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A Mole in the CIA
Season 1 Episode 7
February 21, 1994. Early in the morning, FBI agents assemble near the home of Aldrich Ames. They wait for him to leave his house and then they pounce…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Legacy of an Oscar
Season 1 Episode 6
February 11, 1940. Hattie McDaniel becomes the first-ever African American to be nominated for, and then win, an Oscar. Her legacy is complicated. An…
6 years, 2 months ago
When Black Men Won the Vote
Season 1 Episode 5
February 3, 1870. The 15th Amendment is ratified, which establishes the right to vote for black men in America. While Jim Crow laws would grip the so…
6 years, 2 months ago
Surviving Auschwitz
Season 1 Episode 4
January 27, 1945. This week, we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, one of Nazi Germany's largest concentration and exte…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Apple Ad That Changed the World
Season 1 Episode 3
January 22, 1984. Apple launches the first Macintosh computer, with a showstopping Super Bowl commercial. The ad itself was revolutionary, but the pr…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Great Boston Molasses Flood
Season 1 Episode 2
January 15, 1919. Boston PD receives a call: “Send all available rescue personnel...there's a wave of molasses coming down Commercial Street." The bi…
6 years, 3 months ago
Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined...
Season 1 Episode 1
January 11th, 1964. The US Surgeon General announces: smoking is killing us. It’s an announcement that changed the course of American public health –…
6 years, 3 months ago
Introducing: HISTORY This Week
Season 1
This week, something momentous happened. Whether or not it made the textbooks, it most certainly made history. Join HISTORY This Week as we turn back…
6 years, 3 months ago