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Six million African Americans leave the southern states in the Great Migration to seek freedom and opportunity in the north and west.

History by the Numbers

The Great Migration

Measure up the conqueror and ponder whether he was a villain or a hero to history; following his horde's path of atrocities, which paved the way for stability and tolerance, and examine the secrets of his lost tomb and legacy.

Genghis Khan

Finding out what it takes to explore the final frontier; learning about a woman who bested the first American in space, the cool head of Apollo 11's commander, the dinner knife that saved a space station and the crash landing of a craft in Siberia.

Astronauts

From the first brave passenger flying across Tampa Bay in 1915 in a rickety rust bucket, to 40 million commercial flights each year, how innovation, coach class and sex have made flying possible.

Air Travel

Scripps News is built on a 145-year legacy of quality, objective journalism. Join journalists for compelling, context-driven storytelling from across the country and around the world.

Scripps News

The history of skyscrapers is the history of American cities, technological ingenuity, and a global boom in urbanization; from west to east, from five stories up to one kilometer high, there's nowhere to go but up.

Skyscrapers

Whether it's for a chance to cut loose, to break the rules, or to just plain show off, there's no knowing which party will go down in history; thirteen of them stand out for excess, success, or epic failure.

Party Animals

From royal mistresses to White House scandals, ancient texts to the internet, the history of infidelity is loaded; the science behind the salacious history and shockingly common behavior may be surprising.

Infidelity

The Amazon rainforest is one of the most enduring mysteries of the natural world.

The Amazon

Finding out how the standard man makes it hard to find a place where the gap doesn't impact us.

The Gender Gap

The Soviet Red Army and the Western Allies are in a race to the finish line.

Race To Berlin

When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed.

King Tut

The inside track on five of the greatest heists in history; these are not petty robberies, but high-stakes operations meticulously planned and audaciously executed, with a cast of colorful characters from the mastermind to the snitch.

Heists

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Uncover the story of how fast food conquered America and then the world; ponder the birth of the beef patty and the assembly-line kitchens it inspired; see how a failing chicken fryer struck gold and learn how a burger joint ramped down the Cold War.

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