A panoramic overview of the events and people that shaped six of the most important years in American history.

HBO's eight-part monthly series recalls the places, the people and the events relevant to eight major strands in America's cultural and social fabric...

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the...

Lincoln (aka Sandburg's Lincoln) is an American six-part miniseries broadcast on NBC from September 6, 1974 to April 14, 1976.

"Once upon a time ... the Americas" tells us the story of this vast continent, from the very first inhabitants to the present day, including the...

Twenty-five years after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Hong Kong has gone through many changes. Hong Kong people have risen to the challenge....

What does the Ground Zero flag from 9/11 have in common with the original Wright Brothers flying machine patent? Both are historically important...

Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of titan rises…Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William...

Dynamic reenactments and expert commentaries bring to life the tumultuous history and power struggles of a warring 16th-century feudal Japan.

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into...

An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly...

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four American towns. The war touched the lives of...

WWII in HD is a 10-part American documentary television miniseries that originally aired from November 15 to November 19, 2009 on the History...

World War II In Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show...

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It...

Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and...