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For a seventy year period, when America cared little about the education of African Americans, and discrimination was law and custom, The Bordentown School was an educational utopia An incubator for black pride and intellect, it tau

Between 1969 and 1976 elements of the British Army fought in a secret war in Oman Considered to be the most successful counter insurgency operation ever undertaken, the story is largely untold until now

Historically known as the female Paul Revere, Sybil is a shining example of courage and faith, standing courageously and boldly with her father

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia

After purchasing Louisiana from France, the USA sends surveyors Lewis and Clark, assisted by a Shoshone guide, to chart the new territory

Paris, June 1940 The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus

1809, France Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up But it all goes south when Neuville reappears

Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music Starting with Funks roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands of the 60s we travel to the Bay Area to celebrate Sly amp the Family Stone, then to

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National Geographic is invited to follow a team of restoration experts and archaeologists as they race against time to have the Aedicule restored before the Easter ceremonies

The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during WWII

Film based on the rise of The Red Army Faction, German revolutionary terrorist group founded by Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof

A military detective investigating the murder of a poet in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War

Latin boogaloo is New York City It is a product of the melting pot, a colorful expression of 1960s Latino soul, straight from the streets of El Barrio, the South Bronx and Brooklyn Starring Latin boogaloo legends like Joe Bataan, J

Gonzalo is a farmer living with his family in a small village in Castile, in the north of Spain The ancient and sage tradition of producing their food, from the slaughter of a pig to his own wine, has worked very well for him at

The Cambridge Analytica scandal is examined through the roles of several affected persons

The history of the Boer War, fought between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State between 1899 and 1902

The movie details the struggle of Iancu Jianu as hes torn between joining the struggle of the poor peasants from which he came from and being on the other side of the law working for the rich

A Dutch exploration team sets sail to find the North East passage to the Indies The weather had other ideas for them

She Said Boom The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties They united to use music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, a

Author Pierre Berton tells the history of his hometown of Dawson City at its heyday during the Klondike Gold Rush

Alive and Kicking gives the audience an intimate, insiders view into the culture of the current swing dance world while shedding light on issues facing modern society

In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans willingness to obey authority

Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son

Americas Blues takes a new angle on the Blues, focusing on, not only the musical impact it has had on all forms of Popular American Music, but also the influence it has had on art, fashion, language, film and racial equality

A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F Buckley

Three days before his execution, the elderly Apostle Peter tells his jailer about his time with Jesus

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history Combining unprecedented access to leaders past and present, including Presidents Dilma Rousseff

The dramatic inside story of the monumental collision of interests at Ground Zero in the decade after 911

The execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters and Communists by the German occupiers on May 1st, 1944 in Kaisariani, as reprisal for the Greek Resistance ambush against Nazis

The Iron Orchard is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter

In 1959, a working class government employee in the tiny desert town of Lone Pine, California, asked world famous modern architect Richard Neutra to design his modest family home To his

On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his common law wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts

Grain Media and Burn Energy Drink tell the story of snowboarding through the eyes of the people who made it happen From its origins in the culturally shifting 1960s, to its boom in the 90s, to its acceptance as a mainstream sport, s

In 1949, former concentration camp inmate and Berlin native Hans Muller, immigrates to Israel where, due to psychological problems, he cant adjust to peacetime life

During the early part of his reign, Ivan the Terrible faces betrayal from the aristocracy and even his closest friends as he seeks to unite the Russian people