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Smash, Smash, Smash!
Smash, Smash, Smash!

Season 2 Episode 11

March 9, 1901. From a jail cell in Topeka, Kansas, temperance vigilante Carry Nation is hard at work. After her latest arrest for smashing up a bar w…

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A War on Women
A War on Women

Season 2 Episode 10

March 2, 1923. In Wichita, Kansas, Mary Irby and Euna Hollowell are being held at the county jail. The two women are charged with “lewdly abiding.” T…

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Jazz on the Record
Jazz on the Record

Season 2 Episode 9

February 26, 1917. At the Victor Talking Machine Company’s studio in Manhattan, five white men gathered to record the first jazz record in history. T…

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Freedom Rides Down Under
Freedom Rides Down Under

Season 2 Episode 8

February 15, 1965. Walgett, Australia. A group of about 30 Sydney students has traveled here on a fact-finding mission – a mission they’ll call a Fre…

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The Capitol Attack of 1861
The Capitol Attack of 1861

Season 2 Episode 7

February 13, 1861. The city of Washington DC is waiting. Bracing itself. For weeks, there have been threats that this day is going to get violent bec…

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INTRODUCING: The Food that Built America
INTRODUCING: The Food that Built America

Season 2

It takes bold visionaries risking everything to create some of the most recognizable brands on the planet. The Food That Built America, based on the …

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Sitting In for Civil Rights
Sitting In for Civil Rights

Season 2 Episode 6

February 1, 1960. Four young Black men, David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Jibreel Khazan and Joseph McNeil gather outside the Woolworth department sto…

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Houdini Defies Death
Houdini Defies Death

Season 2 Episode 5

January 25, 1908. Harry Houdini is the most famous magician in America. He’s known for his escapes – from handcuffs, boxes, jail cells, even a giant …

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The Capitol Riots in Context
The Capitol Riots in Context

Season 2 Episode 4

January 6, 2021. As Congress voted to affirm Joe Biden as the incoming president, rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to thwart the electi…

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The First VP of Color
The First VP of Color

Season 2 Episode 3

January 23, 1907. The Kansas legislature has convened to decide who will be the next US Senator from their state. The vote shakes out as everyone exp…

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