00:00 The USS Pueblo, a U.S. Navy intelligence gathering ship, was captured by North Korea in 1968, sparking a major international incident during the Cold War.

01:55 In 1964, the US Navy used radio surveillance ships to intercept and decrypt radio signals from communist bloc countries during the Cold War, leading to the retrofitting of the retired ship FP344, renamed the Pueblo, which had several important upgrades denied, including an upgraded engine, higher-end incinerators, an emergency system to scuttle the ship, and a deck gun.

03:26 On January 11, 1968, the Pueblo set off from Sasebo, Japan on a mission to listen for North Korean and Soviet radio signals in the Sea of Japan, with explicit instructions to stay no closer than 13 nautical miles to the shore. However, they were soon discovered by North Korean ships.

05:04 The Pueblo was boarded and its crew captured by North Korean ships after two hours of trying to outmaneuver them, leading to a diplomatic incident and various opinions on how to respond from members of Congress and the Johnson Cabinet.

06:36 Captain Bush's crew was eventually released after negotiations and a public apology, but the USS Pueblo remains in possession of North Korea and is now a tourist attraction in Pyongyang.

08:18 The return of the USS Pueblo is still being used as a bargaining chip in talks between the United States and North Korea, and the Americans didn't anticipate the incident because there was no reciprocity with the North Koreans.

09:59 Cicero wasn't invited to participate in the assassination of Julius Caesar because he was considered too old by the conspirators.