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Ripley's Big Break
2:27
Ripley gets a contract, and "Believe It or Not" enters the American lexicon. Jan 6, 9/8c.
Beyond the Doc: Do You Believe It?
2:55
Archivist Edward Meyer leads a tour of Ripley's unbelievable collection of oddities.
Ripley in India
0:30
Robert Ripley visited India in 1936.
Ripley Stuck in the Snow
0:26
Robert Ripley gets stuck on a snowy mountain road in 1932.
The Amish: Shunned, Chapter 1
8:55
Watch the first chapter of The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4, 2014.
Coming Home, from The Amish: Shunned
0:00
Despite plans to enroll in college, a boy's return home is too powerful to resist.
"We Had No Idea"
0:00
Paul's parents became Amish when he was a boy. Watch The Amish: Shunned on PBS February 4.
"I Had to Give up Absolutely Everything"
2:25
Katie, a little person, left the Amish when she was 41 years old.
"I Think I am Homesick"
2:50
At 23, Anna was considered an Old Maid in her Amish community; but she misses home.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
1:16
The 1964 Civil Rights Act sought to dismantle legal and social segregation in the South.
Candidate Johnson Versus President Johnson on Vietnam
1:12
Lyndon Johnson ran as a peace candidate while considering escalating conflict in Vietnam.
Tales From the Poisoner's Handbook
2:35
History and forensic science come together in our interactive graphic novel.
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