American History Hit Episodes Episode guide
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What if the South Won the Civil War?
What if the Civil War had ended differently, with the South seceding from the Union?
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Was the Civil War Won by Chance?
How have chance encounters and decisions influenced the history of the United States?
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Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending
Find out about the standoff at Waco, between cult-members and federal agents in 1993
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UFOs in the US
UFOs have a long history in the United States
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The Rise & Fall of Al Capone
Violent mobster or semi-professional baseball player, who was the real Al Capone?
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The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?
Why did the Pilgrims leave their old lives behind, to settle a strange alien land?
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The Mayflower: What Was Life Like At Sea?
What was life like for the Pilgrims on board the Mayflower during their 66 days at sea?
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The Atomic Bomb & the Secret City
In 1939 Franklin D Roosevelt was warned that the Nazis may be developing nuclear weapons
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President George Washington
George Washington's presidency, policies, and legacy explored.
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President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader
Find out about the 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge.
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Pocahontas: The True Story
How much do we really know about Pocahontas?
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Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
Find out about the British spy who helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor
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Outlaws vs the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men
What makes the ideal gangster hunter?
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Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War
What was the shot heard 'round the world'?
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Japanese in America
Farming, the family units & forced internment, hear the story of Japanese American life
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Irish in America: Poverty to Power
Why did this diaspora come to America? What was their reception like?
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How Old is America? Dinosaur Fossils & Founding Fathers
How did the fossil discoveries change the US' understanding of science, religion & more?
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Central Park: What Lies Beneath
Inhabitants of the village of Seneca were evicted for the park’s construction in 1857
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Cahokia: The Medieval Mississippian City
Nearly a thousand years ago, America's first city appeared in the Mississippi flood plain