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American History Hit Episodes

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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?

  2. Was the Civil War Won by Chance?

    How have chance encounters and decisions influenced the history of the United States?

  3. Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending

    Find out about the standoff at Waco, between cult-members and federal agents in 1993

  4. UFOs in the US

    UFOs have a long history in the United States

  5. The Rise & Fall of Al Capone

    Violent mobster or semi-professional baseball player, who was the real Al Capone?

  6. The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?

    Why did the Pilgrims leave their old lives behind, to settle a strange alien land?

  7. 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?

  8. The Atomic Bomb & the Secret City

    In 1939 Franklin D Roosevelt was warned that the Nazis may be developing nuclear weapons

  9. President Herbert Hoover: Did He Cause The Great Depression?

    Herbert Hoover and his mishandling of the Great Depression.

  10. President George Washington

    George Washington's presidency, policies, and legacy explored.

  11. President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader

    Find out about the 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge.

  12. Pocahontas: The True Story

    How much do we really know about Pocahontas?

  13. Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan

    Find out about the British spy who helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor

  14. Outlaws vs the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men

    What makes the ideal gangster hunter?

  15. Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War

    What was the shot heard 'round the world'?

  16. Japanese in America

    Farming, the family units & forced internment, hear the story of Japanese American life

  17. Irish in America: Poverty to Power

    Why did this diaspora come to America? What was their reception like?

  18. How Old is America? Dinosaur Fossils & Founding Fathers

    How did the fossil discoveries change the US' understanding of science, religion & more?

  19. Central Park: What Lies Beneath

    Inhabitants of the village of Seneca were evicted for the park鈥檚 construction in 1857

  20. Cahokia: The Medieval Mississippian City

    Nearly a thousand years ago, America's first city appeared in the Mississippi flood plain