Greatest Plot Twists In History

To create your one-of-a-kind website, check out! https://www.odoo.com/r/7wg4 In fiction, there is nothing as dramatic as a good twist in the plot, an unexpected event that changes the course of the story. These events aren’t just relegated to fiction, however. True life is full of unexpected events that have changed the course of history. Here are a few of those twists that no one saw coming. 🗓️ Topics Discussed Soldiers At Chosin Reservoir Saved By Candy The Japanese Fleet Was Destroyed By A Hunch An Offhand Comment Destroys The Berlin Wall The Poison King’s Plan Backfires Frederick The Great Saved By A Fan Check out our other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdc6bs3I8s6Y4QE_3g3MZw Discord server: https://discord.gg/JZsPQXHeYC Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Further Reading: https://theworld.org/stories/2020-10-02/how-mistake-press-conference-helped-topple-berlin-wall https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50013048 https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2019/oct/30/the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-archive-november-1989 https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-berlin-wall-and-how-did-it-fall https://www.worldhistory.org/Mithridates_VI/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mithradates-VI-Eupator https://www.worldhistory.org/article/906/mithridates-poison-elixir-fact-or-fiction/ https://warontherocks.com/2024/02/learning-lessons-from-the-prussian-past/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-III-emperor-of-Russia https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Frederick_the_Great https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/seven-years-war-1756-1763-0 https://go.navyonline.com/blog/how-wade-mcclusky-jr.-redirected-midway https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway#:~:text=Early%20on%20the%20morning%20of,island%20and%20ready%20for%20battle. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/midway-air-hero-remembered/ http://www.cv6.org/company/accounts/wmcclusky/ https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/the-myth-of-the-tootsie-roll-airdrop-at-chosin/ https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/dispatches-articles/41/544/Military+Myths+and+Legends%3A+The+Tootsie+Roll+Marines https://americangimuseum.org/tootsie-rolls-saved-troops-at-the-battle-of-the-chosin-reservoir/ Timestamps: Intro: (00:00) Soldiers At Chosin Reservoir Saved By Candy (00:04) The Japanese Fleet Was Destroyed By A Hunch (03:22) An Offhand Comment Destroys The Berlin Wall (07:33) The Poison King’s Plan Backfires (10:40) Frederick The Great Saved By A Fan (14:03) Did You Know?: (17:21) Outro: (17:58) Credit: Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic Script: Robert de Graaf Script Review: Peter Turner Narrator: Chris Kane (https://vocalforge.com) Artists: Fiona Phan, Selma Belegic Animators: Nancy Bhalla, Krishna, Guillermo G. Caasi. Jr, Ravina Bheda, Rommel Ponferrada Editor: Artem Dobrohodov, James Dowse Thumbnails: Fiona Phan Brand Partnerships: Barbara Abraul Senior Production Manager: Umar Ijaz Simple History Channel Manager: James Dowse