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he year was 1865. The nation's bloodiest conflict, the Civil War, had just ended. It tore the nation apart into North and South, Republican and Democrat. It spawned a new generation of weapons designed only to kill men and...

On April 18, 1943, the aircraft carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was shot down by U.S. fighters. Yamamoto--chief architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor--was visiting the forward Japanese bases at Bougainville, some 650 m...

Sherman's army burns everything from Atlanta to Savannah, Ga.

Confederate general Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson leads troops at Fredericksburg, both battles of Bull Run, and Chancellorsville.

The sinister black-clad figures of nightmare, Hitler's Waffen SS hold a unique and dark place in German history. Of all the branches of Hitler's army, none were more notorious than the elite Waffen SS fighting units. Comma...

Although the multinational effort to drive Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait seemed like an unqualified success, subsequent analysis shows missed opportunities, friendly fire casualties, and smart bombs gone awry.

They were the most powerful men in the world's most powerful empire. In their magnificent mansions, they lived lives of unmatchable hedonism and opulence. Go deep into the private lives of the mighty emperors whose names e...

From Annie Oakley to Calamity Jane, trace the incredible stories of the legendary ladies of the Wild West.

The year 1540 was a crucial turning point in American history. The Great Indian Wars were incited by Francisco Vazquez de Coronado when his expedition to the Great Plains launched the inevitable 350-year struggle between t...

Examine the motivations behind the bloody uprising and discover why Chinese peasants were willing to take up arms to drive foreigners out of the country.

He was a troubled man whose boyhood fascination with one of the world's greatest stars turned into a psychotic obsession. The shots he fired spelled the end to whatever innocence was left in rock and roll. Mark David Chapm...

Sitting Bull leads his people in a struggle against white encroachment.

A coordinated series of surprise attacks by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in January 1968 left U.S. forces temporarily reeling, and the shock fed growing dissension at home over the war.

When Britain went to war against the Boers in October 1899, the British public expected the fighting to be over by Christmas. As it turned out, The Boer War, in Kipling's famous phrase, gave the British "no end of a lesson...

Honest, eloquent and courageous, he risked everything to save a young America from self-destruction, and paid the ultimate price. This unforgettable program tells the complete story of Abraham Lincoln, from the rustic chil...

In the South are ruins of prehistoric cities, rivaling any in the ancient world. They were built by Native American cultures living in the South. It is a largely unknown story ... A story you can learn by traveling to the ...

Before Johnson's escalation, before Kennedy's military commitment, and even before Eisenhower's financial support, the United States took its first tentative steps toward a conflict that would turn into a quagmire.

In early June 1967 the signs of an imminent Arab assault on Israel finally to eliminate the hated enemy were unmistakeable. But the Israelis did not sit around waiting. In a brilliantly-executed preemptive air strike the E...

It was said that a Texas Ranger could "ride like a Mexican, trail like an Indian, shoot like a Tennesean, and fight like the very devil." Here is their amazing story.

Ever since the battle of the Alamo was fought in 1836, its story has been told by history books and films with varied slants. During the famous battle - an early part of the struggle between Mexico and supporters of Texan ...

The life of abolitionist John Brown (1800-59), including his assault on the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry. "I expect to effect a mighty victory conquest," Brown said, "even though it be like the last victory of Samson." H...

Jefferson Davis, who served as Confederate president during the Civil War. Included: Davis's military service in the Mexican War; his conflicts with the Government over states' rights.

this episode looks at how these special sections of the armed forces got off to a bad start during the years just prior to the Vietnam War. After that, the special operations branches have seen many embarrassing and public...

He was the living embodiment of the nation, a powerhouse politician whose straight-ahead style made him one of the most influential presidents in history. This documentary from the History Channel explores every aspect of ...

He was the most popular actor of his day, famed as "the handsomest man in America." With a single shot, he transformed the course of American history.

The First World War (1914 -1918) was supposed to be the war to end all wars. For the young eager and patriotic men who enlisted in their thousands to fight for King and Country it was to be a marvelous adventure - an oppor...

On January 24, 1848, James Marshall found gold near the fork of the American and Sacramento Rivers, and unleashed a massive migration from around the world to what had been a forgotten backwater. With head-spinning speed, ...

Bre-X was the little Canadian company that captured the world's attention when it announced it had found what looked like the largest gold discovery in the world in an Indonesian jungle. Suddenly, as a result of the prospe...

America's first Cold War conflict began boldly but ended in an unsatisfying stalemate that cost 54,000 U.S. lives over three long years.

As mistress to Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun remains one of the most enigmatic figures in 20th-century history. Because both of their families disapproved of the union, Braun and Hitler never appeared together in public but spen...

It's the longest, most expensive and complicated railroad ever built. Ordered by the Czar in an effort to save his empire and unify his country at the twilight of the 19th century, the Trans-Siberian Railroad nearly tore R...

A celebration of wonder, enchantment and delight, Santa Claus is one of the most beloved figures in the history of mankind. Though old and enduring in his religious roots, Santa is equally an emblem of a secular spirit and...

Winston Churchill suceeded to the highest office amidst turbulent and extraordinary events. In the early 1930s his powerful warnings about the dangers of Nazi fanaticism had been dismissed as alarmist, but by the time he b...

A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.

Discover the history of Christmas; its origins, popular traditions and more.

One of the most traumatic events in American Military history, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor fuelled national determination both to have revenge and to ensure that such a thing could never happen again. But how was s...

In the mid-20th century the Mafia was reputed to have infiltrated many labor unions in the United States, notably the Teamsters, whose president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared and is widely believed to have been murdered by close...

Nixon's next, hand-picked Special Prosecutor uncovers evidence so damning that the President's staunchest supporters begin to defect. The House Judiciary Committee raises the specter of impeachment and slowly tightens the ...

The cover-up begins to crumble when John Dean, the designated fall-guy, turns stool pigeon. The existence of the Oval Office Tapes is revealed. Nixon tries to strong-arm the FBI into shutting down the Special Prosecutor's ...

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President Nixon declared war on his "enemies" and a secret police force took shape in the White House. When the president's men were caught red-handed in the Democrat's Watergate offices, exposure ...

Called easy women, shady ladies, and soiled doves, the women who went west to practice the oldest profession were the first ladies of the American frontier. Arriving ahead of their decent sisters, prostitutes flocked to th...

A presentation of evidence concerning the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Examines rare photographs, news film, interviews with experts, declassified government files and the unpublished diary of Clay Shaw...

Robert Webb tells the story of our Christmases through the toys we played with and loved.

Composer Howard Goodall uncovers the surprising and often secret history of the Christmas carol.

Following the brutal Tate murders investigators slowly put together the picture of the crime and the man behind them. The program will describe the accident of fate that caused Manson to show up at the Tate-Polanski bungal...