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11:22
How the US dealt with the huge number of dead in the Civil War.

1:00
The University of Washington stroke oar Don Hume was special. Premieres 8/2 on PBS.

9:14
The story of nine boys who rowed for gold at the 1936 Olympics. Premieres Aug. 2 on PBS.

1:03
In July 1936 more than 300 athletes left for Berlin aboard the SS Manhattan. Premieres 8/2

1:35
Washington’s exercised patience at the National Championships. Premieres 8/2 on PBS.

1:03
On August 1, 1936 Adolf Hitler opened the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Premieres Aug. 2.

1:15
The 1936 Olympic trials were held in Princeton, NJ. Premieres Aug. 2 at 9/8c on PBS.

2:59
John Paul Stapp tested the limits of human physiology. Premieres March 1 at 9/8c on PBS.

8:47
Before NASA's rockets, a team of explorers took to the skies in balloons. Premieres 3/1

2:20
In 1957, David Simons rose a record-breaking 101,500 ft. above Earth. Premieres 3/1 on PBS

2:31
Since 1783 balloonists risked their lives attempting ever-higher altitudes. Premieres 3/1.

2:05
Dr. Stapp's team hoped to fly a man to over 100,000 ft. above Earth. Premieres 3/1 on PBS.