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The Thalidomide Disaster and the Doctors Who Uncovered the Truth
Dec 08, 2025December 18, 1970. Decades after the end of WWII, a Nazi doctor is on trial. Today is judgment day in a long, difficult legal battle, but this case isn’t about war crimes. The German pharmaceutical co...
How a Forgotten Explorer’s Secret Mission Unlocked the Pacific
Dec 01, 2025December 1, 1564. Spanish vessels left a secret port in Mexico about two weeks ago. Their goal: to sail across the Pacific and back, charting a new route for international trade, and giving Spain an e...
A Meteorite Hits Ann Hodges
Nov 24, 2025November 30, 1954. At about 12:45 in the afternoon, a space rock comes plummeting through the roof of a house in Sylacauga, Alabama. It bounces off a stand-up radio, ricochets around the living room, ...
Ken Burns Reimagines the American Revolution | A Conversation with Ken Burns & Sarah Botstein
Nov 17, 2025November 16, 1776. George Washington rows toward Manhattan to inspect the fort that bears his name, only to meet a full-scale British assault already underway. By afternoon, Fort Washington has fallen...
The Grinnell 14 Take On the Bomb (feat. Peter Coyote)
Nov 10, 2025November 16, 1961. Fourteen college students from Iowa have driven nearly a thousand miles to the White House. They’re fasting, protesting, and calling for an end to nuclear bomb testing. These studen...
The Forgotten Life & Tragic Death of President James Garfield | A Conversation with ‘Death by Lightning’ Creator Mike Makowsky
Nov 03, 2025November 3, 1880. Congressman James Garfield wakes up on his quiet farm in Ohio to learn that he’s been elected President of the United States. He never campaigned to be on the ticket. He never wanted...
The Haunting Case of H.H. Holmes
Oct 27, 2025October 28, 1895. It’s the first day of a murder trial in Philadelphia, and H.H. Holmes has been left to represent himself. His lawyers say they haven’t had time to prepare for his case, although they...
Land of the Free? The Real Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner
Oct 23, 2025October 19, 1814. An eager audience files into the Holliday Street Theater in Baltimore, about to see a debut performance, described as a “much-admired new song.” The composer of this song, Francis Sc...
They Saw What the United Nations Couldn’t
Oct 20, 2025October 24, 1945. The Charter of the United Nations is signed, promising to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Back when the charter was drafted a few months earlier in San Francis...
How LEGO Rebuilt the Toy Itself
Oct 13, 2025October, 1955. In living rooms across Denmark, children tear open the box of a brand-new toy: the LEGO System in Play. Inside are plastic bricks, a printed playmat of roads, little houses and trees — ...