He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but would prove to be a surprise.

The Triangle Fire chronicles the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City kill...

Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journ...

On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signali...

Legendary Apache warrior Geronimo was loved by his people for his fierce courage while pioneers fear...

Influenza 1918 is the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known. Before it was ov...

November 2016 : The United States of America are about to elect their new president. AMERICA is a d...

In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presi...

In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, during what has become known as the Gilded Age, th...

Rob Williams was an African-American living in Monroe, North Carolina in the 1950s and 1960s. Living...

Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost...

Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four transgender kids – beginning at...

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 ...

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

Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely, ...

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

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

The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader w...

One of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s, Fats Domino and his record sales were ri...

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