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    Easter Island

    Easter Island is best known for its hundreds of giant stone statues.

  2. Dr David Livingstone

    Dr Livingstone was an adventurer, doctor, and Christian missionary. What's his story?

  3. Domesday Book

    The Domesday Book has survived almost 1,000 years of turmoil, war and politics.

  4. David Bowie

    How did David Bowie transform himself into a superstar and change pop music forever?

  5. D.B. Cooper

    In 1971, D.B. Cooper became the subject of one of the strangest cases in FBI history.

  6. Constantinople

    Constantinople, the bridge between East and West, where ideas, trade, & people converged.

  7. Cleopatra

    Cleopatra鈥檚 legend has endured the ages. Manipulative femme fatale? The true story.

  8. Christopher Columbus

    Columbus is famous for reaching the Americas and opening a new world to European pioneers

  9. Chich茅n Itza

    Explore the rise, influence, and mysterious abandonment of Chich茅n Itza, a Maya marvel.

  10. Chernobyl

    1986. The Chernobyl power plant becomes the site of the worst nuclear disaster in history.

  11. Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie Chaplin's wistful slapstick lit up the silver screen like no one else.

  12. Charles Dickens

    One of the world's most celebrated novelists. What is the real Charles Dickens story?

  13. Captain Cook

    How did a farmworker鈥檚 son rise to become one of the most celebrated explorers in history?

  14. C.S. Lewis

    C.S. Lewis is perhaps best known for his Chronicles of Narnia series.

  15. Butch Cassidy

    What's the real story behind Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch?

  16. Buckingham Palace

    How did Buckingham Palace become such an iconic part of Britain鈥檚 landscape?

  17. British Castles

    For over 600 years, castles played a leading role in the story of Britain.

  18. Boudica

    The legend of Boudica has survived for two millennia. What is her real story?

  19. Bonnie and Clyde

    Forged by the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde became icons of lawlessness.

  20. Bob Marley

    How did Bob Marley rise from Kingston鈥檚 most impoverished area to become a global star?

  21. Bob Dylan

    Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is one of the most important recording artists on the planet.

  22. Bletchley Park

    During World War II, a country house in Buckinghamshire hosted some of the UK鈥檚 top minds

  23. Blackbeard the Pirate

    In the 18th century, one man makes his name as the most notorious pirate of all time...

  24. Beatrix Potter

    How did Beatrix Potter - a shy, sheltered Victorian girl - become a literary phenomenon?

  25. Arthur Conan Doyle

    How did a young medical student from Edinburgh transform crime fiction forever?

  26. Apollo 13

    An explosion on board Apollo 13 threatens the lives of the crew 200,000 miles from Earth.

  27. Anne Frank

    Anne Frank鈥檚 diary captured life in hiding during WWII, through which her story lives on.

  28. Angkor

    Built by kings, Angkor had a footprint bigger than present-day New York.

  29. Amelia Earhart

    As one of the great pioneers, Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

  30. Alfred Hitchcock

    How did an introverted working-class boy become Hollywood's 鈥楳aster of Suspense鈥�?

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