The first lunar landing was a triumph, witnessed by the largest TV audience in history. But dreams of space intersect dramatically with dreams of democracy, raising questions of national priorities and national identity. Watch all of CHASING THE MOON now streaming online and on the PBS Video app → https://to.pbs.org/2l9q6Fe | American Experience | PBS

1.1K views · 30 reactions | The Edo period marked the start of 250 years of peace for Japan, but it came as a death sentence for shinobi. These highly trained spies mastered the art of deception and infiltration, and some even worked as assassins. But when these talented figures started dying out, legend and mythology took their place, and eventually turned into the classic ninja characters we see in movies and TV today. Learn more on this episode of Rogue History! | PBS Origins | Facebook

9.4K views · 30 reactions | Washington Square Park in Philadelphia is thriving above a mass grave right underneath. This grave is home to thousands of enslaved people, revolutionary soilders, and yellow fever victims. In the Margins host @tilscience explains the history. For more on this story, watch the latest episode of In The Margins: “The Forgotten Plague That Almost Destroyed American” now on the @pbsorigins YouTube channel. | PBS Origins | Facebook