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The Boys of '36 | Clip

Don Hume

Don Hume wasn't a physically imposing athlete, but he had a gift for rowing that helped lead the University of Washington rowing team to Olympic victory in 1936.

1 MIN 00 SEC

The Boys of '36 | Behind the Scenes

Making the Boys of '36

We asked current University of Washington oarsmen about rowing a wooden racing shell on camera to help make The Boys of '36.

2 MIN 31 SEC

The Boys of '36 | Digital Short

Olympian Profile: Andrew Campbell

After coming up short for the 2012 Olympics, rower Andrew Campbell found new purpose in achieving his Olympic dreams.

3 MIN 06 SEC

The Boys of '36 | Digital Short

Olympian Profile: Bryan Volpenhein

Olympian Bryan Volpenhein won gold in the Men's Eight in 2004. Now he's preparing the U.S. Men's Four for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

3 MIN 25 SEC

The Boys of '36 | Digital Short

Olympian Profile: Caryn Davies

Caryn Davies is the most decorated female rower in U.S. history. Now she's retired and is trying to adjust to "real life."

3 MIN 23 SEC

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The Boys of '36

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.

53 min

Space Men | Clip

A New Frontier

Beginning in 1783, balloonists risked their lives trying to view the Earth from a brand new vantage point.

2 MIN 31 SEC

Space Men | Clip

Project Manhigh

Using spare parts and ingenuity, a tiny team assembled a capsule they hoped would carry a man to heights over 100,000 feet above the Earth's surface.

2 MIN 05 SEC

Space Men | Clip

Testing Mankind's Limits

U.S. Air Force aviation doctor John Paul Stapp tested the limits of human physiology both on the ground and in near-space.

2 MIN 59 SEC

Space Men | Trailer

Space Men: Trailer

Before the days of NASA, scientists and researchers at the U.S. Air Force were testing the limits of how high man could fly.

30 SEC

Space Men | Chapter

Space Men: Chapter 1

Watch the opening scene of Space Men.

8 MIN 47 SEC

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The Perfect Crime

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.

52 min

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