Episodes

1902 Eruption of Mount Pelée 12.04.2026 19:55

1902 Eruption of Mount Pelée: The City Vaporized in 2 Minutes May 8, 1902. Saint-Pierre, Martinique's thriving port city, woke to a normal day. 30,000 people. Theater tickets sold out. Election day. At 8:02 AM, Mount Pelée unleashed a 900°C pyroclastic surge. The "fiery cloud" incinerated the city in 120 seconds flat. One survivor: Prisoner Ludger Sylbaris, protected in a dungeon cel...

Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition 12.04.2026 14:26

Andrée's Arctic Balloon Expedition: The 1897 Arctic Disaster In 1897, three men set off in a hydrogen balloon to reach the North Pole. They never returned. Svalbard ice preserved their final camp—cannibalism evidence, suicide notes, and a teddy bear found 33 years later. What killed them? Ursine encounters. Lead poisoning. Starvation. Or something darker? HistMuse uncovers the eerie truth behi...