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The Caravel
Season 1 Episode 101
The 1400s ushered in the classic Age of Discovery. In the span of just a few decades, Europeans rounded Africa, crossed the Atlantic to find a New Wo…
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Carry Nation: The Temperance Movement's Hatchet Granny
Season 1 Episode 100
In 1900, a woman named Carry Nation was inspired by a vision - she claimed - from God. She had seen how alcohol destroyed families. It had killed her…
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History of the Periodic Table of Elements
Season 1 Episode 99
For over a hundred years the Periodic Table of Elements has shaped and organized every naturally occurring element in a surprisingly simple and elega…
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Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Season 1 Episode 98
On December 4, 1872, the merchant ship Mary Celeste was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores. Her lifeboat was missing…
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Boudica - The Celtic Warrior Queen
Season 1 Episode 97
2,000 years ago in the mists and forest of Britain, the Celtic warrior Queen Boudica led a revolt against the mighty Roman Empire, almost throwing th…
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Carol Kaye: First Lady on Bass
Season 1 Episode 96
In 1957, Carol Kaye, a 22-year old mother and musician, was invited to a recording session with the legendary Sam Cook. What followed was a 65+ year …
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Broken Arrow: Americas Missing Nukes
Season 1 Episode 95
Over the past 80 years the United States has built tens of thousands of nuclear bombs. The problem is that several of them have simply gone missing, …
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The Coelacanth: Discovery of a Living Fossil
Season 1 Episode 94
On December 22, 1938, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, the curator of a museum in East London, South Africa, came upon a large fish caught in the net by a…
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Catacombs of Paris
Season 1 Episode 93
Beneath the city of Paris lies a network of tunnels stretching hundreds of kilometers. Many of which are not totally explored. Their origin dates bac…
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Lost Army of Cambyses
Season 1 Episode 92
In 525 BC, an army of 50,000 Persians - under the orders of King Cambyses II - set out from Thebes into the western desert of Egypt. Their goal was t…
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