Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America. Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s, Fats Domino and his record sales were ri...
He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all t...

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

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

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

The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassina...

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