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You may think you know about history, but this show may prove you don't know as much as you think you do. The straightforward title tells you what the show is about: It gives viewers 10 little-known facts about some of the most iconic people, places and events in American and world history. Subject matter experts and expansive history archives are consulted to help come up with each list of 10 facts. Topics covered include the White House, Adolf Hitler, Prohibition, the Founding Fathers, Thomas Edison and the Revolutionary War.
Examining the engineering technology of the past.
The long-running biographical anthology series offers in-depth profiles of major figures throughout history. From current pop-culture favorites such as Reese Witherspoon and Cameron Diaz to criminals like the Unabomber and serial killer John Wayne Gacy and historical figures including Caligula and the Marquis de Sade, "Biography" offers a close look at the lives and times of the people and groups profiled.
Looking for the reasons behind the rise of urban societies, vast trading empires and military might in the Bronze Age.
Remote sensing techniques tell the stories of WWII battles and campaigns, the details of which have been lost in the fog of war, misinterpreted or overtaken by the landscape.
Chronicling 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World.
Examining the life and times of Adolf Hitler and following the full arc of his ascent, tyrannical reign, criminality and undoing.
In "The Hunt for Eagle 56," Smithsonian Channel follows the Nomad Exploration Team as it makes the stunning discovery of the USS Eagle 56 shipwreck off the coast of Maine. The team is made up of citizen-historians and amateur divers who set out to solve a 74-year-old naval mystery. The three-part series features interviews with relatives of Eagle 56 sailors and accounts from survivors. It also provides never-before-seen images of the lost warship lying at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Missing for more than 74 years, the sinking of the World War II warship was long believed to be the result of a boiler room explosion. Now, the team pieces together the evidence to prove that a German U-boat torpedoed the ship in April 1945 just five miles off shore, killing 49 of the 62 crew members on board. The team presents its finding to the U.S. Navy, which, in turn, changes its classification from accidental to combat loss due to enemy action.