History

Amphitheater excavations uncovered a set of fancifully carved bone flutes.

First City in the New World?

Peru's Caral suggests civilization emerged in the Americas 1,000 years earlier than experts believed

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Yo-Yo Ma's Other Passion

In celebrating the cultures of the ancient Silk Road, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has found a second calling

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Torpedoed!

Historian Diana Preston presents findings about the Lusitania and draws on recently discovered interviews to bring the drama to life

The legendary Moai statues have fascinated modern civilization since their discovery.

The Secrets of Easter Island

The more we learn about the remote island from archaeologists and researchers, the more intriguing it becomes

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Trouble in Paradise

The idyllic Mediterranean retreat of Corsica also harbors homegrown terrorists, bent on achieving the island's secession from France

Many Afghans (like Khalil Ali Daoud, with whom Belliveau and O'Donnell stayed) still work the land, despite the danger of land mines.

Marco Polo's Guide to Afghanistan

Two Americans retrace the steps of the 13th-century Italian merchant through a harsh land of tough, hospitable people

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Crazy for Bears

Introduced as a toy nearly a century ago, the ever popular teddy bear has become a prized collectible the world over

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The False Step

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Samuel Pepys' London Chronicles

The candid diarist portrays the ravages of fire and plague, the bawdy court of Charles II, and his own romps with maids

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S. Dillon Ripley 1913 - 2001

An Uncommon Treasure-House

Executive Images

To assemble "The American Presidency" exhibition, experts scour a treasure trove of historic pictures

Attila the Hunk

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The Mad Hatter

"The Basque History of the World" By Mark Kurlansky

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Yalta: Witness to History

When the Big Three —Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin —convened at this fabled Crimean seaside resort in 1945, the whole world was watching

Toussaint Louverture

A Mystery in Miniature

An enigmatic button once decorated the uniform of Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture

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Outsmarting Napoleon

War games enthusiasts use miniature soldiers and multiple-terrain boards to simulate real battles

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Reds versus Whites

A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents

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