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Executed in Error: Hawley Crippen
The quiet Dr. Crippen moved to the U.K. in 1910, and worked as a homeopathic doctor in London. How did this man end up convicted for a grisly murder?
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In 1910, an American doctor named Hawley Crippen was convicted in England of poisoning and dismembering his wife. The vicious murder—and execution that followed—made international headlines. But did the prosecutors get it right?
Bombing Nazi Dams: Bomb the Dam
A special modification created a backspin that allowed Wallis’ bomb to hug the wall of the dam as it sank and detonate near the base. Now it’s your turn to deliver a direct hit to the Nazi’s Mohne Dam.
Bombing Nazi Dams: George “Johnny” Johnson
George “Johnny” Johnson flew forty missions under McCarthy as a bomb aimer and flew on the mission to destroy the Nazi hydroelectric dams.
Bombing Nazi Dams: Barnes Wallis’ Bomb
While working to aid Britain’s military efforts Wallis toyed with a problem the British military had largely considered unsolvable — how to destroy the Nazis’ most important hydroelectric dams.
Bombing Nazi Dams: The Mission of the Royal Airforce
Royal Air Force was on a mission to destroy several of the Nazi’s major hydroelectric dams with a strange new weapon — a bouncing bomb that would skip across the water.
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In the spring of 1943, Allied forces to begin preparations for a top secret Allied raid. Each aircraft carried a top-secret weapon — a newly-invented bouncing bomb — designed to shatter Germany’s major dams.
Bridge on the River Kwai: Riding the Rails
Ride the rails of the Thailand-Burma Railway in this fun quiz. Make sure you’ve watched SECRETS OF THE DEAD: “Bridge on the River Kwai,” or read the articles on this site, or you probably won’t do well on the quiz.
Bridge on the River Kwai: Bashar Altabba
Altabba’s technical expertise has led him to work as a consultant on documentaries about historic engineering feats, such as the construction of the ancient Rainbow Bridge in China, cathedrals in Normandy, and now the Thailand-Burma Railway.
Bridge on the River Kwai: The Bridges of the Thailand-Burma Railway
While it may be surprising that wood has the strength to support thousands of pounds of rail cars and cargo traveling over steep mountain passes, it is really just a simple matter of good engineering.
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