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  The Pony Express: The Most Rapid Mail Service in the Wild West 11.10.2026 30m

  The Pony Express: The Fastest Mail Service in the Wild West 11 Sep 2024 --- #biography #wildwest #historyfacts The Pony Express was a solution to that problem, though it was a short-lived one. It was in operation for just 18 months, and in that time it became a legend of the American West. The romantic image of a lone rider, facing and triumphing over the dangers posed by vast distances, inclement weather, hostile Indians, and roving bandits is part of Western mythology. In truth, it was a massive undertaking, a business that ultimately failed when it proved massively unprofitable. Still, it is fondly remembered as part of American history as an attempt to overcome the imposing geography of the continent because what’s more American than charging head-first into a bad idea and refusing to admit you’re wrong? → 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://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/gold-rush.htm https://www.stjosephmo.gov/371/The-Pony-Express https://www.ponyexpress.org/copy-of-quick-facts https://westernhorseman.com/culture/the-pony-express-paradox-2/ https://www.nps.gov/poex/learn/historyculture/the-first-ride.htm#:~:text=The%20Pony%20Express%20was%20set,was%2010%20miles%20per%20hour. https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2018/jan/09/pony-express-defines-american-spirit/ https://nationalponyexpress.org/report/story-2014-06-16_164900/ https://blog.optimalship.com/the-role-the-pony-express-played-in-the-shipping-industry https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/poex/hrs/hrs3a.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Pablo Picasso: The Public Art and Private Life of the Maestro 11.10.2026 30m

  Pablo Picasso: The Public Art and Private Life of the MaestroUploaded 30-06-2130 Jun 2021---Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping @Manscaped instantly at http://www.manscaped.com/biographics #sponsored→ 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/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Manscaped.Source/Further reading:Overviews of Picasso’s life:https://www.scribd.com/read/431785068/Pablo-Picasso-SparkNotes-Biography-Guide (pg 58) https://www.alejandradeargos.com/index.php/es/completas/32-artistas/41802-pablo-picasso-biografia-obras-y-exposiciones https://www.pablopicasso.org/picasso-biography.jsp https://www.scribd.com/read/257090599/Picasso# https://www.scribd.com/read/234809381/Picasso-A-Biography https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Success_and_Failure_of_Picasso.html?id=5T1QAAAAMAAJ Overview of Picasso’s works:https://www.culturagenial.com/es/obras-pablo-picasso/ https://artefeed.com/las-pinturas-mas-famosas-picasso/ https://okdiario.com/curiosidades/vida-obras-pintor-pablo-picasso-1511131 https://www.scribd.com/read/257090599/Picasso# https://www.scribd.com/read/376072709/Pablo-Picasso-Masterworks-Volume-2# Guernica:https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/09/15/actualidad/1568550143_506858.html Picasso’s work during WWII:https://timis.es/exposicion-en-dusseldorf-el-trabajo-de-picasso-durante-la-segunda-guerra-mundial/Picasso’s neurosis: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26302308 Cubism: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43806277 Picasso and women:https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/arte/machismo-Picasso-Olga-Khokhlova-monstruo_0_911309664.html https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/letra-global/el-dossier/picasso-canibal-mujeres_210597_102.html https://www.scribd.com/article/364085188/How-Picasso-Bled-The-Women-In-His-Life-For-Art https://www.scribd.com/article/453494492/The-Myth-Of-Picasso https://www.scribd.com/article/413047940/A-Very-Honest-Account-Of-Life-With-Pablo-Picasso Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  King William III: The Dutch Ruler of Britain 11.10.2026 25m

  King William III: The Dutch Monarch of Great Britain 20 May 2024 --- Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase of a website/domain using the code BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks to Squarespace for the sponsorship. → 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 Stuff: Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg OEI: Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsz5l0hY67TGoJR0CZiWVnA Free Scifi Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Links to Books and Socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyte 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: William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution by John Van der Kiste, The History Press 2008 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  John Belushi: From Second City and Saturday Night Live to Demise #sponsored 10.10.2026 32m

