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Off With Her Head
Season 2 Episode 2
January 15, 1535. King Henry VIII has a decree. As of today, he is “the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England". Which means: the Pope i…
5 years, 3 months ago
Declaring War on Poverty
Season 2 Episode 1
SEASON TWO PREMIERE – January 8, 1964. In his State of the Union address, Lyndon Johnson unveils his War on Poverty, an effort to tackle subpar livin…
5 years, 3 months ago
Best Stories of 2020
Season 1 Episode 153
December 28, 2020. In this year-end recap, Sally sits down with HISTORY This Week producers McCamey Lynn, Julie Magruder and Ben Dickstein to discuss…
5 years, 3 months ago
A Scrooge for the Ages
Season 1 Episode 152
December 27, 1853. On a freezing, snowy night in Birmingham, England, 2,000 people have lined up outside the town hall. They’ve braved the temperatur…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Thalidomide Disaster
Season 1 Episode 151
December 18, 1970. Decades after the end of WWII a Nazi doctor is on trial. Today is judgment day in a long, difficult legal battle, but this case is…
5 years, 3 months ago
The Crown Steps Down
Season 1 Episode 49
December 11, 1936. Just yesterday, King Edward VIII of England officially abdicated the throne. And tonight, some ten million people will hear the re…
5 years, 4 months ago
Wartime Weapon Turned Medical Miracle
Season 1 Episode 49
December 2, 1943. World War II is raging throughout Europe, but in the Allied port city of Bari, Italy, things have remained relatively quiet. The Al…
5 years, 4 months ago
A Toxic Turkey Day
Season 1 Episode 48
November 24, 1966. Millions of spectators flood Broadway in New York City to watch the Macy’s Day Parade on Thanksgiving morning. The iconic floats –…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Inca's Last Stand
Season 1 Episode 47
November 16, 1532. Atahualpa, the king of the Inca Empire, marches towards the city of Cajamarca in modern-day Peru, surrounded by 80,000 soldiers. O…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Muppet Revolution
Season 1 Episode 46
November 10, 1969. It’s a Monday. Across the US, parents and babysitters and grandparents and aunts and uncles are turning on the TV, because there's…
5 years, 5 months ago