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Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Encore)
Season 2 Episode 170
On Nov 10, 1975, a storm swept over Lake Superior. For hours and hours, the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald was tossed and battered. Then, a little after…
3 months ago
The 335 Year War (Encore)
Season 2 Episode 169
For 335 years the Netherlands - maybe - fought a long, protracted war against the Isles of Scilly, in the English Channel. It would drag on and on, c…
3 months ago
The Rosetta Stone - the Key to Unlocking Egypt's Past (Encore)
Season 2 Episode 168
On July 15, 1799, French soldiers discovered a large stone slab along the Nile Delta. They knew it was something special. But no one at the time real…
3 months ago
Catacombs of Paris (Encore)
Season 2 Episode 167
Beneath the city of Paris lies a network of tunnels stretching hundreds of miles - many of which are not totally explored. Their origin dates back to…
3 months ago
Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon (Encore)
Season 2 Episode 166
On an April morning in Boston in 1966, despite being told she was physically incapable of running 20+ miles, Bobbi Gibb slipped into the crowd of 500…
3 months ago
Last of the Mammoths
Season 2 Episode 165
Wooly mammoths are one of the quintessential animals of the Ice Age, and they died out about 10,000 years ago - or so that is what most people think.…
3 months, 1 week ago
Battle of the Bogside
Season 2 Episode 164
In August of 1969, the festering discontent felt by Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland would erupt into three days of fighting in the city of Derry …
3 months, 1 week ago
Typhoid Mary
Season 2 Episode 163
Mary Mallon was a simple cook - no one special. At least until she was identified as the very first asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever. In her lif…
3 months, 1 week ago
Church of Bones - Sedlec Ossuary
Season 2 Episode 162
Near the town of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic is a gothic chapel that many say resembles something out of a horror film. The chapel holds the bon…
3 months, 1 week ago
War Movies
Season 2 Episode 161
The film industry loves a good war movie. It’s usually a way to put action and heroics on the big screen. As we observe Memorial Day in the United St…
3 months, 1 week ago