January 17 – The Day Humans Crossed an Invisible Line and Panicked Anyway - Bonus

January 17 – The Day Humans Crossed an Invisible Line and Panicked Anyway - Bonus

Published: January 17, 2026

Duration: 3:58

On January 17, 1773, Captain James Cook and his crew became the first humans to cross the Antarctic Circle, sailing into a region no one had ever explored. In this episode of The Strange History Podcast, Amy tells the strange true story of the voyage that shattered myths about a southern continent and revealed the frozen limits of human exploration.

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