In 1892, Ellis Island, in New York Bay, became the main gateway to the United States for immigrants arriving increasingly from Europe. The story of immigration to the United States from 1892 to 1954, an enthralling polyphonic narrative that embraces both small and great history.

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to...

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...

Per Persson left Sweden 40 years ago. In Pakistan he fell in love and became the father of two daugh...

A student rebellion precedes revolutionary events in Prague.
For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pu...
Getting out of prison doesn't mean being free. After the bloody suppression of the Prague Revolution...

Is the solution to Switzerland's future to integrate Germany into the confederation? After all, like...

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John ...

Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier, a powerful secret society that opera...

In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charg...

Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on t...
A collection of personal anecdotes from those who have navigated through a tumultuous year in Americ...

Before her death, Emma reflects on her life; beginning with her childhood, up through her final year...

The Medal of Honor is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her li...

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a b...

The story of two soldier-cameramen, Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie, who witnessed the liberation...

Kristina, a self-named Hungarian female lion tamer, arrives in New York to become a dance choreograp...