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Discovery News - History

The best way to learn about our future, is to research our history.

List Added: September 30, 2009

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History: Forensics May Uncover Watergate Secrets

Many attempts have been made to recover the 18 1/2 minutes of erased audio from Richard Nixon's debriefing on Watergate; all have failed. Kasey-Dee Gardner spoke with an amateur historian who helped reopen the Watergate case in a new, high-tech way.

Video Added: March 19, 2010

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• Many attempts have been made to recover the 18 1/2 minutes of erased audio from Richard Nixon's debriefing on Watergate; all have failed. Kasey-Dee Gardner spoke with an amateur historian who helped reopen the Watergate case in a new, high-tech way.

  Forensics May Uncover Watergate Secrets

  History

  02:47

  March 19, 2010

  451

• Leonardo DaVinci conceived, but never finished, the world's largest equine statue. This project failure has puzzled scholars ever since. Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out why this project came to a grinding halt.

  DaVinci Perfected World's Largest Horse Statue

  History

  02:51

  March 04, 2010

  14390

• Two British filmmakers recently uncovered the long-lost source of Rome's ancient aqueduct. Rossella Lorenzi reports on the discovery.

  Ancient Roman Aqueduct Source Discovered

  Archaeology

  03:08

  January 30, 2010

  10541

• Da Vinci's "Harpsichord Viola" has been assembled for the first time in 500 years in an exhibit at the Discovery Times Square Exposition in New York City. James Williams attended the premiere and took the instrument for a test spin.

  New Da Vinci Instrument Unveiled

  History

  01:58

  December 11, 2009

  11757

• African-Americans interested in learning about their ancestors can now click on Ancestry.com's new collection of family history records. Jorge Ribas produces.

  Black Families Trace Roots

  History

  03:21

  October 08, 2009

  15641

• Ever wonder why we kiss? James Williams looks into one theory that explains it.

  The Skinny on Smooching

  News

  02:42

  February 12, 2009

  15890

• The Berlin Wall was almost 90 miles long. That's a lot of concrete to take down. Parts of the wall are easy to locate but what happened to the rest of it? James Williams finds out.

  The Berlin Wall Went Where?

  History

  01:31

  November 08, 2009

  5986

• Huge dust storms blew through the Great Plains during the 1930s. James Williams finds out if could happen again.

  Legacy of the Black Blizzards

  Earth

  01:59

  March 30, 2009

  26594

• Portraits of Michelangelo suggest he was nowhere near as beautiful as the works of art he produced. Discovery News' Rossella Lorenzi, in Florence, Italy, unmasks his new face.

  Michelangelo's Face Revealed

  History

  02:11

  July 21, 2008

  24582

• Leonardo Da Vinci used mirrors to hide biblical images in his most famous masterpieces, according to a controversial new book. Discovery News' Rossella Lorenzi reports.

  Book Says Da Vinci Hid Biblical References

  History

  01:53

  March 09, 2009

  19403

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