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    The Battle of the Somme

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

  2. The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad is one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare.

  3. The Aztecs

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

  4. The Australian Gold Rush

    In 1851, gold was discovered in Australia. How did the gold rush shape the country?

  5. The Ancient Olympics

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

  6. The Abolition of the British Slave Trade

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

  7. Stonehenge

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

  8. St Patrick

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

  9. Sitting Bull

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

  10. Rosa Parks

    A defiant act catapults Rosa Parks to the forefront of the battle for racial equality.

  11. Queen Victoria

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

  12. Pyramids

    The Pyramids have become a symbol of Egypt, but what mysteries might still remain inside?

  13. Prohibition

    The age of prohibition was rowdy. Why was it needed, and who were its heroes & villains?

  14. Princess Diana

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

  15. Pompeii and the Vesuvius Eruption

    In 79 AD, one of history鈥檚 most infamous natural disasters unfolds in Pompeii.

  16. Polynesian Exploration

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

  17. Petra

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

  18. Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso was one of the most celebrated and radical artists of the 20th century.

  19. Nelson Mandela

    What drove Nelson Mandela to become an activist against South Africa鈥檚 apartheid regime?

  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. Marie Curie

    Marie Curie was an extraordinary woman who turned the scientific world on its head

  27. Margaret Thatcher

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

  28. Mahatma Gandhi

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

  29. Magna Carta

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

  30. Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail

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

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