History
First City in the New World?
Peru's Caral suggests civilization emerged in the Americas 1,000 years earlier than experts believed
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
Torpedoed!
Historian Diana Preston presents findings about the Lusitania and draws on recently discovered interviews to bring the drama to life
The Secrets of Easter Island
The more we learn about the remote island from archaeologists and researchers, the more intriguing it becomes
Trouble in Paradise
The idyllic Mediterranean retreat of Corsica also harbors homegrown terrorists, bent on achieving the island's secession from France
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
Crazy for Bears
Introduced as a toy nearly a century ago, the ever popular teddy bear has become a prized collectible the world over
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
Executive Images
To assemble "The American Presidency" exhibition, experts scour a treasure trove of historic pictures
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
A Mystery in Miniature
An enigmatic button once decorated the uniform of Haitian liberator Toussaint Louverture
Outsmarting Napoleon
War games enthusiasts use miniature soldiers and multiple-terrain boards to simulate real battles
Reds versus Whites
A masterpiece in porcelain replays old struggles between Bolshevik and Czarist opponents
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