Why was the world so close to the brink of nuclear war in November 1983?  What tactics were the Americans employing... more

Why did Iva Toguri get branded America’s first female traitor, despite there being no evidence to convict her? How did her... more

How did Tokyo Rose, a woman who never existed, become one of WWII’s most well known Japanese figures?  Who was Iva... more

Paranoid predictions of crime fill the newspapers - so how will the well-to-do react to the incoming crowds of the... more

The Great Exhibition is to open in May 1851 and millions of people will descend on the capital to marvel... more

From the trading floor of Wall Street to the campaign trail, Victoria Woodhull was a force to be reckoned with.... more

The American public is outraged by the announcement of a woman running for president. The year is 1872 and the... more

New York harbour erupts with an explosion as Black Tom island is ripped apart. The shock waves ripple out around... more

New York, 1916. America is supposedly neutral in the war but they are shipping huge quantities of supplies to the... more

Join historians Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga on Journey Through Time, as they expose forgotten history, and bring to light... more