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.

As a general, he had fought to preserve the Union. As president, he helped to oversee the transforma...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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, ...

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

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

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

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

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