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Cinco de Mayo’s Civil War Connection
Season 6 Episode 2
May 5, 1862. The French have landed in Mexico. Napoleon III wants to conquer the country and assert France’s imperial dominance in the Americas. In h…
11 months, 1 week ago
America’s Cold War Obsession with Greenland
Season 6 Episode 1
April 27, 1951. The United States has been putting pressure on Denmark for a long time. Because the small European kingdom has something the American…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Trailer: America's Cold War Obsession with Greenland
HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes this Monday! We're kicking things off with a look at America's longtime fascination with Greenland, and h…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
A Concubine Rises to Rule China
Season 5
April 27, 1856. In Beijing’s Forbidden City, one of the emperor’s consorts, a woman named Cixi, has given birth to a son – the emperor’s first heir. …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Introducing: What We Spend
Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
"Houston We’ve Had a Problem” (feat. Captain Jim Lovell)
Season 5
April 14, 1970. Apollo 13 is a quarter million miles from Earth, speeding towards the Moon, when a sudden explosion rocks the ship. Against all odds,…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The Titanic’s First and Last Voyage
Season 5
April 10, 1912. As the RMS Titanic pulls away from a crowded port on the south coast of England, it almost crashes. Just in time, it’s able to turn o…
1 year ago
148 Tornadoes in 18 Hours
Season 5
April 3, 1974. Across America, many people wake up this morning thinking it will be a normal day. But in the next 24 hours, almost 150 tornadoes will…
1 year ago
Was Ethel Rosenberg A Spy?
Season 5
March 29, 1951. The world is waiting for the jury’s verdict. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg have been accused of spying for the Soviet Union, conspiring …
1 year ago
Revenge of the Ronin
Season 5
March 20, 1703. Today, almost fifty men, scattered around the city of Edo, Japan, are waiting to die. They’re all former samurai who had served the s…
1 year ago