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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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