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.
Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and ...
One of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s, Fats Domino and his record sales were ri...
Cold War Roadshow tells the story of one of the most bizarre episodes in the annals of modern histor...
In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden ho...
A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.
Filmed over five years in Kansas City, this documentary follows four transgender kids – beginning at...
Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely, ...
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 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of buildi...
In the spring of 1927, after weeks of incessant rains, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from ...
It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a...
In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets a...
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act...
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...
Actor Dustin Hoffman narrates this decade-spanning documentary that highlights the contributions of ...
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signali...
The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassina...
Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost...