The Great San Francisco Earthquake

It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a...

As co-created by environmentalists Stephan Poulle and Nicolas Koutsikas, the documentary Gulf Stream...

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of buildi...

Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restor...

On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam impounding Conemaugh Lake exploded, unleashing a...

In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets a...

Re-examines the dramatic events of Boxing Day 2004, and investigates the new science of Tsunami fore...

On January 8, 2005, the storm Gudrun pulled over southern Sweden and large parts of the Småland fore...

On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at Ne...

A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.

It is the largest fire in Sweden, in modern times. In the pressing summer heat, a small forest fire...

"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The fil...

The last representatives of Mixteco culture inhabit a village in the Sierra Madre. Deprived of their...

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and...

The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassina...

The remarkable story of Earl Silas Tupper, an ambitious but reclusive small-town inventor, and Brown...

American Experience celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Founded by R...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and...