  John Belushi: From Second City and Saturday Night Live to Tragedy #sponsored 26 Nov 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 #johnbelushi #sctv #saturdaynightlive → 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: This script was primarily created through the use of: Belushi by Judith Belushi Pissano https://archive.org/details/belushibiography00belu/mode/1up  Additional Resources: https://belushi.com/#:~:text=ABOUT,:%20Marian%2C%20Jim%20and%20Billy. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Belushi  https://walkoffame.com/john-belushi/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413147/bio/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Blues-Brothers https://www.openculture.com/2022/04/the-birth-of-the-blues-brothers.html#google_vignette https://ultimateclassicrock.com/blues-brothers-briefcase-full-of-blues/  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/night-john-belushi-died-book-excerpt-reveals-new-details-1204001/ https://www.nationalenquirer.com/photos/john-belushi-killer-cathy-smith-interview/ https://www.biography.com/actors/john-belushi-death-final-days https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/arts/television/judy-belushi-pisano-dead.html  Sponsor ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  George Carlin: Class Clown, Clear-Eyed Cynic, and Counterculture Crusader 10.10.2026 23m

  George Carlin: Class Clown, Clear-Eyed Cynic, and Counterculture CrusaderUploaded 08-08-228 Aug 2022---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=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Alfred Dreyfus: A Miscarriage of Justice 10.10.2026 23m

  Alfred Dreyfus: A Miscarriage of JusticeUploaded 29-08-2229 Aug 2022---On the 5th of January, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus would be stripped of his rank and freedom in front of a crowd of Parisians before being deported. His crime - treason. However, his supporters believed him to be innocent, and the discovery of the real traitor resulted in what would become known as The Dreyfus Affair - one of the world's most infamous miscarriages of justice.→ 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/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Dowager Empress Cixi: The Matriarch of Pre-Modern China 10.10.2026 32m

  Dowager Empress Cixi: The Matriarch of Pre-Modern ChinaUploaded 20-01-2220 Jan 2022---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=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/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Brilliant.Source/Further reading:Britannica, overview: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cixi  Great History Chicks podcast on Cixi: http://thehistorychicks.com/episode-105-empress-cixi/  NY Review of Books, detailed review of biography on Cixi: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2013/12/05/surprising-empress/  National Geographic, overview: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/profiles-china-empress-dowager-cixi-emperor-guangxu  Smithsonian Magazine, some details: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cixi-the-woman-behind-the-throne-22312071/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar 10.10.2026 26m

  Queen Ranavalona I of MadagascarUploaded 25-03-2225 Mar 2022---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=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/Source/Further reading:General Biographies: https://www.madamagazine.com/en/die-schreckensherrschaft-ranavalonas-i/ http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/11/mad-queen-madagascar-ranavalona/ https://www.notablebiographies.com/amp/supp/Supplement-Mi-So/Ranavalona-I-Queen-of-Madagascar.html https://owlcation.com/humanities/Queen-Ranavalonas-Reign-of-Terror https://histoireparlesfemmes.com/2014/11/19/ranavalona-ire-reine-de-madagascar/amp/ Queen Ranavalona I and the missionaries:http://madarevues.recherches.gov.mg/IMG/pdf/omaly5-6_9_.pdf Bureaucratic reforms: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3171909 Anglo-French expedition of 1845: https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/battle-madagascar-1845/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Hideki Tojo -The Face of Japanese Militarism in WWII 10.10.2026 27m

  Hideki Tojo -The Face of Japanese Militarism in WWIIUploaded 23-03-2323 Mar 2023---Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this video. Go to https://nordvpn.com/bio to get a 2-year plan plus 4 months for free! It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1This video is #sponsored by NordVPN.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  William McKinley: Building the American Century 10.10.2026 28m

  William McKinley: Building the American CenturyUploaded 30-06-2230 Jun 2022---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off on your first purchase.This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.→ 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/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1 10.10.2026 20m

