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What History Forgot

For every great story people remember, there are others needing to be told. No one can make these stories come alive like Joe Moniaci an affable everyman whose passion for history is matched only by his knowledge.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Defying the Nazis
    March 4, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci divulges the secrets, weapons and deceptions America used to defy the Nazis. A village is torched by pilots to hone their skills, Americans fight the Nazis before Pearl Harbor and the allies respond to Nazi propaganda.
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  2. S2 E2 - Making America
    March 11, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci resurrects and digs up the nuggets that destined the making of America. George Washington displays brilliance in a defeat that saved America, a few men have a transcontinental vision and a war is fought over a pig.
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  3. S2 E3 - Fighting for Freedom
    June 1, 2015
    44min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci remembers those who risked everything fighting for America's freedoms. Patriots are produced in internment camps, heroes risk their lives after the Fall of Saigon and renegades undertake a suicide mission.
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  4. S2 E4 - Secrets and Scandals
    March 25, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci reveals the hidden secrets and scandals of American history. A crime of passion kills the creator of Madison Square Garden, a damaging spy almost escapes and proof of a presidential love-child surfaces 100-years later.
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  5. S2 E5 - Breaking the Rules
    April 1, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci reveals the forgotten rules that were broken in order to forge the American spirit. The stories include the stealth origin of the CIA, the last shots of the Civil War and the child crusade of the Civil Rights Movement.
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  6. S2 E6 - Top Secret World War II
    April 8, 2016
    44min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci divulges secrets from World War II. Jewish refugees extract Nazi secrets from POWs, a genius cracks enemy codes, Nazi spies use a submarine to reach the US and the inception of "frogmen" revolutionizes modern warfare.
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Producers
Jacqueline Brewster-Farquhar
Cast
Joe MoniaciGeorge Washington
Studio
American Heroes Channel
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