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Season 5 Episode 17
January 15, 1969. It's been less than a year since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Friends, family, and followers are gathered at Ebe…
1 year, 2 months ago
How to Stop an Avalanche? Blow Up a Mountain
Season 5 Episode 16
January 15, 1939. It's finally working! After countless mechanical issues, the first operational ski lift in the state of Utah is taking people up th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Declaring War on Poverty (feat. Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Season 5
January 8, 1964. In his State of the Union address, Lyndon Johnson unveils his War on Poverty, an effort to tackle subpar living conditions and creat…
1 year, 3 months ago
A New Year, A New Cuba
Season 5 Episode 15
New Year's Eve, 1958. Cuba's president, Fulgencio Batista, is throwing his annual New Year's Eve party at his home in Havana. It's usually a blowout.…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Surprising History of Christmas Gifts (HTW Classic)
Season 5
Christmas Eve, 1913. For months, newspapers have been trumpeting an urgent message: Do your Christmas shopping early. It would be easy to assume this…
1 year, 3 months ago
Nosferatu Rises Again (feat. Robert Eggers)
Season 5 Episode 14
**For this HTW special feature, Sally interviews director Robert Eggers about his new historically inspired film, Nosferatu.**
Winter, 1476. Vlad III …
1 year, 3 months ago
The President and the King
Season 5 Episode 13
December 21, 1970. Elvis has entered the building. And today, that building is the White House. He's brought a gift for President Nixon, a framed Col…
1 year, 3 months ago
Bill W.'s Last Drink and the Birth of Alcoholics Anonymous
Season 5 Episode 12
December 11, 1934. Bill Wilson is on the subway, working his way through his third beer, heading to Towns Hospital. He isn’t injured, and he isn’t wh…
1 year, 4 months ago
How the Vietnam War Broke Our Trust in Government
Season 5 Episode 11
December 1, 1969. Millions across America are tuned in to the same TV broadcast. They see a bland stage with some government workers behind desks. Bu…
1 year, 4 months ago
A Toxic Turkey Day
Season 5
For this Thanksgiving, we're re-airing an HTW classic. This episode originally premiered November 23, 2020.
November 24, 1966. Millions of spectators …
1 year, 4 months ago