The little-known event, called the Bataan Memorial Death March, commemorates the April 1942 Bataan death march, in which thousands of starving American and Filipino troops, captured by the Japanese, died during a 65-mile forced trudge through Philippine jungles.

Other times he'd share tidbits of information on the famous people who had lived in the area or little-known events that had happened there.

In both media, the series usually focused on strange-but-true historical events, both little-known and famous, as well as figures such as Catherine de' Medici and Nostradamus.

In depicting these little-known events, "Glory" serves as a reminder of what America was like in those days and of where so many of the problems we still live with today originated.

There is a little-known event in the Olympics where stars with names like Chevalier and Gigolo show their class by performing piaffes, pirouettes and flying changes.

In "When Harlem Nearly Killed King," Hugh Pearson explores this little-known event that left King a mere "sneeze away from death."

After months of assiduous research through dusty tomes and forgotten lore, I have unearthed several little-known but momentous events in Long Island history, events that I daresay have also had a profound influence on the rest of the country.

Historian William Estrada wrote: "This little-known event may have helped the Chinese to better understand their role in the community as well as the power of organization as a means for community self-defense.

His blog posts provide a distinctly Welsh perspective on major events in world history, as well as revealing some little-known events from the Welsh past.The Past Master, which can be heard every Sunday at 2pm.

His blog posts provide a distinctly Welsh perspective on major events in world history, as well as revealing some little-known events from the Welsh past.