Epik Fails of History (history blog articles) - EpikFails.com

I first started my history blog, “Epik Fails of History” (EpikFails.com) back on July 13th, 2012, which eventually led to the “Epik Fails of History” podcast (now on Spotify!), and the “Epic Fails” middle-grade book series that I co-wrote with Ben Thompson!

Featured Articles:

• 10 *Accidental* Inventions and Discoveries?! (Part 1 of 2)

• NUCLEAR FAILS: 10 of the Most Terrifying Atomic Mistakes in History!

• 20 of the Worst Aircraft Designs of All Time?

• The Mongol Invasion(s) of Japan

• 7 of the Most Insane VIKING Sagas Ever! (Part 1 of 2)

• The Golden Age of Piracy (Part 1 of 3)

• Origins of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 1: Mechanical Clocks, Electricity, and Radio)

• History of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 2: The Transistor, Microchips, and the Dawn of the Internet)

• Future of the DIGITAL AGE (Part 3: Robotics, Quantum Computing, and the Rise of A.I.)

• Pioneers of the Sky: 25 Epic Aviation Milestones!

• The Great… Emu War?!

• Presidential Pros & Cons (Part 1 of 10)

• The Curse of the Willie Dee (WWII: The Pacific)

• The Curious Case of D.B. Cooper: The FBI’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery

• 8 Mysterious UFO / UAP Encounters from History (218 BCE – 1945)

• Top 10 Historical Drunks!

• Top 5 Worst Roman Emperors

• The Spanish Inquisition!

• 15 Early *Failed* Attempts at Flight – Before the Wright Brothers…

• The Space Shuttle Program (NASA: 1977-2011)

• Voskhod-2 (USSR)

• The Day SKYLAB Fell… (NASA)

• The Lost Chapters: Ponce de Leon

• 15 Most Infamous CYBER HEISTS!

• The Secret Origin of Dracula: VLAD THE IMPALER!

• NAPOLEON (Part 1 of 3)

• The Fall of Constantinople

• King John vs the Magna Carta

• Richard the Third (and the War of the Roses)

• The SIX Wives of Henry the 8th

• THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS (Part 1 of 3: Cold War on Defrost)

• Behind the Scenes (2015)

• 10 Years of Epik Fails?!