  John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1Uploaded 19-05-2219 May 2022---When criminals like Bonny and Clyde ran amok robbing gas stations, banks, and grocery stores, the FBI coined a term to describe the new kind of criminal they were dealing with: Public Enemies. But only one man earned the title of Public Enemy No.1: John Dillinger, bank robber extraordinaire.→ 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/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Doolin-Dalton Gang: The Wild Bunch 10.10.2026 21m

  The Doolin-Dalton Gang: The Wild BunchUploaded 23-02-2223 Feb 2022---Go to https://thld.co/munkpack_biographics_0222 and use code BIOGRAPHICS to get 20% off your first purchase! Thanks to Munk Pack for sponsoring today’s video!→ 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/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Munk Pack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Oda Nobunaga: The Great Unifier of Japan 10.10.2026 27m

  Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/biographics for 10% off on your first purchase. Uploaded 02-11-20→ Subscribe for new videos four times per week.https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1TopTenz PropertiesOur companion website for more: http://biographics.orgOur sister channel TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-hpFPF4nOKoKPEAZM_THw/Our Newest Channel about Interesting Places: https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwThis video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Source/Further reading:https://www.kcpinternational.com/2019/06/three-great-unifiers-japan/#:~:text=Three%20samurai%20from%20central%20Honshu,that%20are%20of%20great%20contrast.https://www.britannica.com/event/Onin-Warhttps://beasamurai.me/2018/11/03/japanese-warrior-names-meaning-oda-nobunaga/http://www.samurai-archives.com/nobunaga.htmlhttps://www.ancient.eu/Oda_Nobunaga/https://sengokujidai.org/battles%E3%80%8C%E5%90%88%E6%88%A6%E3%80%8D/battles/battle-of-ino%E3%80%8C%E7%A8%B2%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E6%88%A6%E3%81%84%E3%80%8D/https://sengokujidai.org/characters-and-clans%e3%80%8c%e4%ba%ba%e7%89%a9%e3%83%bb%e6%b0%8f%e3%80%8d/oda-nobunaga%e3%80%8c%e7%b9%94%e7%94%b0%e4%bf%a1%e9%95%b7%e3%80%8d/the-subjugation-of-mino-province/https://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/news-events/course/2020/06220000.htmlhttps://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/news-events/assets_c/OkehazaMap.pdfhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunagahttps://samurai-world.com/akiyama-nobutomo/http://www.hamamatsu-books.jp/en/category/detail/4cbbd3f7c17b4.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Takeda-Shingenhttps://www.samurai-archives.com/mitsuhide.htmlhttps://www.japanpitt.pitt.edu/glossary/honn%C5%8Dji-incidenthttps://www.warhistoryonline.com/history/toyotomi-hideyoshi-napoleon-japan-m.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Iron Felix Dzerzhinsky - Head of the CheKa, Architect of the Red Terror 10.10.2026 26m

  Iron Felix Dzerzhinsky - Head of the CheKa, Architect of the Red TerrorUploaded 02-02-232 Feb 2023---Check out Squarespace: http://squarespace.com/BIOGRAPHICS for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.→ Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  HERNAN CORTÉS: The Conquistador Who Destroyed the Aztec Empire 10.10.2026 27m

  HERNAN CORTÉS: The Conquistador Who Brought Down the Aztec Empire 25 Feb 2025 --- #biography #history #hernancortes → 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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  Francis Galton: The Man Who Invented Eugenics 10.10.2026 25m

