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FREEDOM RIDERS: The powerful, harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever.
FREEDOM SUMMER: A historic effort in the summer of 1964 to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in what was one of the nation’s most viciously racist, segregated states.
TRIANGLE FIRE: It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City’s history.
THE FIGHT: In 1938, 70,000 fans crammed into Yankee Stadium to watch the rematch of African American heavyweight Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling.
THE GILDED AGE: Meet the titans and barons of the glittering late 19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the poverty of the struggling workers who challenged them.
THE VOTE: The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote.
ANNIE OAKLEY: As the star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her shooting feats.
EMMA GOLDMAN: A notorious lecturer, fearless writer, and merciless publisher, Goldman was one of the most controversial women in America.
CHASING THE MOON: “Chasing the Moon” reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort.
THE POISON SQUAD: Government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley took on powerful food manufacturers and their allies to banish dangerous substances from dinner tables.
THE CIRCUS: The Circus explores the colorful history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertainment
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT: The 1882 law made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.
MR. TORNADO: The remarkable story of the man whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.
THE MAN WHO TRIED TO FEED THE WORLD: The man who would not only solve India’s famine problem but would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture programs, saving countless lives.
THE SECRET OF TUXEDO PARK: Wall Street tycoon Alfred Lee Loomis led a double life as a scientist whose secret lab developed radar that altered the course of World War II.
THE BIG BURN: In the summer of 1910, wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies. It was the largest fire in American history.
THE EUGENICS CRUSADE: American eugenicists campaigned to breed a “better” American race and turned the science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.
SEALAB: Sealab tells the little-known story of the daring program that tested the limits of human endurance and revolutionized undersea exploration.
THE SWAMP: The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity’s attempt to conquer nature.
WOODSTOCK: Half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York to hear the concert of their lives.

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