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The Underground Railroad | Crossing the Line
Season 65 Episode 3
On the morning of April 16th, 1848, dozens of Washington, D.C. slaveowners woke up to find that their slaves were gone. The previous night, 77 enslav…
2 years, 3 months ago
History Daily: The Battle of Lugdunum
Season 65
February 19, 197 CE. Septimius Severus' victory at the Battle of Lugdunum finally establishes him as the sole ruler of the Roman Empire.
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2 years, 3 months ago
The Underground Railroad | Vigilance
Season 65 Episode 2
In the 1830s, abolitionism became a political force to be reckoned with. In the face of harassment and mob violence, Black and white abolitionists st…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Underground Railroad | The Light of Freedom
Season 65 Episode 1
In the early 1800s, slavery rapidly expanded across the American South. But each year, thousands of courageous enslaved men, women, and children fled…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Manhattan Project | 'Oppenheimer' with Kai Bird
Season 64 Episode 4
Following the success of the Manhattan Project, the U.S. sought to develop a potentially more powerful and deadly weapon – the Hydrogen Bomb. Despite…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Manhattan Project | Devastating Success
Season 64 Episode 3
In Spring of 1945, the tides of World War 2 turned. Germany surrendered to the Allies, but Japan vowed to keep fighting. To prevent further casualtie…
2 years, 3 months ago
History Daily: The Northern Cheyenne Face Off Against the US Army
Season 64
January 22, 1879. After years of displacement, the northern Cheyenne, led by Chief Morning Star, face off against the U.S. Army in an attempt to retu…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Manhattan Project | Secret Cities
Season 64 Episode 2
In Spring of 1943, hundreds of scientists and technicians moved to a remote location in the mountains of New Mexico to work at a secret laboratory. U…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Manhattan Project | Chain Reaction
Season 64 Episode 1
In December 1938, a team of German physicists achieved an astonishing scientific breakthrough: they split the nucleus of a uranium atom. In the Unite…
2 years, 4 months ago
Great American Authors | The Enduring Message of James Baldwin
Season 63 Episode 7
In 1948, James Baldwin left for France, hoping to find an escape from the racism he experienced in America. But Baldwin returned to the U.S. frequent…
2 years, 4 months ago