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How PT Boats Helped General MacArthur Escape Capture (03:39)
Bringing Classified Nuclear Test Footage to the Public (01:47)
History in Context: The Impact of MLK's Assassination (01:20)
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the History of Protest in America (11:33)
What Made the Viking Longship So Terrifyingly Effective (03:52)
This British Castle Still Has a Functioning Flour Mill (03:39)
These Condors Will Fight to Get a Seat at the Dinner Table (02:02)
How Conservative Groups Forced an Era of Censorship on Hollywood (01:38)
Princess Margaret's Scandalous Engagement to Peter Townsend (02:38)
This Woman Manages America's Oldest Lighthouse (02:59)
Can You Learn The Steps to This 18th-Century Dance? (03:55)
King Tutankhamun Was Thought to Have a Direct Link to the Sun God (02:14)
The Secret World of Animal Sleep: Asleep on the Wing (03:01)
Doodlebug Is a Misleading Name for an Accomplished Assassin (03:04)
Why Hummingbirds Don't Like Flying in Rainy Conditions (02:17)
This Ancient Egyptian Tomb Was Used for Two Different Burials (03:58)
The Secret and Busy Night Life of Adult Hippos (03:27)
This FBI Agent Sold Secrets to the KGB for Years (04:04)
A Shy Orangutan Shares Her Breakfast With a Friend (02:11)
Meet the Strangest Pigs in the World (03:14)
This Salt Lick Doubles as a Reunion Spot for Elephants (02:23)
How Henry Ford Found the Right Tires for Model T Cars (01:46)
This 1947 Discovery Revolutionized Biblical History (02:31)
This Ancient Iraqi Shrine Is a Window to the Story of Jonah (03:10)
Why the Two-Wheel Chariot Was So Effective in Ancient Battles (01:55)
What Kind of Damage Can a Medieval War Hammer Do? (02:09)
Stunning Footage of Two Bears Duking It Out for Dominance (02:40)
The First Job Bees Have in Spring Is Grim (02:06)
These Ancient Stone Troughs Contained an Unlikely Beverage (02:43)
How the Medieval Longbow Cut Down a French Army in 1346 (02:13)
Young Lions Try to Cross Crocodile-Infested Waters (03:42)
The Weird Thrills That Americans Pursued in the 1920s (03:13)