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What History Forgot

For every great story people remember, there are others needing to be told. Host Joe Moniaci provides fresh water cooler takeaway for a new generation of enthusiasts.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Icons of Freedom
    June 1, 2015
    45min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci uncovers the secrets behind some of America's biggest icons. A WWI attack nearly destroys the Statue of Liberty and the national anthem is connected to a lurid drinking tune.
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  2. S1 E2 - Crooks
    June 8, 2015
    45min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci exposes the secrets behind some of America's biggest crooks, schemes and scandals including an act of terrorism on Wall Street, the British spy who founded the Boy Scouts and the original illicit ingredient in cola.
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  3. S1 E3 - To the Ends of the World
    June 15, 2015
    45min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci uncovers some of the biggest disasters and conquests that took place in America's skies. The Hindenburg disaster is not the worst airship crash and an astronaut pilots his spacecraft after a complete system failure.
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  4. S1 E4 - Secret Weapons
    June 22, 2015
    45min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci finds the stories of some of the incredible plots and people behind America's secret weapons. The US tries to weaponize the weather against the Viet Cong and fights the Germans with magic tricks and inflatable tanks.
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  5. S1 E5 - Verge of Destruction
    July 6, 2015
    45min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci explores secret missions of World War II. A bomb shelter is hidden in the Brooklyn Bridge, a cover-up after a D-Day rehearsal leaves dozens dead and the Tokyo firebombings were deadlier than the atomic bombs.
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  6. S1 E6 - Rebels With A Cause
    July 6, 2015
    45min
    TV-PG
    Joe Moniaci uncovers forgotten rebels in American history. An ex-con invents the M-1 rifle, a pilot risks everything to surprise children with candy and an activist stands up to segregation a century before Rosa Parks does.
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Subtitles
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Producers
Jacqueline Brewster-Farquhar
Cast
Francis Scott KeyJoe MoniaciElinor Smith
Studio
American Heroes Channel
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