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10 Lost Wonders of The Ancient World
Discover these 10 incredible structures constructed by ancient civilizations and shrouded in mystery in this episode of History Countdown.
MLK's Final Cause
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. expanded his cause beyond Civil Rights and advocated to lift Americans out of poverty.
Holy Grail in America
In 1898, a Minnesota farmer unearthed a large stone dated to 1362 covered with mysterious runes. Could it be proof that the Holy Grail has been in America all along?
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How Coretta Scott King Used Her Voice to Sing for Civil Rights
From a young age, Coretta Scott King loved music. She studied at the New England Conservatory and met Martin Luther King Jr. there.
Blood Diamonds
This documentary explores the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone that spread to other African nations—all triggered by the lucrative diamond trade.
When the US Wanted to Blow Up the Moon
During the 1950s space race, the U.S. Air Force proposed detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon to warn the Soviets.
History of the Arctic Front
The battle to tame the frontier isn't new. Look back at the pioneers of exploration in the Arctic.
Man vs. History: Revere's Midnight Ride
Host Bil Lepp saddles up to find out what Paul Revere's mythic Revolutionary War-era ride was really all about.
The 1962 Car Crash That Revealed a Rare American Treasure
In 1962 North Carolina, a deadly car crash leads to a shocking discovery—a rare piece of American history hiding in plain sight.
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
This is the incredible story of the nation's first all-Black peacetime regiments who fought to expand America's presence in the West, protect the National Parks and defend the U.S. on foreign soil.
