The Story Behind the Story with Mike Rowe

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Jim Thorpe is one of history’s greatest athletes. He didn’t let his education, his heritage, or even someone stealing his shoes stop him from competing at his best.

Charles Schultz was given creative control to create a half-hour Christmas program for CBS, however, upon screening the film, the executives thought it was a bomb. Boy, were they wrong.

A young code breaker in the air force, intercepts a coded message that Stalin is dead. He turns the actual Morse code “dashes and dots” into the rhythm for one of the most well-known songs in history.

Former drill sergeant becomes a celebrity and icon as one of the most calming voices on television.

A silent Christmas Eve in in 1955 at a strategic defense center is interrupted by a call on the single line red phone which started a Christmas tradition around the world.

Experiment, after experiment, after experiment, a lonely inventor finally creates the fix-all compound.

The creation, flop, and success of an iconic film and how it all hinged on fake snow.