Extras
Harry Houdini's Impulse to Escape
Harry Houdini's impulse to escape dangerous situations attracted thousands of spectators.
Harry Houdini's Impulse to Escape
Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity
The ability to prevent suffering through genetic screenings sparks difficult questions.
Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity
The shocking history of the early 20th-century campaign to breed a “better” American race.
The Eugenics Crusade: Trailer
Besides inventing Corn Flakes, John Kellogg helped promote the American Eugenics movement.
John Harvey Kellogg
P.G. Lowery and the Spread of African-American Music
P.G. Lowery’s all-black band gained early twentieth century fame through the circus.
P.G. Lowery and the Spread of African-American Music
Revisit the heyday of America’s traveling circus and meet the showmen who created it.
The Circus: Episode 2 Trailer
The Circus | Coming October 2018
"The Circus" explores the history of this distinctly popular American entertainment.
The Circus | Coming October 2018
Explore the early days of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entert
The Circus: Episode 1 Trailer
The sale of Jumbo, the African elephant to P.T. Barnum causes an uproar in England.
Jumbo: The Elephant
Explore the history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertain
The Circus: Trailer
In 1910, Charles Davenport founded Eugenics Record Office to collect human heredity data.
Charles Davenport
The Ringling Brothers expanded from a tiny regional circus to this large traveling circus.
The Ringling Brothers
Eugene O'Neill: Playwright and Nobel laureate
Pulitzer prize winner & Nobel laureate, Eugene O’Neill revolutionized the American stage.
Eugene O'Neill: Playwright and Nobel laureate
Seemingly impervious to injury or illness, Yankee slugger Lou Gehrig never missed a game.
The Luckiest Man
In 2001, George H.W. Bush wrote a letter for history, addressed to his children.
Letter From A Father
Hoops and Laughter: The Harlem Globetrotters
A team of African American basketball players from Chicago began touring the Midwest as tc
Hoops and Laughter: The Harlem Globetrotters
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