Thursday, June 19th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
Cosmic Vistas Hot Zone
Mercury, one of the nearest planets to earth, has eluded astronomers' best efforts to learn its secrets until missions like Mariner and Messenger.
Paid programming.
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
A look back at some of President Obama's speeches and statements.
America's Hidden Stories Southern Women Union Spies
New evidence supports a Civil War legend that a freed female slave and a society lady in Virginia acted as spies for the Union.
America's Hidden Stories Forged in Slavery
The discovery of a pre-Civil War cemetery of enslaved ironworkers provides new insights into the role African-Americans played in the Industrial Revolution.
Escape to the Great Dismal Swamp
Archaeologists discover evidence that runaway slaves took refuge in the Great Dismal Swamp and thrived there, building settlements and raising families in the vast and impenetrable wilderness full of poisonous snakes, insects and black bears.
The Lost Tapes Malcolm X
The life and death of civil rights activist Malcolm X, who gave voice to the anger and frustration of African Americans during the 1950s and '60s; includes footage of rallies, audio tapes and recordings made on the day of Malcolm X's assassination.
One Thousand Years of Slavery Agents of Change
A look at how acts of resistance and rebellion during slavery paved the way to abolition.
One Thousand Years of Slavery Healing Wounds
The journeys of two actors confronting their personal connection to slavery.
One Thousand Years of Slavery A Global Trade
Witness little-known stories of the global slave trade involving an African musician, Thomas Jefferson, and more.
One Thousand Years of Slavery Reckoning
A look at racial injustices before and after slavery was abolished and the struggles that continue today.
Combat Ships River Raiders
A look at riverine warfare from the Civil War to Vietnam and small but powerful combat ships.
Combat Ships Hidden Figures
Stories of historic Black struggle for equality in maritime combat; an enslaved powder boy who served during the French and Indian War; a Civil War gunner; the first African American to command a vessel with a fully integrated crew: Hugh Mulzac.
Uncovering the inspiring stories of the U.S. Army's 761st Tank Battalion; descendants and historians discuss the honour the first armored unit of its kind, entirely composed of African-American servicemen.
Afrofuturism: The Origin Story
Exploring the African-American experience through music, dance, sci-fi and film; influential Black creators have an electrifying conversation that celebrates the afrofuturism movement's combination of technology, history and artistic expression.
Unearthed Seven Wonders of America
Seven American engineering marvels are among the modern wonders of United States, and now, investigators use hidden records to decode and reveal the mysteries behind these historic American icons.
Pompeii: The New Dig Escape
The excavation unearths new finds; Miami University professor Steven Tuck joins the team to look for evidence of Pompeiians who may have survived the eruption of AD 79.
Unearthed Seven Wonders of America
Seven American engineering marvels are among the modern wonders of United States, and now, investigators use hidden records to decode and reveal the mysteries behind these historic American icons.
Pompeii: The New Dig Escape
The excavation unearths new finds; Miami University professor Steven Tuck joins the team to look for evidence of Pompeiians who may have survived the eruption of AD 79.
Uncovering the inspiring stories of the U.S. Army's 761st Tank Battalion; descendants and historians discuss the honour the first armored unit of its kind, entirely composed of African-American servicemen.
Cosmic Vistas Cosmic Rays
Examining how cosmic rays are produced and what that can tell us about the universe.
Cosmic Vistas Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox asks why another civilization has not presented itself.
Mysteries From Above Out of This World
Zoom in on some otherworldly sights. Spot a giant glacier on the Red Planet, let the milky seas off the coast of Java bathe your vision, ponder a huge hexagon floating above Saturn, and take a spin around a doughnut-shaped lake in Saskatchewan.
Searching for Secrets New York
Experts go on a search for New York's most remarkable hidden stories, involving the Statue of Liberty, the 21 Club, and "Typhoid Mary."