Adolf Hitler is perhaps the most feared and despised man of the 20th century. Not surprisingly, there were over 40 documented attempts on Hitler’s life. Suicide bombers. Snipers. Female film star... >>

How do you grasp an event as enormous as September 11? At the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, you start small: a briefcase, a Blackberry, a victim's sweatshirt, a hero's nameta... >>

The worst of the worst, the toughest of the tough: kidnappers, bank robbers, murderers, all called ‘The Rock’ home.  Watch the story of the incredible transformation from a rock in the middle ... >>

Alcatraz was the country’s first maximum security penitentiary, holding infamous gangsters and cons like Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, “The Birdman” Robert Stroud and many other criminals who... >>

The entire history of aviation is captured under one massive roof at The Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. This Hangar contains a mind-boggling array of aircraft and space artifacts. Many eng... >>

America’s Treasures is inspired by the National Museum of American History’s special exhibit of 150 of the most unique objects in the Smithsonian’s collection. From the hat that Abraham Linco... >>

All graveyards tell stories, but few can talk to the living like Arlington. It’s here that America buries its war dead, from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. Today, more than 27 burials take place ... >>

The Japanese Imperial family is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world. The family\'s lineage dates back to the sixth century BC, though the title of Tenno (emperor) or Sumera-Mikoto (heavenly... >>

June 11, 1962... Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. In the still of the night three prisoners – Frank Lee Morris, Clarence Anglin, and John Anglin – did the impossible. Desperate and dangerous, the... >>

A tyrannical regime builds a monstrous concrete slab that severs a city - the Berlin Wall. In the West, it is a hated symbol of a bitter Cold War, on the East, a deadly blockade to freedom. We\'ll ... >>

They came from different backgrounds, different hometowns, and different eras. But they all had a similar dream – to fly. And they all had the same obstacle – being black in 20th century Ame... >>

In 1942, the same Japanese force that had attacked Pearl Harbor struck Darwin, dropping more bombs, killing more civilians and sinking more ships, and yet the bombing of Darwin has remained in the... >>

America’s oldest law enforcement agency operates at the cutting edge of electronic crime fighting. The Postal Inspection Service’s best known triumph is the tracking of the Unabomber Ted Kaczyn... >>

The destruction of three major Roman-built cities and her stronghold burnt to the ground provide testimony to the resistance to Roman rule and the power of Boudica, Britain’s first rebel queen. R... >>

Founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, George Eastman brought photography to the common man. Host Cat Greenleaf shows us his home.

Waco, Texas, 1993. The fire that ended the infamous 51-day siege, held between the ‘Branch Davidians’ and the US government, killed at least 74 people, including 27 children. With rarely seen f... >>

This is the untold story of the Chilean miners which became a huge global news story that touched the world. Filmed before, during and after the rescue in the San Jose mine, and with intimate and... >>

This first film is centred on Shanghai and charts the tumultuous birth-pangs of modern China: the era of warlords and western colonialist, of the emergence of Communism, the Northern Expedition, the W... >>

China’s Terracotta Warriors as you’ve never seen them before. Secrets of the Ghost Army will get up close and personal, exploring the deepest and least understood mysteries of this extraordinar... >>

Journey to the Valley of Kings and relive an extraordinary time in China’s history, when the first imperial dynasties spared no cost building awe-inspiring pyramid tombs, filled with astonishing ... >>

One of the greatest military units of the American Civil War, the Irish Brigade, is also one of the least well-known. This docudrama features a talented cast, led by Don Wycherley as General Thomas Fr... >>

Columbus’s fourth voyage to the Caribbean ended in disaster for him and his fleet. Now a Spanish wreck was recently located off the Panamanian coastline, where his expedition ended tragically and... >>

Five centuries ago five hundred Spanish adventurers became the first Europeans to invade mainland America, led by the ruthless Hernán Cortés with his young Mayan lover, Malinali. Lust for gold and g... >>

Whether it’s UFOs, 9/11 or the deaths of JFK and Princess Diana, conspiracy theories have emerged and persisted. Skeptics takes a hard, penetrating look at the psycho-social and philosophical ro... >>

Historian Dr Micheál Ó Siochrú presents award-winning director Maurice Sweeney’s gripping docudrama, which re-evaluates the role and character of England’s most influential democrat.