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Philippine-American War | Under the Free Flag
Season 40 Episode 2
In 1898, America’s victory over Spanish forces in the Philippines suddenly thrust the United States onto the global stage. It also drew the country i…
4 years, 5 months ago
Philippine-American War | Into the Jaws of a Dragon
Season 40 Episode 1
On February 4th, 1899, war broke out between the United States and the Philippines. The two nations had begun as allies against Spain the previous ye…
4 years, 5 months ago
Traitors | Accomplice or Martyr
Season 39 Episode 5
Not every case of treason is open and shut. With some accused traitors, questions of their guilt or innocence can linger for generations. That’s cert…
4 years, 5 months ago
Traitors | Nightmover
Season 39 Episode 4
On June 13, 1985, Aldrich Ames packed up six pounds of top secret documents into a plastic bag and walked out the door of the CIA headquarters. He dr…
4 years, 5 months ago
Traitors | The Atomic Spies
Season 39 Episode 3
In September 1949, the world was shocked to learn that the Soviet Union had conducted its first nuclear weapons test, just four years after the Unite…
4 years, 6 months ago
Traitors | The Widow and the Assassin
Season 39 Episode 2
On the night of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth stepped into the presidential box at Washington’s Ford’s Theatre, raised a pistol at President Abra…
4 years, 6 months ago
Traitors | Treason of the Blackest Dye
Season 39 Episode 1
Early in the Revolutionary War, Major General Benedict Arnold built a reputation as a courageous commander. He was a favorite of George Washington’s.…
4 years, 6 months ago
Roaring Twenties | Anxious Decade
Season 38 Episode 5
The Roaring 20s are often described as a time of optimism and decadence, teeming with flappers, jazz and bootlegged liquor. It was the decade that bi…
4 years, 6 months ago
Roaring Twenties | The Great Crash
Season 38 Episode 4
On a misty morning in May 1927, Charles Lindbergh climbed into the cramped cockpit of his single engine plane, The Spirit of St. Louis. After a bumpy…
4 years, 7 months ago
Roaring Twenties | How the Money Rolls In
Season 38 Episode 3
In 1921, Republican President Warren G. Harding entered the White House, ushering in a new era of conservative government. Harding was elected by Ame…
4 years, 7 months ago