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On the evening of 21st November 1974, bombs planted by the IRA in two crowded Birmingham pubs exploded, killing 21 people and injuring at least 170. Within a day of the explosion, six men - Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, Billy Power, Johnny Walker and Hughie Callaghan - were arrested and charged. All were found guilty. Methodically, with total clarity and a tone that is both gripping and impassioned, then investigative journalist Mullin unpicked every detail of the case.

A death foretold. A truth footnoted. A bureaucracy panicking. Decimus Flaccus was just a scribe. Quiet, diligent, and very nearly forgettable—until he accidentally overheard a conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar. Now he’s juggling misplaced prophecies, bribable omens, one extremely combustible laundress, and Rome’s worst-kept secret. His job? File a report. His plan? Stay unnoticed. His mistake? Telling the truth.

In 1967, a Baltimore man named Howard Donahue began investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Like countless Americans, Donahue was fascinated by the events in Dallas. But what separated him from other amateur sleuths, and even the Warren Commission experts, was a lifetime's experience with guns and ballistics. In Mortal Error, Bonar Menninger chronicles Donahue's 25-year investigation of President Kennedy's death and the stunning revelation it led him to.

Sara Daniel, a star European correspondent and one of the few women reporters covering Iraq, dares to venture where few have gone, in this gripping and fascinating memoir. In June of 2002, war looms and Saddam Hussein still has a brutal grip on a nation in disarray. Sara Daniel travels the length and breadth of Iraq, following the fast-evolving events and interviewing people from all walks of life and all religious and political affiliations: from the Kurds in the north to the rising new politicians in Baghdad and beyond....

In Flee from Heresy, Bishop Athanasius Schneider — raised among persecuted Catholics in the Soviet Union — offers a systematic treatment of more than 130 doctrinal errors, from ancient times down to our own day, along with English translations of the Church’s major anti-heresy documents of the past two centuries.

Australia is a proud country full of proud people, but exactly what are we proud of? Comedian and history buff Ben Pobjie delves deep into Australia’s past and has a good old rummage amongst the nation’s personal effects. With wit, perspicacity and a healthily elastic attitude to historical...

El pronunciamiento de julio de 1936 y la guerra civil no fueron inevitables. La República pudo prevenir el golpe de estado y desarticular la conspiración que había ido tejiéndose durante años. Ángel Viñas desvela cómo los servicios de defensa interior y exterior detectaron los riesgos y...

Dietro i colossi tecnologici che usiamo ogni giorno non ci sono solo i soliti noti della Silicon Valley, ma un esercito di fantasmi informatici.ERROR 404: PERSON NOT FOUND è il podcast di storytelling che recupera dall'oblio i geni dimenticati, gli hacker artigiani e gli scienziati visionari che hanno scritto il codice del nostro presente senza mai finire sui libri di storia.Ogni episodio smonta il mito del successo aziendale pianificato per raccontare la verità: la tecnologia che ha cambiato il mondo è nata da piccole frustrazioni quotidiane, da compiti a casa e da intuizioni sviluppate in...

On January 16, 1991, Speicher participated in the initial air strike of the Persian Gulf War. Moments after an attack by an Iraqi MIG-25, Speicher's plane vanished over the Baghdad desert. The next day, Secretary of State Dick Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell told the American public that Speicher was the first casualty of the Gulf War. He was listed as KIA/BNR.

Emprenda un viaje épico a través de los divertidísimos errores y las desconcertantes meteduras de pata que dieron forma a las civilizaciones. Más que simples errores, este libro sobre fracasos épicos en la historia antigua es un testimonio de la resistencia de la humanidad y de la capacidad de las personas para aprender, adaptarse y avanzar a pesar de las circunstancias. Este libro lo llevará en un viaje a través del tiempo, permitiéndole ser testigo del lado entrañablemente humano de nuestros antepasados.

As a boy, Simon Garfield started collecting "errors" - rare stamps flawed by printing faults and absent colours. As an adult his childhood obsession became a full-blown mid-life crisis. This amusing but painfully revealing account of a passion he was once only able to admit to people he could really trust traces his fascination for these tiny print slip-ups from the simple pleasures of boyhood to an attempt to create order out of chaos and finally the gradual decline and break-up of his marriage.

Error Code 404 is a podcast created to open up the world to different perspectives.

In 1864, Pope Pius IX issued the powerful encyclical letter Quanta Cura, accompanied by the Syllabus of Errors, a crucial document aimed at the bishops of the Catholic Church. This letter sought to illuminate the myriad errors and harmful doctrines that Pius IX vehemently condemned. The Syllabus enumerates eighty propositions deemed erroneous, laying the groundwork for what would be considered the heresy of Modernism, a stance that has been rejected by subsequent popes. Join Algy Pug as he delves into this significant historical text and its lasting implications on the Church.

🎙️Cuando el miedo no da error… aparece. Error 404 es un podcast de terror donde lo inquietante cobra voz. Historias reales y relatos narrados, leyendas urbanas, fenómenos paranormales, sucesos inexplicables y sombras que se deslizan entre la razón y el miedo. Cada episodio está creado para escucharse en silencio, con auriculares, cuando la noche aprieta y la mente baja la guardia. No aquí no hay sobresaltos fáciles: hay atmósfera, tensión y palabras que se clavan despacio. 🎧 Creado y locutado por Velica.

After a six-year federal court proceeding, the shocking inner workings and dark secrets of the New York City Board of Elections were revealed. The decisions of the District Federal Court, United States Court of Appeals for the second circuit, and, yes, the United States Supreme Court, left many dumbfounded. Human Error will shock and anger you, and make you question if your vote really does count.

Cuando hacemos el recuento de la historia de la humanidad recordamos con orgullo las grandes hazañas, las conquistas, los descubrimientos y las victorias, pero en realidad por cada victoria hay un fracaso y por cada acierto, una infinidad de errores. Por cientos de años los seres humanos hemos metido la pata y, aunque no nos guste admitirlo, nuestra historia también está determinada por todos esos fracasos que nos hacen encoger de hombros.

La Armada española encarna una gran historia de éxito, a pesar de las numerosas mentiras que persiguen sus principales victorias y sus supuestas derrotas. En estas páginas se analiza la rivalidad con Inglaterra que ha dado lugar a tanta desinformación. Ni España perdió el tridente de los mares en el siglo XVI ni la Armada Invencible fue la gran derrota militar que la propaganda anglosajona dejó escrita. Lejos de ser una fuerza anticuada o en decadencia, el poderío español se mantuvo en vanguardia desde los albores de la Edad Moderna hasta comienzos del siglo XX.

From the heat of the battlefield to the tension of the strategy room, The Unknown Enemy exposes a hidden threat that can bring even the most formidable military forces to their knees: Theory of Mind Errors. In this gripping exploration, Tim Short peels back the layers of human psychology to reveal how misjudgments, false assumptions, and cognitive traps turn victory into disaster.

Join host Lenny Vaughn as he uncovers manufacturing mistakes that became priceless collectibles. From a banana-sticker banknote worth nearly $400,000 to rare toys and comic heroes, discover how quality control failures transformed into treasures coveted by collectors worldwide. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Este libro recoge mi testimonio sobre esos hechos, en lo que respecta, principalmente, a la intervención del gobierno del cual yo hacía parte, como ministro de Justicia, en esos hechos y, en general, sobre lo ocurrido en la Casa de Nariño, durante las 28 horas que duró la Toma y en las horas...