The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | The Home Stretch | 3
In the summer of 1904, the young women of the Fort Shaw Indian School basketball team took the St. Louis Olympics and the World’s Fair by storm with their fast-paced, dynamic play. But could they keep...
4 Aug 202139min
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | Let the Games Begin | 2
In 1904, St. Louis was thrust into the national spotlight, as it played host to both the World’s Fair and America’s first Olympic Games. After a bitter fight over which American city would host, Olymp...
28 Juli 202135min
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | A Tale of Two Cities | 1
In the late 1800s, European fascination with the culture of ancient Greece, and a growing interest in physical education and fitness, led to the idea of resurrecting the Olympic Games of antiquity. A ...
21 Juli 202137min
Lost Colony of Roanoke | Searching for Traces | 3
The mystery of what became of the first English colonists has baffled historians for centuries. But over the past decade, archaeologists have uncovered some compelling clues, including parts of a 16th...
14 Juli 202140min
Lost Colony of Roanoke | The Vanishing | 2
On April 26, 1587, 117 colonists sailed from England to establish a permanent settlement on the east coast of North America. After a long voyage fraught with storms and spoiled food, they landed on th...
7 Juli 202135min
Lost Colony of Roanoke | In the Name of the Queen | 1
In the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth the First of England was locked in a battle for global dominance with Spain. She picked her favorite advisor, Walter Raleigh, to claim land in North America. In th...
30 Juni 202137min
The Walker Affair | The Gray-Eyed Man of Destiny | 1
In the mid-1800s, the United States was a young nation awash with mercenaries, adventurers, and entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of the country’s ever-expanding boundaries. Into this chaotic at...
25 Juni 202141min
Encore: Tulsa Race Massacre | Bearing Witness | 5
Like many Americans, Anneliese Bruner didn’t hear about the Tulsa Race Massacre growing up. But what made it surprising in her case was that her grandmother and great-grandmother were survivors of the...
23 Juni 202134min
