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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ REMEMBERS MOMENTS OF NATIONAL FEAR, CONFUSION AND RESILIENCE WITH ALL NEW EPISODES OF
THE LOST TAPES SEASON TWO CONTINUES WITH THE STORIES OF APOLLO 13, THE DC SNIPER ATTACKS AND THE SUPER TORNADO OUTBREAK OF 1974 ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 AT 9PM ET/PT NEW YORK – Smithsonian Channel’s hit series THE LOST TAPES returns this fall with all new episodes, transporting viewers back in time to relive iconic moments in American history. From the chaos of the 2002 sniper shootings in Washington, D.C. and catastrophic super tornado outbreak of 1974 to the harrowing and heroic Apollo 13 mission, THE LOST TAPES retells these unforgettable stories solely through contemporary footage, a...
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ EXAMINES THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN ICONIC CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ EXAMINES THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN ICONIC CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES RETURNS WITH BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL NEW YORK – January 17, 2018 – A historic voice in the 1960s civil rights movement, Malcolm X was and continues to be a fascinating yet controversial figure. During his life, he gave voice to the anger and frustration that African Americans experienced during the tumultuous 1950s and 60s in the United States, gaining a reputation for his fiery rhetoric and spellbinding speeches. THE LOST TAPES: MALCOLM X re...
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ REVISITS THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN HEIRESS TURNED FBI’S MOST WANTED IN THE LOST TAPES: PATTY HEARST
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ REVISITS THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN HEIRESS TURNED FBI’S MOST WANTED IN THE LOST TAPES: PATTY HEARST BRAND NEW INSTALLMENT OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES PREMIERES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – October 24, 2017 – On February 4, 1974, 19-year-old Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped from her Berkeley, California apartment. Because she was the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, Patty’s kidnapping left authorities confounded and the American public glued to its television screens watching the saga of an abducted Amer...
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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ TELLS THE HARROWING STORY OF A CITY ON EDGE IN THE LOST TAPES: SON OF SAM
HOUR-LONG DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES JULY 30 AT 9 PM ET/PT, MARKING 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SON OF SAM MURDERS Newest Installment Of Critically Acclaimed Franchise Features Rarely Seen Press Conferences And News Footage NEW YORK, June 27, 2017 – For more than a year, a serial killer known as “Son of Sam” terrorized New York City, killing six people and critically wounding seven others. On July 29, 1976, David Berkowitz began a murder spree that left law enforcement baffled and the public afraid to leave their homes. Forty years after his arrest, the latest installment of Smithsonian Channel...
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THE LOST TAPES: LA RIOTS RECOUNTS THE CHAOTIC DAYS FOLLOWING THE RODNEY KING VERDICT, PREMIERING APRIL 23rd AT 8 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ RECOUNTS THE CHAOTIC DAYS FOLLOWING THE RODNEY KING VERDICT IN THE LOST TAPES: LA RIOTS HOUR-LONG DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES APRIL 23 AT 8 PM ET/PT MARKING 25th ANNIVERSARY OF RIOTS Newest Installment In Critically Acclaimed Franchise Features Raw, Gripping And Rare Footage NEW YORK, March 16, 2017– On the afternoon of April 29, 1992, the acquittal of four white LAPD officers in the beating of a black motorist named Rodney King set off an explosion of anger and frustration that erupted into deadly riots and devastated the already precarious social climate in Los A...
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THE LOST TAPES - FIRST EPISODE MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR, PREMIERING DECEMBER 4th AT 9 PM ET/PT
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ RECOUNTS MAJOR NEWS EVENTS WITH RARE NEWS FOOTAGE IN NEW SERIES THE LOST TAPES FIRST EPISODE MARKS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR,PREMIERING DECEMBER 4th AT 9 PM ET/PT Episodes On L.A. Riots, Son of Sam Killings, andPatty Hearst Kidnapping To Air in 2017 NEW YORK – November 3, 2016 – They were all major events that would leave a lasting imprint on America, and their narratives were shaped by the news coverage they received. With no narration or interviews, relying entirely on radio reports, television footage, rarely seen photographs, and other media, a new ...
