Most people know the story of President Lincoln's assassination, but what happened afterward? In...
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Jack Johnson and the Fight of the Century
During Jack Johnson's time, the heavyweight championship was unofficially a whites-only title....
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Fridtjof Nansen and the Fram: Part 2
Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen was an expert skier, zoologist and artist: By combining these skills,...
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Fridtjof Nansen and the Fram: Part 1
Fridtjof Nansen was an artist, skier, zoologist and one of Norway's earliest heroes. The first...
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Public Enemies: 5 Gangsters to Know
For every Al Capone, there was a cast of lesser-known men who were often just as dangerous. In...
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Ötzi: Everyone's Favorite Copper Age Man
In 1991, two hikers in the Alps found a mysterious body. The frozen mummy turned out to be a...
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W. C. Minor: Madness, Murder and a Dictionary, Part I
In the first part of this episode, we look at the early days of William Chester Minor. Minor...
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The Halifax Explosion was one of history's worst man-made, non-nuclear explosions. The disaster...
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Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady
The men who are usually credited with discerning DNA's structure won the Nobel Prize in 1962, but...
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John Dillinger: Public Enemy Number One
John Dillinger robbery career began when he was paroled in 1933. Several escaped inmates joined...
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Polio was a terrifying threat in the early 20th century: It often left victims paralyzed or dead....
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Today, Vincent van Gogh has come to fit our idea of the tortured artist. Aside from his art, he's...
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Who was the real Dr. Frankenstein?
It's no secret that Mary Shelley's infamous novel has influenced generations of writers, but is...
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Why would you put a cadaver on trial?
In 897, Pope Stephen VI had his deceased predecessor Formosus exhumed and put on trial. The...
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The Sisters Fox: They Talked to Dead People
In 1848, the Fox family began hearing strange noises, and sisters Maggie and Kate started...
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Dogs have been used in war for a long time and are still used today. In this episode, Sarah and...
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Marian Anderson - The Lady from Philadelphia
An acclaimed African-American contralto, Marian Anderson was barred from singing in Constitution...
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She’s one of Britain's best-loved queens, but Victoria’s parentage made her an unlikely heir....
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The German battleship Bismarck was the most feared warship in the world – a powerful complement...
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A Pure Food Father and His Poison Squad
In the late 1800s, no one really monitored food additives. After Congress refused to regulate...
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