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Coleman Lowndes

Former Lead Producer

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    Napoleon’s missing hand, explainedNapoleon’s missing hand, explained
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    Napoleon Bonaparte was often depicted concealing a hand inside his shirt. Why?

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    The 126-year fight to change Mississippi’s Confederate flagThe 126-year fight to change Mississippi’s Confederate flag
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    On November 3, 2020, Mississippi voters finally adopted a state flag that represents the diversity of the state.

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    Was this famous war photo staged? Errol Morris explains.Was this famous war photo staged? Errol Morris explains.
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    The obsessive journey to answer one question: Which of these photos was taken first?

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    How colorized photos helped introduce Japan to the worldHow colorized photos helped introduce Japan to the world
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    The best hand-colored photos of the 19th century came from Japan.

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    The most notorious act of protest for women’s suffrageThe most notorious act of protest for women’s suffrage
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    In 1913, suffragette Emily Davison disrupted a major horse race in the name of winning British women the vote.

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    The story behind this iconic Olympics protestThe story behind this iconic Olympics protest
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    Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s 1968 US national anthem protest, explained.

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    How images of the coronavirus are madeHow images of the coronavirus are made
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    Seeing the virus up close helps us understand it.

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    This photo triggered China’s Cultural RevolutionThis photo triggered China’s Cultural Revolution
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    Mao Zedong swimming in a river in 1966 was a big deal.

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    Why German spies blew up this US islandWhy German spies blew up this US island
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    And how they almost got away with it.

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    The mistake that toppled the Berlin WallThe mistake that toppled the Berlin Wall
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    One of the Cold War’s biggest moments began at a routine press conference.

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