What Did the Rebel Yell Sound Like?

Do you believe in witches? For the good people of Long Compton, it’s part of a longstanding tradition—one that, as recently as 1875, cost a woman named Ann Tennant her life

People Believe in Witchcraft in This Corner of England (3:31)

NASA began working on lunar vehicles in the early 1960s—but the project relied more on guesswork than engineering precision. After all, no one had any idea what being on the moon would be like

The Design of the Lunar Rover Was Mostly Guesswork (2:37)

Charles II attended a feast in Windsor in 1671 which boasted some of the finest dishes in the land. Among them was ice cream—the first record of it ever being served in Britain

Was Ice Cream First Served in Britain in 1671? (2:23)

After the success of Apollo 11, NASA unveiled an ambitious agenda for more missions into space. But interest among the public was beginning to drop—and the Nixon administration balked at the high costs

Why Interest in Space Travel Waned After Apollo 11 (2:48)

In 1946, on a remote Pacific Island, the military began a program known as ‘Operation Crossroads.’ Its aim was to capture, on film, the actual moment of an atomic bomb detonation

Capturing a Photograph of an Atomic Bomb Blast (2:54)

The success of the Apollo 8 mission hinged on a unique and terrifying maneuver: slowing the spacecraft enough to enter lunar orbit. Even the slightest mistake would have meant certain doom

The Riskiest Maneuver in the History of the Space Program (3:51)

In July 1950, Julius Rosenberg is arrested for spying, along with his wife Ethel. Decades later, declassified documents would cast doubt on whether Ethel was guilty as charged

Was Ethel Rosenberg Wrongly Convicted as a Russian Spy? (3:10)

From the very beginning, prohibition was set up to fail. With only 1,500 agents charged with stopping the flow of alcohol into the U.S., most people continued drinking as they had done before.

Why Prohibition Was Set Up to Fail Right From the Start (1:55)

In 2003, the reverend Gene Robinson became the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church. What followed was a campaign of death threats and intimidation that would test him to the core.

This Man Became the First Openly Gay Bishop in America (4:05)