Triangle Fire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shortly before dawn on August 21, 1992, six heavily armed U.S. marshals made their way up to the iso...

The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act...

In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “...

Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who help...

Actor Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of...

In the spring of 1927, after weeks of incessant rains, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from...

Cold War Roadshow tells the story of one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of modern histor...

On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine...

An account of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the subsequent effort to rebuild.

Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted...