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The Backstory: The evolution of TV
From a 2-inch wide blurry, black-and-white image, to a giant piece of clear glass that transforms wirelessly into an exquisite screen, television has…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Lindbergh: a flawed hero and notorious murder
The kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby 90 years ago led to the execution of a man a few years later. But researchers say there are plenty of reasons to…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Backstory: Dogs: from predator to fur baby in 20,000 years (Replay)
How did ferocious, man-eating wolves evolve into Labrador Retrievers, St. Bernards, and even teacup poodles—not to mention become our best friends? I…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Backstory: History’s craziest trends
Why do so many of us have the need to be trendy, to do or say things we think make us look as cool as the people we’re copying? Trends through the ag…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Abe Lincoln, battered husband
It’s hard to imagine that one of the most powerful presidents in U.S. history was the victim of domestic violence. Abe Lincoln was physically and emo…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Backstory: The sinister death of movie star Natalie Wood
Talent, glamour, fame, sex, and possibly murder. What really happened to Natalie Wood more than 40 years ago? One guy who was there has been talking …
2 years, 3 months ago
The Backstory: The 1893 World’s Fair murder castle
He’s been called the devil, the monster. But H.H. Holmes was America’s first known serial killer. Even he said killing was his destiny. His victims w…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Finding Amelia Earhart…maybe
Anybody who took to the sky in the early days of aviation had nerves of steel. Amelia Earhart was pure cast iron, and her disappearance over the Paci…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Female spies: fascinating secret heroes
Want to be fabulously successful? Just make sure everybody notices you. Wanna be a fabulously successful spy? Just make sure nobody notices you.
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2 years, 3 months ago
The Backstory: Illicit sex in old Hollywood
Sex scandals are as constant in Hollywood as gorgeous people, glittering clothes, and scads of money. But while the paparazzi these days use every tr…
2 years, 3 months ago