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Napoleon's Polish Countess
The story of Marie Walewska, her relationship with Napoleon Bonaparte, and their son, Alexandre Walewski, is a fascinating tale of romance, politics,…
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Palmer Raids
At the height of the first Red Scare that followed the First World War and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the United States witnessed a series o…
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CIA and the Dalai Lama
During the 1950s and 1960s, as part of its broader efforts to counter communist expansion, the CIA supported Tibetan efforts to resist Chinese contro…
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Grimaldi Curse: Louis' Unfaithful Wife
CURSE OF THE GRIMALDIS (SERIES 8): In the 17th century, Monaco was ruled by Prince Louis I, a man of ambition, cunning, and scandal. While his reign …
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Vietnam War POWs
During the Vietnam War (1955–1975), thousands of American servicemen were captured and held as prisoners of war (POWs) by North Vietnamese forces. Th…
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Conversations: The story behind Apple TV's Masters of the Air, w/ Donald L. Miller
Join Peter as he speaks with Prof. Donald L. Miller, the author of Masters of the Air, which has recently been turned into an Apple TV series.
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Teddy's Bear
When President Theodore Roosevelt went to Mississippi in November of 1902 to help settle that state's running border dispute with Louisiana, he took …
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Killing Houdini
Harry Houdini rose to international fame in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, dazzling audiences with his death-defying stunts, sleight-of-hand…
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The Great Molasses Flood
It wasn't a fire or a flood, in a typical sense. But at 12:30 pm on January 15, 1919, a giant storage of vat at an industrial alcohol company on Comm…
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The Real Raiders of the Ark
Did you know that Indiana Jones was not the first to have adventures as a result of the Ark of the Covenant? In fact, the Isrealites carried it with …
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