
Sean Munger


Behind the Scenes: The Bounty, a geographic history.
My latest video takes a globetrotting look at the famous 1789 British naval mutiny and its aftermath.

Historic Photo: Sons and grandsons of Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn Island, 1862.

Nothingburger: The 2025 JFK Assassination document dump.
I looked at the JFK documents so you don't have to. Conspiracy theorists are disappointed.

America’s Paris: the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

The vanished societies of the Pacific: A tantalizing historical mystery.
Many Pacific islands were populated in the distant past, long before their modern inhabitants got there. Who were they?

Deadly physics: The “Herald of Free Enterprise” ferry disaster of 1987.
An egregious example of human stupidity caused a disaster that claimed nearly 200 lives, but physics played a key role.