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The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | Let the Games Begin
Season 36 Episode 2
In 1904, St. Louis was thrust into the national spotlight, as it played host to both the World’s Fair and America’s first Olympic Games. After a bitt…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | A Tale of Two Cities
Season 36 Episode 1
In the late 1800s, European fascination with the culture of ancient Greece, and a growing interest in physical education and fitness, led to the idea…
4 years, 10 months ago
Lost Colony of Roanoke | Searching for Traces
Season 34 Episode 3
The mystery of what became of the first English colonists has baffled historians for centuries. But over the past decade, archaeologists have uncover…
4 years, 10 months ago
Lost Colony of Roanoke | The Vanishing
Season 34 Episode 2
On April 26, 1587, 117 colonists sailed from England to establish a permanent settlement on the east coast of North America. After a long voyage frau…
4 years, 10 months ago
Lost Colony of Roanoke | In the Name of the Queen
Season 34 Episode 1
In the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth the First of England was locked in a battle for global dominance with Spain. She picked her favorite advisor, Wa…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Walker Affair | The Gray-Eyed Man of Destiny
Season 35 Episode 1
In the mid-1800s, the United States was a young nation awash with mercenaries, adventurers, and entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of the countr…
4 years, 10 months ago
Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | Bearing Witness
Season 33 Episode 5
Like many Americans, Anneliese Bruner didn’t hear about the Tulsa Race Massacre growing up. But what made it surprising in her case was that her gran…
4 years, 10 months ago
Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | Rebirth
Season 33 Episode 4
On June 2, 1921, thousands of black Tulsans interned at the Tulsa Fairgrounds woke under armed guard. Many had no idea where their loved ones were or…
4 years, 11 months ago
Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | The Invasion
Season 33 Episode 3
On the night of Tuesday, May 31, 1921, a violent white mob attacked the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As the night p…
4 years, 11 months ago
Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | The Powder Keg
Season 33 Episode 2
As Black teenager Dick Rowland sat in a jail cell at the Tulsa courthouse, news of his arrest flew through the town. Egged on by rumors about his all…
4 years, 11 months ago