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See what’s to come in the new episode of World War II with Tom Hanks, premiering Mon., Jul. 13 at 8/7c and streaming the next day.

Explore why Leonardo da Vinci's ideas and unconventional approach to knowledge sometimes brought him into tension with the church.

Was the legendary city of Troy just a myth, or was there truth behind Homer's epic tale?

Explore the origins, mythology and lasting legacy of one of ancient Greece's most famous monsters.

The myths of the Greek pantheon continue to inspire stories, symbols and traditions around the world.

Step into history at Grant Cottage, the preserved final home of Ulysses S. Grant, where original 1885 artifacts and stories bring the past to life.

The Allies hope to quickly penetrate the Nazi Reich via Italy but instead endure a months-long slog with devastating results.

During World War II, as a deadly bacterial disease spread across the Eastern Front, Nazi officials turned to controversial measures in a desperate effort to develop and mass-produce a vaccine for millions at risk.

Disguised as ordinary businessmen in 1960 Buenos Aires, a covert team tracks down Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief architects of the Holocaust, and undertakes a daring mission to kidnap him and bring him to Israel to face justice.

Operation Blue: the German Army fights to take Soviet oil fields and the city of Stalingrad—becoming one of the deadliest battles ever fought and a major turning point on the Eastern Front.

The first commercial transatlantic passenger flight was operated by Pan American on June 28, 1939.

In 1972, CGI began with a digital hand and soon reshaped Hollywood. From Westworld's robot vision to Tron's virtual worlds, CGI transformed how stories looked and felt, culminating in a new era where digital effects became the language of modern cinema.

In 1985, amid the AIDS crisis and the assassination of Harvey Milk, activist Cleve Jones envisioned the AIDS Memorial Quilt, an act of grief that grew into a 54-ton, football-field-sized memorial.

Today, we recognize the patent act as protection for inventors, but before the act was passed, patents posed a moral dilemma for one of the founding fathers.

At the turn of the 20th century, a ship docked in Seattle with nearly two tons of Klondike gold helped ignite one of the greatest quests for fortune in American history.

In 1921, former army pilot Jack Knight was part of a relay team testing cross-country mail delivery for the first time. A perilous journey that would change the way Americans could communicate.