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Killer Flu: Jeffery Taubenberger
Molecular pathologist Jeffery Taubenberger has spent much of the past eight years immersed in the genetic analysis of the virus responsible for the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Killer Flu: Watch the Full Episode
In 1918, a flu pandemic ripped through the global population with such speed and virulence that by the end of the following year an estimated 40 million people would be dead — four times the number of victims eventually claimed …
Killer Flu: The Origins Of Influenza
Over the centuries, humans have endured many influenza pandemics. Descriptions of the disease in Europe date back to 1100 A.D., and sporadic, isolated outbreaks have likely been occurring for many thousands of years.
Learn how the flu virus affects your system and what you can do to avoid it in this online interactive.
Blackbeard’s Lost Ship: Learn About The Producers
Read about the key players that made this documentary on the discovery of Queen Anne’s Revenge possible.
Blackbeard’s Lost Ship: Watch the Full Episode
300 years after Blackbeard’s reign of terror on the seas, a marine archaeology team believe they have found his legendary sunken flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, off the North Carolina coast.
Executed in Error: David Foran
David Foran is the DNA expert who using DNA found on one of the original slides used in the trial to prove that the remains found in the basement were not those of Cora Crippen.
Executed in Error: Perennial Thrillers: Murder, Mystery, Obsession
Over a hundred years later, these “Crimes of the Century,” sensationalized in the media like the Crippen case, are still the subject of horror stories and films.
Executed in Error: The Five Top Poisons
In the case of Hawley Crippen, the unusual poison choice, Hyosine, led investigators to question the validity of the remains. What are the more common poisons used in murders?
Executed in Error: The Mild Mannered Murderer
Download a casebook with articles and media surrounding the original Crippen murder trial.
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