Nikita Khrushchev's Great American Tour
As part of a diplomatic mission, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev traveled across the United States, meeting Americans from New York to Iowa to California
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Bobbing to the Backstreet Boys
Snowball the cockatoo bobs his head and lifts his leg to the beats of the Backstreet Boys' "Everbody"
Zooming in on Ants
Biologist and videographer Mark Moffett’s footage of ants gets up close and personal with the leaf-cutter species of the insect
Uncovering the Terra Cotta Soldiers
A curator from the Houston Museum of Natural Science explains how the terra cotta warriors were discovered and what they reveal about China’s Qin dynasty
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Night at the Museum: Lights! Camera! History!
Cast, crew and curators take us behind the scenes during the filming of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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Some of the world's most precious and historic sites can be visited today—but might be gone tomorrow
Your Kind of Town
What makes your city, suburb or small town special? Share a favorite memory or anecdote about your hometown
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Moonwalk Launch Party
The launch 40 years ago of Apollo 11, which put a man on the moon, brought Americans together during a time of nationwide unrest
Terra Cotta Soldiers on the March
A traveling exhibition of China's terra cotta warriors sheds new light on the ruler whose tomb they guarded
Catching a Wave, Powering an Electrical Grid?
Electrical engineer Annette von Jouanne is pioneering an ingenious way to generate clean, renewable electricity from the sea
The World's Largest Fossil Wilderness
An Illinois coal mine holds a snapshot of life on earth 300 million years ago, when a massive earthquake "froze" a swamp in time
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