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The Great War

Aired July 3, 2018 | 5 hrs 42 min

Discover how WWI transformed America through the stories of those whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

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Ruby Ridge

Aired June 13, 2023 | 53 min

A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement.

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Recurriendo a recuentos de testigos oculares, incluyendo entrevistas con Sara, la hija de Weaver y con agentes federales involucrados en el enfrentamiento, Ruby Ridge es el fascinante relato del evento que contribuyó a dar origen al movimiento moderno de milicias en EE. UU.

Oklahoma City

Aired August 24, 2017 | 113 min

Explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement — including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco — led to the the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history.

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The Race Underground

Aired November 12, 2019 | 53 min

Learn how Boston overcame a litany of challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to create America’s first subway.

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Rachel Carson

Aired July 1, 2023 | 113 min

An intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world and launched the modern environmental movement.

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Rachel Carson (español)

Aired July 1, 2023 | 113 min

Un retrato íntimo de la mujer cuyos innovadores escritos revolucionaron nuestra relación con el mundo natural y dieron inicio al movimiento ambiental moderno.

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Command and Control

Aired April 25, 2017 | 92 min

How do you manage weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them?

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The Battle of Chosin

Aired November 1, 2016 | 113 min

The Korean War battle at Chosin Reservoir is one of the most celebrated in Marine Corps annals. More than 20 veterans of the campaign recount this epic conflict.

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Tesla

Aired December 26, 2018 | 53 min

Meet Nikola Tesla, the genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized the electrical age of the 20th century.

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The Boys of '36

Aired August 1, 2017 | 53 min

The story of nine working-class young men from the University of Washington who took the rowing world and America by storm when they captured the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

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The Boys of '36 (español)

Aired August 1, 2017 | 53 min

Inspirada en el aclamado libro de no ficción de Daniel James Brown, Remando como un solo hombre: la historia del equipo de remo que humilló a Hitler, The Boys of '36 es la emocionante historia del equipo olímpico de remo estadounidense que triunfó contra todo pronóstico en la Alemania nazi.Inspirada en el aclamado libro de no ficción de Daniel James Brown, Remando como un solo hombre: la historia del equipo de remo que humilló a Hitler, The Boys of '36 es la emocionante historia del equipo olímpico de remo estadounidense que triunfó contra todo pronóstico en la Alemania nazi.

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