Disasters
The Port Chicago Explosion
By the summer of 1944, the United States was deep into the Second World War, and the demand for ammunition…
Murder
The Murder of Jack ‘The Hat’ McVitie
Jack McVitie belonged to the dangerous half-lit world of post-war London crime, where reputation could be currency, protection could be…
Mysteries
The Disappearance of Flight 19
On the afternoon of 5 December 1945, five United States Navy TBM Avenger torpedo bombers took off from Naval Air…
Science
The Big Bang and the Birth of the Universe
If you were to stand outside on a clear night and look up, you would see stars, thousands of them,…
