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JUBILEE SINGERS: SACRIFICE AND GLORY: In the chaotic decade following the Civil War, a group of young ex-slaves in Nashville set out on a mission to save their financially troubled school by giving concerts.
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 VOTE: The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote.
THE CODEBREAKER: The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ring in South 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.
SPACE MEN: Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world.
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.
THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL: In August 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy named Emmett Till was murdered by two white men. His death helped mobilize the civil rights movement.
THE BIG BURN: In the summer of 1910, wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies. It was the largest fire in American history.
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.
AMERICAN OZ: Explore the life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
THE FEUD: The real story behind the Hatfields and the McCoys, the most famous family conflict in American history.
RUBY RIDGE: A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement.
EMMA GOLDMAN: A notorious lecturer, fearless writer, and merciless publisher, Goldman was one of the most controversial women in America.
ANNIE OAKLEY: As the star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her shooting feats.
THE POISON SQUAD: Government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley took on powerful food manufacturers and their allies to banish dangerous substances from dinner tables.
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.
SEALAB: Sealab tells the little-known story of the daring program that tested the limits of human endurance and revolutionized undersea exploration.
THE PILGRIMS: The converging forces, circumstances, personalities and events that propelled a group of English men and women west across the Atlantic in 1620.
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.

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