In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism.

Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National C...

Gorbachev believed that it was impossible to achieve a successful economy until the tensions of the ...

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

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

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

"The Farewell Affair" is one of the greatest espionage stories of the Cold War that will result in t...

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

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

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

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

After years of overproduction, the Reagan administration unloads over 500 million pounds of surplus ...

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

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

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

The stirring personal journey of an amazing couple whose story would help shape the 20th century. A ...

From actor to governor of California to our 40th president. Ronald "Dutch" Reagan used his wit and c...

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...
Barbara Walters and Ted Koppel host an in-depth retrospective of the life and career of the 40th pre...

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