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"Mad Mike" Calvert
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Oct 2, 2026

"Mad Mike" Calvert

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World War II
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War
British Empire
The Wind Rush Scandal
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21
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Aug 5, 2025

The Wind Rush Scandal

Great Britain
Buddhism
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Colonialism
British Empire
Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Modern Tsar
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Feb 14, 2025

Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Modern Tsar

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1940s
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Operation Underworld | The American Mafia & World War II
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Jun 20, 2023

Operation Underworld | The American Mafia & World War II

USA
World War II
1940s
Mafia
Japan
Hiroo Onoda | The Soldier Who Refused To Surrender
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Jun 6, 2023

Hiroo Onoda | The Soldier Who Refused To Surrender

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Asia
1940s
The Evolution of "Woke"
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Apr 18, 2023

The Evolution of "Woke"

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Racism
1940s
The Cambridge Five Part III | Beer & Betrayal
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Mar 10, 2023

The Cambridge Five Part III | Beer & Betrayal

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USA
1940s
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Adolf Hitler | Der Führer
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29
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Feb 24, 2023

Adolf Hitler | Der Führer

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Communism
War
1940s
The Atomic Bomb Part 3: The Aftermath
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Aug 5, 2022

The Atomic Bomb Part 3: The Aftermath

Nuclear Weapons
USA
World War II
Japan
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