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    The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 2 of 2

    With Soviet missiles on Cuban soil, The United States is now in Moscow's crosshairs.

  2. The Cuban Missile Crisis, Part 1 of 2

    Three men 鈥� Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro 鈥� hold the fate of the planet in their hands.

  3. The Crown Jewels

    A priceless collection of treasures kept in the Tower of London鈥� What's the real story?

  4. The Congo River

    The world's deepest and most powerful waterway, with an exciting, often dark, history

  5. The Colosseum

    The Colosseum, voted one of the seven wonders of the world. What is its remarkable story?

  6. The Boston Tea Party

    America, 1773. 300 chests of tea are thrown into Griffin's Wharf. What happened, and why?

  7. The Beatles

    The Beatles - the biggest band the world has ever seen. What's their story?

  8. The Battle of the Somme

    The Battle of the Somme was supposed to be the offensive to win WW1. What's the story?

  9. The Aztecs

    The Aztecs arrived into central Mexico in the 1300s. What is their real story?

  10. The Ancient Olympics

    How did the Olympic Games begin? And why did the Games die out for over a thousand years?

  11. The Abolition of the British Slave Trade

    Throughout 18th Century Britain, calls for the end of the slave trade grew louder

  12. Stonehenge

    What is Stonehenge? An ancient clock or computer? And who lived and died to create it?

  13. St Patrick

    St Patrick is honoured by millions worldwide every year, what is his real story?

  14. Sitting Bull

    Sitting Bull was the greatest chief the Lakota people had ever known

  15. Short History of The California Gold Rush

    In 1848, the discovery of gold in the American River triggers an explosion of findings.

  16. Queen Victoria

    One of the most iconic and beloved monarchs, but who was the real Queen Victoria?

  17. Princess Diana

    Princess Diana. How should we remember the 鈥楶eople鈥檚 Princess鈥� today?

  18. Polynesian Exploration

    The Polynesian exploration has been compared to missions into space. What's the story?

  19. Petra

    Lost for 1,000 years, and rediscovered by a Swiss explorer... the ancient city of Petra

  20. Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali - the greatest boxer of all time?

  21. Mount Rushmore

    Designed to be a shrine of democracy, what is the real Mount Rushmore story?

  22. Michelangelo

    Michelangelo, one of the greatest artists of his time. What's his story?

  23. Mary Queen of Scots

    Was Mary Stuart an ambitious plotter who would stop at nothing to realise her dreams?

  24. Martin Luther King Junior

    A pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement. What's Martin Luther King's legacy?

  25. Marilyn Monroe

    Why does Marilyn Monroe still inspire and exert such power, 60 years after her death?

  26. Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher, one of the 20th Century's most controversial leaders.

  27. Mahatma Gandhi

    How did a shy schoolboy turn into one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century?

  28. Magna Carta

    Magna Carta - the most enduring document from the Middle Ages. What does it mean?

  29. Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail

    Who were the Incas and why did they build a stone citadel on a mountain ridge?

  30. Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc, peasant girl turned symbol of national freedom. But who was she really?

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