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    Christopher Columbus

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

  2. Chich茅n Itza

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

  3. Chernobyl

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

  4. Charles Dickens

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

  5. Captain Cook

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

  6. Butch Cassidy

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

  7. Buckingham Palace

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

  8. Boudica

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

  9. Bonnie and Clyde

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

  10. Bob Marley

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

  11. Blackbeard the Pirate

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

  12. Beatrix Potter

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

  13. Arthur Conan Doyle

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

  14. Apollo 13

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

  15. Anne Frank

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

  16. Amelia Earhart

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

  17. Alfred Hitchcock

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

  18. Alcatraz

    Cloaked in secrecy, Alcatraz is the most feared institution in the American penal system.

  19. Albert Einstein

    Who was Einstein, and what were his theories that upended established scientific beliefs?

  20. Agatha Christie

    The 鈥淨ueen of Crime鈥�, Agatha Christie, is the best-selling novelist of all time.

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