  Francis Galton: The Man Who Invented EugenicsUploaded 13-09-2314 Sep 2023---Great Britain in the 19th Century was a hotbed for scientific and technological innovation. Scholars, scientists, inventors, and theorists of the age laid the foundations for many of the wonders of the 20th Century and the contemporary era. Not all of these inventions and ideas were for the better, however. Even if conceived with the best intentions in mind, they would pave the way for some of the worst horrors that would darken the skies of Europe and beyond. Today's biography concerns one of the most damaging "scientific" theories ever to be considered by human minds.→ 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/toptenznetFor more, check out https://www.Biographics.orgCheck out Karl's channels: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Sources: ‘A Life of Sir Francis Galton’ by Nicholas Wright Gillham https://www.scribd.com/doc/93232110/A-Life-of-Francis-Galton Aubert-Marson, Dominique. “Sir Francis Galton: the father of eugenics”. Med Sci (Paris) Volume 25, Number 6-7, June-July 2009 https://www.medecinesciences.org/en/articles/medsci/full_html/2009/08/medsci2009256-7p641/medsci2009256-7p641.html Newman, James R. “Francis Galton.” Scientific American 190, no. 1 (1954): 72–77. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24944446 Clauser, Brian E. Review of The Life and Labors of Francis Galton: A Review of Four Recent Books about the Father of Behavioral Statistics, by M. Bulmer, M. Brookes, A. S. Byatt, and N. W. Gillham. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 32, no. 4 (2007): 440–44. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20172097 Berezowsky, S. (2015). STATISTICAL CRITICISM AND THE EMINENT MAN IN FRANCIS GALTON'S HEREDITARY GENIUS. Victorian Literature and Culture, 43(4), 821-839. doi:10.1017/S1060150315000273 Waller, John C.. “Commentary: The birth of the twin study--a commentary on Francis Galton's 'The history of twins'.” International journal of epidemiology 41 4 (2012): 913-7 . https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33315 https://galton.org/biography/biography.html https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/origins-eugenics http://www.buttelake.com/corr.htm#:~:text=Galton%27s%20definition%20reveals%20the%20properties%20of%20the%20correlation,increase%20together%3B%20a%20negative%20correlation%20indicates%20one%20decreases Eugenics in the UK: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/eugenics/ https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20speople-improving-the-nations-stock-for-great-and-greater-britain-eugenics-in-the-1920s/ Eugenics in the US: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ Eugenics in the III Reich: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10681287/ Eugenics in Sweden: https://www.nature.com/articles/37848 Eugenics in the Soviet Union: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21466003/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337291231_The_Concept_of_the_%27New_Soviet_Man%27_As_a_Eugenic_Project_Eugenics_in_Soviet_Russia_after_World_War_II https://www.scribd.com/article/428549737/In-The-Twisted-Story-Of-Eugenics-The-Bad-Guy-Is-All-Of-Us-Angela-Saini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Edmond Halley: The Astronomer Who Discovered Halley's Comet 10.10.2026 15m

