The Bermuda Triangle Theory

<p>Why were multiple ships and planes lost in the section of the Atlantic between Miami, Puerto Rico and Bermuda? Journalist Edward van Winkle-Jones first floated the idea of ‘the Bermuda Triangle’ - although he didn’t call it that - in an article for the Miami Herald on 17th September, 1950.</p><br><p>The speculation that ensued inspired a lively industry in conspiracies, myths and tall tales that remains to this day, but the association with that area being dangerous dates back almost 500 years - when no less a figure than Christopher Columbus reported seeing a giant flame crashing into the sea there.</p><br><p>In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly ask whether the area’s proximity to the USA has prolonged its notoriety; consider the role of aliens in its maritime history (yes. ALIENS); and discover whether the Bermuda Triangle is actually any more treacherous than any other stretch of deep water… </p><br><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><h2>• ‘Sea's Puzzles Still Baffle Men In Pushbutton Age’ (Miami Herald, 1950): <a href="https://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/BermudaTriangle/evwjones.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/BermudaTriangle/evwjones.html</a></h2><p>• ‘Where is the Bermuda Triangle, what is it, why do planes go missing there and what are the conspiracy theories?’ (The Sun, 2018): <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2021520/bermuda-triangle-ships-planes-conspiracy-theories/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2021520/bermuda-triangle-ships-planes-conspiracy-theories/</a></p><p>• ‘Bermuda Triangle: what happened to Flight 19?’ (BBC, 2009): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfsQBeXWktU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfsQBeXWktU</a></p><br><p><strong>For bonus material and to support the show, visit</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/Patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><p><strong>We'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>podfollow.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><br><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.</em> </p><br><p><em>#50s #Discoveries #Strange #US</em></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Today In History with The Retrospectors