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The Rise of the Body Snatchers

Secrets of the Dead
Air Date: 01/28/15 | Rating: NR

In the 18th century, private anatomy schools were set up across London to give medical students the opportunity to learn anatomy by dissecting human cadavers. But supply lagged behind demand. Anatomists needed many more bodies than the ones of hanged murderers, which were the only bodies legally available at that time for their study. This created a business for body snatchers.

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Ben Franklin’s Bones
S14 Ep1 | 54m 40s
Air Date: 01/28/15 | Expires: 01/27/25 | Rating: NR

Learn why Franklin held human skeletal remains in the basement of his British residence.

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JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
S14 Ep2 | 55m 10s
Air Date: 08/04/15 | Expires: 08/03/25 | Rating: NR

In many ways, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the most unlikely champion of Civil Rights.

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The Real Trojan Horse
S14 Ep3 | 54m 40s
Air Date: 10/13/15 | Expires: 10/12/25 | Rating: NR

Uncover evidence that could explain how ancient Greeks got inside the walls of Troy

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Jamestown’s Dark Winter
S14 Ep4 | 54m 41s
Air Date: 11/24/15 | Expires: 01/30/27 | Rating: TV-14

Discover the truth about the first permanent English colony in the New World

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