  Everyone here has heard of Halley’s Comet. It is, without a doubt, the most famous comet in the world, although some people might not know why. They might also not be familiar with the man it is named after, English astronomer Edmond Halley, who did not discover the comet, but calculated its trajectory and successfully predicted its return, proving to the world that such celestial objects have elliptical orbits. Uploaded 08-06-24But that was only one of Halley’s impressive achievements. He was also an inventor, a cartographer, a mathematician, a student of geomagnetism, and even a daring explorer. So today we are taking a closer look as we examine the life and career of the man behind the comet - Edmond Halley. → 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/toptenznetEric's Links:Alien Video Essay: https://youtu.be/_jpKTllluiY FREE Scifi Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uybOEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalintLinks to other books and socials: https://linktr.ee/EricMalikyteKarl'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/KarlSmallwoodFurther Reading:https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/29/science/sir-edmund-halley-orbiting-forever-in-newton-s-shadow.htmlhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Halleyhttp://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/hughes_icq29_7t14.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/14/science/q-a-237647.htmlhttps://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2010JRASC.104...28Rhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/birth-edmond-halleyhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Halley/https://books.google.ro/books?id=LhkoowKFaTsC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=A+Direct+and+Geometrical+Method+of+Finding+the+Aphelia,+Eccentricities,+and+Proportions+of+the+Primary+Planets,+Without+Supposing+Equality+in+Angular+Motion&source=bl&ots=ujmVE-mUNk&sig=ACfU3U03aIvtNiIhT8T9jiRZTucALBMkDg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK8sj1s_6FAxWx8bsIHZibAZYQ6AF6BAhBEAM#v=onepage&q=A%20Direct%20and%20Geometrical%20Method%20of%20Finding%20the%20Aphelia%2C%20Eccentricities%2C%20and%20Proportions%20of%20the%20Primary%20Planets%2C%20Without%20Supposing%20Equality%20in%20Angular%20Motion&f=falsehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/halley_edmond.shtmlhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/birth-edmond-halleyhttps://books.google.ro/books?redir_esc=y&id=LhkoowKFaTsC&q=charles+II#v=snippet&q=charles%20II&f=falsehttps://www.worldhistory.org/Edmond_Halley/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Halleyhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Halley/https://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/dev/hillger/pdf/Halley_chart.pdfhttps://www.aaas.org/multi-layered-wisdom-edmond-halleyhttps://www.aaas.org/multi-layered-wisdom-edmond-halleyhttps://www.famousscientists.org/edmund-halley/https://interestingengineering.com/science/edmond-halley-the-story-of-a-man-and-his-comethttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Halley/https://www.geomag.nrcan.gc.ca/mag_fld/magdec-en.phphttps://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/1p-halley/https://www.history.com/news/a-brief-history-of-halleys-comet-sightingshttps://interestingengineering.com/science/edmond-halley-the-story-of-a-man-and-his-cometCarl Sagan and Ann Druyan - Comet https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2010JRASC.104...28R http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/hughes_icq29_7t14.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/14/science/q-a-237647.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmond-Halley https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/29/science/si Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  General Luigi Cadorna: Italy's Controversial WW1 General 10.10.2026 26m

  General Luigi Cadorna: Italy's Controversial WW1 GeneralUploaded 09-09-219 Sep 2021---Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video! Head to https://keeps.com/biographics to get 50% off your first order of Keeps hair loss treatment.→ 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/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/This video is #sponsored by Keeps.Source/Further reading:General biographies:https://www.scribd.com/book/21989745 https://spartacus-educational.com/FWWcadorna.htm http://www.esercito.difesa.it/en/History/The-Great-War/Pagine/Luigi-Cadorna.aspx https://youtu.be/DaUOdWtsRGI https://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/cadorna.htm Early years: https://www.scribd.com/book/21989745 Leadership in war and assessment of Cadorna:https://www.scribd.com/book/445185855 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0968344519887617e https://www.jstor.org/stable/20081235?seq=1 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26306396 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-229X.12733 https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1105657.pdf https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/AUPress/Books/B_0029_MEILINGER_PATHS_OF_HEAVEN.pdf Disciplinary measures and use of summary executions:https://www.museodellaguerra.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/annali_23_Cadorna-e-le-fucilazioni.pdf Spring Offensive: https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/italian_front Advance on Gorizia:https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/47224/MWP_2017_14.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Defeat at Caporetto:https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/caporetto_battle_of Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Nathanael Greene - The Fighting Quaker Who Became Washington's Most Steadfast Officer 10.10.2026 24m

  Nathanael Greene - The Fighting Quaker Who Became Washington's Most Steadfast OfficerUploaded 26-12-2226 Dec 2022---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=1This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Mobutu Sese Seko: Corruption and Murder in the Heart of Africa 10.10.2026 28m

  Mobutu Sese Seko: Corruption and Murder in the Heart of AfricaUploaded 28-07-2228 Jul 2022---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, nutrition drink 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 available in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe.This video is #sponsored by Athletic Greens.→ 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/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwWarographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9h8BDcXwkhZtnqoQJ7PggAMegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmwSideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8VamggInto The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/c/IntotheShadowsTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetToday I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOutHighlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQBusiness Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgwCasual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCasualCriminalistDecoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZdWrz8pF6B5Y_c6Zi6pmdQSimon's Social Media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistlerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices