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The Titanic
In 1912, a collision with an iceberg sent Titanic to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Egyptian Sphinx
The Great Sphinx is one of Egypt’s most spectacular and mysterious monuments.
Pearl Harbor, Part 1 of 3
In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course of the Second World War.
The Salem Witch Trials
In 1692, the most infamous witch hunt in history took place in Salem, Massachusetts.
Pearl Harbor, Part 2 of 3
Chaos reigns in the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
VE Day
Amid the devastation of WW2, how do Europe's citizens look forward with optimism?
Pearl Harbor, Part 3 of 3
As the smoke clears after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the blame game begins.
The Anglo-Saxons
How did the Anglo-Saxon period shape England as we know it today?
Henry VIII
In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England.
The Romanovs
The Romanovs turned Russia from a fractured land into one of history's largest empires
Chernobyl
1986. The Chernobyl power plant becomes the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Alfred Hitchcock
How did an introverted working-class boy become Hollywood's ‘Master of Suspense’?
The Terracotta Army
Discovered in 1974, the Terracotta Army became the unofficial eighth wonder of the world.
