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Season 1 Episode 11
In 1511, a Spanish lifeboat makes land on the Yucatán coast in modern-day Mexico. Thirteen days ago, the crew's caravel was wrecked on a reef. But th…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Moon Landing
Season 1 Episode 10
After multiple coups by the Soviet Union, astronaut Alan B. Shepard has just become the first American in space. But this is only the beginning. Now,…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Space Race
Season 1 Episode 9
Humanity has always looked to the heavens, pondering what is really out there. But how did space travel turn from fantasy into reality? In the afterm…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Black Death
Season 1 Episode 8
In October 1347, a ghostly fleet of trading ships docks at a port in Sicily. The crew members – dead already, or well on their way – bear bubonic pla…
4 years, 8 months ago
Tutankhamun
Season 1 Episode 7
In November 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a young water boy called Hussein Abdul Rasoul makes a remarkable discovery. A set of stone steps li…
4 years, 8 months ago
Pompeii and the Vesuvius Eruption
Season 1 Episode 6
What happens when a volcano erupts just six miles from a bustling city? In 79 AD Mount Vesuvius is regarded as a source of bounty by those who live i…
4 years, 9 months ago
The California Gold Rush
Season 1 Episode 5
On January 24th, 1848, a carpenter from Coloma plunges a hand into the American River and pulls out gold. This discovery triggers an explosion of fin…
4 years, 9 months ago
Blackbeard the Pirate
Season 1 Episode 4
In the early 18th century, one man makes his name as the most notorious pirate of all time. The legend of Edward Thatch has spawned television shows,…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 2 of 2
Season 1 Episode 3
On October 16th, 1962, John F. Kennedy discovers that the Soviet Union has successfully planted ballistic missiles on Cuban soil. The United States i…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 1 of 2
Season 1 Episode 2
In October 1962, three men – Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – hold the fate of the planet in their hands. A dispute over Soviet missiles in Cuba spi…
4 years, 9 months ago