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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 BOMBING OF WALL STREET: The mostly-forgotten 1920 bombing in the nation’s financial center that left 38 dead and remains unsolved today. -
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.