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Liberators: Why We Fought

Jan22

The Unabomber: The Making of an Evil Genius

How Ted Kaczynski used his intelligence for evil and carried out targeted attacks that grew from his hatred towards technology.

Jan21

Cities of the Underworld: Templars and the Founding Fathers

Don goes deep beneath a Knights Templar stronghold in Turkey to explore a provocative theory that may link the fabled secret society to the Founding Fathers of America.

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Jan20

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.

Jan19

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.

Jan16

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?

Jan15

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.

Jan13

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.