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  • The Ten-Cent Light Bulb

    The Ten-Cent Light Bulb
    Dec 29 2025
    On a clear December night in 1972, a state-of-the-art airliner descended silently into the Florida Everglades. Marcus Webb explores how a moment of hyper-focus on a single, broken light bulb led to a catastrophe that changed aviation—and how the ghosts of that flight refused to stay buried.
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    12 Min.
  • The Morning the World Liquidated

    The Morning the World Liquidated
    Dec 28 2025
    On December 28, 1908, the Mediterranean's most beautiful port city was erased in thirty seconds. Marcus Webb explores the fragility of the ground we stand on through the eyes of those who saw Messina fall and the unexpected heroes who emerged from the dust.
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    11 Min.
  • The Cell of Mercy

    The Cell of Mercy
    Dec 27 2025
    Historian Marcus Webb explores the profound moment in 1983 when Pope John Paul II entered a prison cell to face the man who shot him, challenging the limits of human forgiveness.
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    9 Min.
  • The Giant's Smile

    The Giant's Smile
    Dec 26 2025
    On December 26, 1908, Jack Johnson defied the 'color line' to become the first Black heavyweight champion of the world. In a makeshift stadium in Sydney, Australia, Johnson didn't just win a title—he shattered a global myth of racial hierarchy with a grin and a pair of golden gloves.
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    11 Min.