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  Jean Laffite: The Final Buccaneer of the Caribbean #sponsored 05.10.2026 29min

  Jean Laffite: Last of the Caribbean Pirates #sponsored 17 Sep 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #sponsored #pirates #biography → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Christopher Reeve: From Superman to Struggle 05.10.2026 32min

  Christopher Reeve: From Superman to Tragedy 30 Sep 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #superman #superman2025 #christopherreeve Subscribe for new videos every month: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg?sub_confirmation=1 → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Primary Resource: Still Me by Christopher Reeves https://books.google.com/books?id=71JHS5uqrz4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Christopher+Reeve%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9jaeO486OAxXYh_0HHRqrHeoQ6AF6BAgKEAM  Nothing is Impossible by Christopher Reeves https://books.google.co.za/books?id=GA2ZI_3ss-EC&dq=Still+Me+by+Christopher+Reeves&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjemvX74s6OAxUp9LsIHSE9J3AQ6AF6BAgGEAM  Additional Resources: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001659/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm https://cornell74.org/2021/04/19/meet-our-christopher-reeve-scholar/#:~:text=The%20right%20choice%20certainly.,on%20the%20performing%20arts%20scene. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27902121/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZwgG3H0uLk  https://www.google.co.za/books/edition/Nothing_Is_Impossible/GA2ZI_3ss-EC?hl=en  https://collider.com/robin-williams-christopher-reeve/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119362/awards/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23222-2004Oct11.html  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-10/superman-christopher-reeve-dies-at-age-52  https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/realitycheck/the-press-office/statement-presidents-signing-statements-hr-146-omnibus-public-lands-management-act https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Reeve  Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Khorloogiin Choibalsan: The Stalin of Mongolia's Steppes #sponsored 05.10.2026 32min

  Khorloogiin Choibalsan: The Stalin of the Mongolian Steppes #sponsored 29 Sep 2025 --- Thank you Nolah for sponsoring! Click here https://nolahmattress.com/biographics and use CODE BIOGRAPHICS to get an extra $50 off your mattress #history #mongolianhistory #gengiskhan → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.scribd.com/read/426605947/Nomads-and-Commissars-Mongolia-Revisited#__search-menu_890853 https://www.scribd.com/read/368786343/A-History-of-Russia-Central-Asia-and-Mongolia-Volume-II-Inner-Eurasia-from-the-Mongol-Empire-to-Today-1260-2000#__search-menu_399291 https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/khorloogiin-choibalsan-stalin-of-the-steppe/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Khorloghiyin-Choibalsan https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/stalins-conversation-choibalsan https://archive.org/details/historyofmongoli0000unse/page/98/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/poisonedarrowsst00sand/page/70/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/modernhistoryofm00bawd/page/206/mode/2up Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Geronimo: The Ultimate Symbol of Apache Ruthlessness and Resistance 05.10.2026 28min

  Geronimo: The Ultimate Symbol of Apache Ruthlessness and Resistance 24 Nov 2021 --- To get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D + 5 individual travel packs FREE with your first purchase, go to https://athleticgreens.com/biographics AG1 is a comprehensive, all-in-one greens powder engineered to fill the nutritional gaps in your diet and support your body’s nutritional needs across four pillars of health: Gut health, Immune support, Energy and Recovery! It’s packed with 75 vitamins and minerals and whole food-sourced ingredients, combining the perfect amount of micronutrients, absorption and taste to jumpstart your daily routine. AG1 is also available in the US, Canada, UK and Europe. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Athletic Greens. Source/Further reading: https://apps.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/great-native-american-chiefs/group-of-native-american-chief/geronimo http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PWNA_Native_Biography_geronimo https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=GE009 https://truewestmagazine.com/mangas-coloradas-undue-fate/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121010035118/http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/geronimo/greatest-of-wrongs.php https://www.desertusa.com/ind1/Colradas.html https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-geronimo/ https://books.google.ro/books?id=HcM0JnSsHcEC&pg=PA36&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.biography.com/political-figure/geronimo https://www.historynet.com/geronimo-apache-shaman.htm https://www.nps.gov/chir/learn/historyculture/apache-wars-geronimo.htm https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/prevention/tobacco-chronic-disease/cancer-prevention-control/tribal-collaborative-conference/day-two-san-carlos-apache-anita-alaniz.pdf https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1561/taza https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/George_Crook https://allthatsinteresting.com/geronimo https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/us/20geronimo.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Seabiscuit: The Hero America Needed 05.10.2026 23min

  Seabiscuit was born (or more accurately ‘foaled’) on May 23rd, 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the son of a nasty-tempered rogue named Hard Tack, and a gentle mare named Swing On. Seabiscuit’s father had great speed, no doubt owing to his own pedigree. His father, Man o’ War, was considered by most experts at the time to have been the greatest racehorse ever produced… although his grandson would certainly go on to challenge that claim. The problem with Hard Tack was that he was uncontrollable... Even hall of fame trainer ‘Sunny’ Jim Fitzsimmons couldn’t tame him.→Subscribe for new videos every Monday and Thursday! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Vote for the Biography you want us to next. Click here to vote:http://biographics.org/you-choose-the-biography/Visit our companion website for more: http://biographics.orgCredits:Host - Simon WhistlerAuthor - Steve TheunissenProducer - Jack ColeExecutive Producer - Shell HarrisBusiness inquiries to [email protected] by the book, get Seabisquit's biography from Amazon: http://amzn.to/2yAxW0mOther Biographics Videos:Muhammad Ali Biography: The Greatest Ever?https://youtu.be/AIN2Zke74V8?list=PLy3kHTZWA8Oj5vyn_0mlCwaAHeGjbat8kAmerica's First Serial Killer - H. H. Holmes Biographyhttps://youtu.be/qkmJ2i4kZ1c?list=PLy3kHTZWA8OiHluQu0uWbFrWqkHy4ktsa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Erich Hartmann: Deadliest Fighter Ace of all Time 05.10.2026 26min

  Erich Hartmann: Deadliest Fighter Ace of all Time 28 Apr 2022 --- Thanks to Warby Parker for sponsoring this video! Visit https://warbyparker.com/biographics/ to try on 5 pairs of glasses at home for FREE! Home Try-Ons are only offered in the US. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 This video is #sponsored by Warby Parker. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Source/Further reading: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Humphrey Bogart: The Greatest Luminary of Classic Hollywood #sponsored 05.10.2026 31min

  Humphrey Bogart: The Greatest Icon of Classic Hollywood #sponsored 31 Oct 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #humphreybogart #hollywood #casablanca → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Jeffrey C. Myers - Bogart: A Life in Hollywood Alan Frank - Humphrey Bogart Taschen Publishing - Movie Icons: Bogart https://www.biography.com/actors/humphrey-bogart https://humphreybogart.com/biography/ https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/3978733/actor-humphrey-bogart-served-in-the-sea-services-during-world-wars-i-and-ii/ Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Gene Roddenberry: The Creator of Star Trek 05.10.2026 30min

  Gene Roddenberry: The Creator of Star Trek 18 Sep 2023 --- Science fiction may not be your cup of tea, but you may have heard of a certain intellectual property called Star Trek. You may have never watched an episode, but its presence in popular culture is so pervasive that you may have picked up that there is a character with pointy ears and that extras wearing red shirts always get killed. If you are indeed a fan of Star Trek, you may know that its creator was credited as one of the most visionary authors in this genre. But only hardcore Trekkies may be familiar with this man’s life story, one that involved life-threatening adventures and serial seduction worthy of his lead character Captain Kirk. This is the long and prosperous life of Gene Roddenberry, decorated war veteran, civil aviation hero, police officer, and creator of Star Trek. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet And check out Karl's channels: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wikiweekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Further Reading: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Star-Trek-series-1966-1969 https://news.va.gov/105640/gene-roddenberry-creator-of-star-trek/ https://disciplesofflight.com/j3-cub-to-uss-enterprise/ https://intl.startrek.com/database_article/roddenberry https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2019/11/07/gene-roddenberrys-near-death-experiences-in-the-pacific-war/ https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/roddenberry-eugene-wesley-gene https://humanists.uk/humanism/the-humanist-tradition/20th-century-humanism/gene-roddenberry/ https://edu.inaf.it/approfondimenti/personaggi/gene-roddenberry-star-trek/ https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/26/movies/gene-roddenberry-star-trek-creator-dies-at-70.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/10/25/gene-roddenberry-creator-of-star-trek-series-dies/10d845c7-7384-44ad-894e-34d1951acc4e/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-10-9406100089-story.html https://www.nationalreview.com/2016/09/star-trek-gene-roddenberry-was-misogynistic-hack/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Rivalry of the Currents - AC Vs DC #sponsored 05.10.2026 30min

  The War of the Currents - AC Vs DC #sponsored 24 Jul 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #biography #acdc #history → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Francis Ellington Leupp - George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements https://www.biography.com/inventors/george-westinghouse https://westinghousenuclear.com/about/history/ https://time.com/5698700/current-war-real-history/ https://edison.rutgers.edu/life-of-edison/essaying-edison/essay/the-current-wars https://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_warcur.html https://www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-ac-vs-dc-power https://www.edn.com/edison-electric-light-co-begins-operation-october-15-1878/ Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Abigail Adams: Mrs. President 05.10.2026 31min

  Abigail Adams: Mrs. President 27 Jun 2022 --- Go to https://curiositystream.thld.co/biographics_0622 and use the code BIOGRAPHICS to save 25% off today, that’s only $14.99 a year. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. This video is #sponsored by Curiosity Stream. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Arthur Wellesley: The Iron Duke of Wellington 05.10.2026 41min

  Arthur Wellesley: The Iron Duke of WellingtonUploaded 28-04-2128 Apr 2021---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05QTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQXPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwThis video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Simon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/Source/Further reading:“Wellington: the Years of the Sword” Elizabeth Longford, HarperCollins 1971 “Wellington: Pillar of State” Elizabeth Longford, HarperCollins 1972 “Waterloo” Bernard Cornwell, HarperCollins 2015 “Wellington in India” Jac Weller Greenhill 1993 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Chef Boyardee: Bringing Italian Gastronomy to America #sponsored 05.10.2026 30min

  Chef Boyardee: Bringing Italian Cuisine to America #sponsored 15 Aug 2025 --- Thank you Nolah for sponsoring! Click here https://nolahmattress.com/biographics and use CODE BIOGRAPHICS to get an extra $50 off your mattress. #biography #chefboyardee #history → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/chef-boyardee-real-person https://www.theplazany.com/history/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmariani/2018/05/27/after-102-years-barbetta-is-still-the-most-elegant-italian-restaurant-in-new-york/ https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/934 https://www.chefboyardee.com/articles/restaurant-your-table https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bizarre-story-piggly-wiggly-first-self-service-grocery-store-180964708/ https://www.vantrumpreport.com/2021/10/22/the-chef-boyardee-story/ https://www.northcentralpa.com/life/the-iconic-chef-on-the-pasta-cans-has-a-lasting-legacy-in-milton-pa/article_c3a90cee-746d-11eb-aeaf-a74c390d3f48.html https://www.tastingtable.com/1064446/how-chef-boyardees-canned-ravioli-kept-wwii-soldiers-fed/ https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/boiardi-hector https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x95vl52 https://www.chefboyardee.com/products/classics https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1985/06/23/originator-of-boyardee-foods-dies/ Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  EDWARD III: England's Real Life King Arthur 05.10.2026 32min

  Check out Squarespace: Website Builder — Create a Website in Minutes: https://www.squarespace.com/biographics -Squarespace for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetCheck out Karl's channels:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiendWikiweekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekendsUntitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannelIn the Middle Ages, people had developed an idea of what they thought a “good king” should be. While wisdom, good judgment, and honorable conduct were all considered important, what was considered MOST important was a king’s ability to lead his troops on the battlefield, for the honor and glory of his nation. It is no coincidence that most of the era’s greatest kings also rank among the best military commanders of the period. Of all these, there was perhaps none better than England’s King Edward III. Further Reading:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_Englandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_Youngerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Francehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_of_Hainaulthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France#/media/File:Retour_d_Isabelle_de_France_en_Angleterre.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Despenser_the_Younger#/media/File:BNMsFr2643FroissartFol97vExecHughDespenser.jpghttps://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2z1F0Ei_riU/Uh3Oivu3mqI/AAAAAAAAAIk/GxaeHJJ6Xuw/s1600/Edward4.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Salisburyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Berwick_(1333)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halidon_Hillhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_Warhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_VI_of_Francehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Flandershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England#/media/File:Artist,_maker_unknown,_English_-_Heraldic_panel_with_the_Coat_of_Arms_of_Edward_III,_King_of_England_(reigned_1327%E2%80%9377)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cog_(ship)#/media/File:Ubena_von_Bremen_Kiel2007_1_(cropped).jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sluyshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittanyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caen_(1346)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9cy_campaignhttps://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11965.jpg?v=1618796702https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9cy_campaign#/media/File:BattleofCr%C3%A9cyVisualisation.svghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy#/media/File:Lazzaro_Tavarone-Balestrieri_genovesi.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy#/media/File:Ridpath's_history_of_the_world_-_being_an_account_of_the_principal_events_in_the_career_of_the_human_race_from_the_beginnings_of_civilization_to_the_present_time_-_comprising_the_development_of_social_(14780402092).jpghttps://th.bing.com/th/id/R.61537869b18ae83a3c808cf27b5a5612?rik=HVuitkct5QFuaw&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.britishbattles.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2016%2f06%2fimg907-web-1.jpg&ehk=G%2bSPdwoVBfM35B1rjjC6T8j7%2bV5xJu7Bw%2f8pDROElIw%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0https://media.sciencephoto.com/image/c0423907/800wm/C0423907-The_First_Cannon_at_Crecy,_1902.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy#/media/File:Edward_III_counting_the_dead_on_the_battlefield_of_Cr%C3%A9cy.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Calais_(1346%E2%80%931347)https://en.wikipedia.org/wi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  PHIL HARTMAN : The Tragic Life of an SNL and Simpsons LUMINARY 05.10.2026 28min

  PHIL HARTMAN : The Tragic Life of an SNL and Simpsons LEGEND 16 Jul 2025 --- Check out http://squarespace.com/biographics to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship #biography #history #simpsons → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine #39: GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: Mike Thomas - You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman https://web.archive.org/web/20191219210846/https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-laughter-snl-simpsons-star-phil-hartmans-life/story?id=65642867 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/profile-phil-hartman/ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/phil-hartman-remembered https://ew.com/article/1998/06/12/man-thousand-voices/ https://www.biography.com/crime/phil-hartman-death-murder https://people.com/phil-hartman-death-what-to-know-8654461 https://www.salon.com/2014/09/21/phil_hartmans_final_night_the_tragic_death_of_a_saturday_night_live_genius/ Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  James Buchanan: Was This Man America's Worst President? 05.10.2026 32min

  James Buchanan: Was This Man America's Worst President? 18 Nov 2021 --- If you'd like to try out Brilliant for free and get 20% off a year of STEM learning, click the link in the description down below or visit: https://www.brilliant.org/biographics → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Brilliant. Source/Further reading: Miller Center, super in-depth: https://millercenter.org/president/buchanan  Britannica, overview: https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Buchanan-president-of-United-States  Smithsonian, speculations on Buchanan’s sexuality: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/175-year-history-examining-bachelor-president-james-buchanans-close-friendship-william-rufus-king-180972992/  Battlefields, overview: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/james-buchanan  Buchanan and the Mexican-American War: https://library.uta.edu/usmexicowar/item?bio_id=22&nation=US&ofst=7&sort=nameasc&ni=52  Ostend Manifesto: https://www.britannica.com/event/Ostend-Manifesto  Kansas-Nebraska Act: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/kansas-nebraska-act  Bleeding Kansas:https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/bleeding-kansas  Compromise of 1850: https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/compromise-of-1850  Dred Scott: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/dred-scott-case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  'Chevalier’ John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Blinded (And Possibly Killed) JS Bach 05.10.2026 25min

  'Chevalier’ John Taylor: The Eye Surgeon Who Blinded (And Possibly Killed) JS Bach 4 Aug 2022 --- John Taylor was hailed by the Courts of 18th Century Europe as an infallible eye surgeon, able to restore the sight to hundreds of patients thanks to his miraculous cures - or so he said. Considered by others to be a swindler and a quack, he left a trail of debts and blinded patients behind him as he fled the many cities he'd lived in before dying in infamy. This is his story. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Desi Arnaz: The "Prince" of Cuba, Television's Crowned King 05.10.2026 33min

  Desi Arnaz: The "Prince" of Cuba, The King of Television 16 Feb 2024 --- Chances are you know of a show called I Love Lucy. It was a show that changed TV forever and followed the Ricardo family’s hilarious antics for over a decade. From that show, a star was born, Lucille Ball. While she might be the name you remember most, you’d be forgetting one of TV's most essential players both in front of and behind the scenes: Desi Arnaz. Desi’s life is a fascinating one. It’s a story of riches to rags to riches. The boy who had everything taken away from him due to a revolution rebuilt his life in a foreign land, married a fiery red head, became a father, ran a media empire, and wound up as one of the wealthiest men in Hollywood. This is the story of the “Prince” of Cuba and the King of Television. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/n7/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/24/mode/2up https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/i-love-lucy-star-desi-arnaz-life-and-career-remembered/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Cuban-Revolution https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/30/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/32/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/36/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/34/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/36/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/40/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/42/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/book00arnaz/page/46/mode/2up A Book by Desi Arnaz Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz by Coyne Stevan Sanders and Thomas W. Gilbert Lucy & Desi: The Legendary Love Story of Television’s Most Famous Couple by Warren G. Harris Lucy and Desi (2022) - Documentary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Robert Moses: The Man Who Built the Modern New York 05.10.2026 29min

  Robert Moses: The Man Who Built the Modern New York 28 Jun 2021 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Squarespace. Source/Further reading: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2006/07/11/nyregion/11bridge.xlarge1.jpg https://imgs.6sqft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20213024/housing-e1436368800880.jpg “The Power Broker” by Robert A. Caro “The Death and Life of American Cities” by Jane Jacobs “New York: A Documentary Film”, Directed by Ric Burns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  James Monroe: The Golden Age of Good Feeling 05.10.2026 32min

  James Monroe: The Era of Good Feeling 11 Apr 2024 --- The first four decades of what has come to be called the “American Experiment” were turbulent in the extreme. First there was a revolution to be won, despite the opposition to its goals expressed by nearly a third of the population. A failed attempt at a national government under the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of a strong federal government, creating disputes over the role of state’s rights that continue to the present day. Partisan politics created divides so wide that at one point a sitting Vice-President, Aaron Burr, killed a former Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, in an illegal duel. Though the causes of their enmity were many, at their core was a fundamental disagreement over politics. There were armed insurrections over taxes, over veteran’s benefits, over slavery. During the John Adams administration, the United States fought an undeclared naval war with France. Jefferson sent the US Navy and Marines to fight a war along the North African coast and ordered an embargo against trade with Britain that proved ruinous to American commerce. Quarrels with Britain over free trade and freedom of the seas led to another, nearly disastrous war with the British Empire. Settlers struggling into the western lands of the Northwest Territory and the southern lands found hostile tribes opposing them and a federal government unable to defend them. Then came a period of eight years of relative peace, during which American commerce thrived, the nation's borders expanded through peaceable means, and the United States gained respect on the world stage. In the wake of the tumultuous years that followed, it became known as the Era of Good Feelings. It was the period of the administration of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, and the last of the Founders to hold that office. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://millercenter.org/president/monroe/life-before-the-presidency https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/james-monroe https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/northwest-ordinance https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about https://www.britannica.com/event/Reign-of-Terror https://www.loc.gov/collections/meeting-of-frontiers/articles-and-essays/alaska/russian-colonization/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/16/monroe-doctrine-united-states-latin-america-foreign-policy-interventionism-china-gop/ https://millercenter.org/president/monroe/impact-and-legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle: The Tragic Story Behind Hollywood’s First Scandal 05.10.2026 25min

  Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle: The Tragic Story Behind Hollywood’s First Scandal 21 Mar 2022 --- Head to https://Policygenius.com/Biographics to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw Warographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggA MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadows TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQ Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ This video is #sponsored by Policygenius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices