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The FBIs Most Wanted List
Episode 2273
For more than 75 years, the FBI has maintained a list designed to put some of America’s most elusive fugitives directly in front of the public.
It ha…
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Matthew Fontaine Maury: The Man Who Revolutionized Ocean Navigation
Episode 2272
For centuries, sailors crossed oceans using charts, experience, and accumulated wisdom.
But in the 19th century, one naval officer realized that the…
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Chief Joseph
Episode 2271
In the late 19th century, as the United States expanded across the West, one Native leader became famous not only for his resistance, but for the wor…
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The New Madrid Earthquake
Episode 2270
In the winter of 1811, the American frontier was shaken by a series of earthquakes so powerful they were felt across much of the continent.
The grou…
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Machu Picchu
Episode 2269
High in the Andes lies one of the world's most famous archaeological sites.
It was built by a civilization without iron tools, wheeled transportation…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How DNA Solves Crimes
Episode 2268
For most of human history, identifying the person responsible for a crime depended on witnesses, confessions, fingerprints, and sometimes little more…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Never-Ending Voyager Missions (Encore)
Episode 2267
In 1977, NASA took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime alignment of the planets to send two probes to the outermost reaches of the solar system.
They …
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The Rise and Fall of Vaudeville
Episode 2266
Before radio, television, and the internet, Americans packed theaters to see comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, magicians, animal acts, and just …
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The History of Whaling (Encore)
Episode 2265
Whaling is something that humans have engaged in for thousands of years.
For most of that time, indigenous groups conducted it on a small scale for s…
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A Brief History of Algeria
Episode 2264
For thousands of years, one country has stood at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Africa, and the Sahara.
It has been ruled by Numidian kings, R…
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