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Space Men

Aired July 9, 2019 | 52 min

Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and ingenuity in this lethal realm.

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The Perfect Crime

Aired April 10, 2018 | 52 min

The shocking story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it.

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Murder of a President

Aired February 2, 2016 | 112 min

The story of James Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president, and his assassination by a deluded madman.

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The Mine Wars

Aired September 3, 2019 | 113 min

At the dawn of the 20th century, the struggle over coal — the material that fueled America — led to the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War and turned parts of West Virginia into a bloody war zone.

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Bonnie & Clyde

Aired May 9, 2017 | 52 min

The true story behind the most romanticized, infamous outlaw couple in U.S. history, and their gang.

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The Pilgrims

Aired November 19, 2020 | 114 min

The converging forces, circumstances, personalities and events that propelled a group of English men and women west across the Atlantic in 1620.

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American Comandante

Aired November 17, 2015 | 52 min

American comandante William Morgan went to Cuba to help Fidel Castro return the country to a democracy. Instead, four years later, he was executed.

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Edison

Aired January 27, 2015 | 112 min

An in-depth look at America's most famous inventor and his role in America's future.

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Walt Disney

Aired August 29, 2017 | 3 hrs 42 min

An unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one of America's most enduring and influential storytellers.

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Blackout

Aired July 14, 2015 | 52 min

What happened when the lights went out in New York City on July 13, 1977?

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Last Days in Vietnam

Aired April 28, 2015 | 3 hrs 44 min

April, 1975. During the chaotic final days of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, those in control faced an impossible decision—who would go and who would be left behind to face brutality, imprisonment, or even death.

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The Forgotten Plague

Aired February 10, 2015 | 52 min

By the 19th century, the deadliest killer in human history, tuberculosis, had killed one in seven of all people who had ever lived. The disease struck America with a vengeance, touching the lives of almost every family.

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