight over Elián’s future came down to neighbor against neighbor, family against family. Now, 25 years later — we revisit his story through the voices of people who lived it firsthand.

Listen hereand subscribe to Chess Piece: The Elián González Story on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!

Hi History Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show, Chess Piece: The Elián González Story. 
About the show: At the turn of the millennium, a five-year-old boy from Cuba found off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving became the most talked about child in America. Elián González had left Cuba with his mom and a dozen other migrants, trying to make it to the U.S. but on the way, the boat capsized. Elián’s mother drowned. Before she did, she tied her child to an inner tube, saving his life.
Relatives in Miami — Cuban exiles — took the boy in. His father in Cuba wanted him back. The ensuing international custody battle over Elián González became its own mini Cold War, pitting Cuban exiles in Miami against supporters of Castro’s regime on an island just 90 miles away. 
The fight over Elián’s future came down to neighbor against neighbor, family against family. Now, 25 years later — we revisit his story through the voices of people who lived it firsthand.
Listen <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-chess-piece-the-elian-gon-217523454/">here</a> <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sixteenth-minute-of-fame-172216473/"></a><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-better-offline-150284547/#:~:text=•%201%20min-,Better%20Offline%20is%20a%20weekly%20show%20exploring%20the%20tech%20industry%27s,for%20better%20or%20for%20worse."></a><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-call-chelsea-peretti-27911408/"></a>and subscribe to Chess Piece: The Elián González Story on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!

Introducing: Chess Piece: The Elián González Story

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Horace de Vere Cole and the Dreadnought Hoax

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