Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower

Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower 2006

8.50

So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This ambitious documentary presents the definitive history of the Pilgrims and their journey to and colonization of the New World. A marriage of feature-film quality historical reenactments with the latest scholarship and analysis of original source material, this definitive look at the Pilgrims' progress will shed light on the reality of their experience.

2006

The Bomb

The Bomb 2015

6.40

Using masterfully restored footage from recently declassified images, The Bomb tells a powerful story of the most destructive invention in human history. From the earliest testing stages to its use as the ultimate chess piece in global politics, the program outlines how America developed the bomb, how it changed the world and how it continues to loom large in our lives. The show also includes interviews with prominent historians and government insiders, along with men and women who helped build the weapon piece by piece.

2015

Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved

Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved 2012

7.30

As the 100th anniversary of Titanic's sinking approaches, a team of scientists, engineers, archaeologists and imaging experts have joined forces to answer one of the most haunting questions surrounding the legendary disaster: Just how did the "unsinkable" ship break apart and plunge into the icy waters of the North Atlantic? Written by History Channel

2012

Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship

Unsinkable: Japan's Lost Battleship 2020

5.70

October 24, 1944, the world’s greatest battle at sea begins in the Philippines. Japan’s navy gambles on a decisive victory against the United States to turn the tide of World War II. Instead, Musashi, its top-secret super battleship, ends up at the bottom of the ocean.

2020

Resistance: They Fought Back

Resistance: They Fought Back 2024

1

We’ve all heard of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but most people have no idea how widespread and prevalent Jewish resistance to Nazi barbarism was. Instead, it’s widely believed “Jews went to their deaths like sheep to the slaughter.” Filmed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Israel, and the U.S., Resistance – They Fought Back provides a much-needed corrective to this myth of Jewish passivity. There were uprisings in ghettos large and small, rebellions in death camps, and thousands of Jews fought Nazis in the forests. Everywhere in Eastern Europe, Jews waged campaigns of non-violent resistance against the Nazis.

2024

Titanic's Achilles Heel

Titanic's Achilles Heel 2007

10.00

An expedition looks into whether Titanic's hull had a construction design flaw that caused her to break apart. Featuring advanced CGI technology, archive documents and photographs, as well as footage from the modern-day History(R) expeditions, "Titanic's Achilles Heel" is a remarkable journey into the ongoing legacy of a ship that continues to capture the world's attention.

2007

Titanic: 100 Years in 3D

Titanic: 100 Years in 3D 2012

6.90

100 years after an iceberg defeated the 882-foot luxury liner on its maiden voyage, scientists and historians are still exploring the Titanic. Armed with modern camera technology, submersibles were sent down to the ship's final resting place with the hope of capturing HD 3D visuals of the wreckage, in order to support or even confirm theories about the damage that took the boat down. Now, History Channel has brought some of that footage home in this 45-minute TV special, presented in 3D so that future generations can see it for themselves.

2012

Orchard House: Home of Little Women

Orchard House: Home of Little Women 2018

8.00

Emmy Award-winning chronicle of the history of Orchard House, the home in Concord, Massachusetts where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women.

2018

Failure Is Not an Option

Failure Is Not an Option 2003

1

The Space Race comes alive through the eyes of the ultimate insider - retired NASA Mission Control Flight Director Gene Kranz. A history of the U.S. manned space program from Mercury to Apollo 17, as seen by the men of Mission Control.

2003

Monsters of The Abyss

Monsters of The Abyss 2017

1

A team of deep sea divers investigate the wreck of German U-boat, rumored to have been attacked by a sea monster during World War 1. Their investigation will take them from the icy depths of the Irish Sea to the inky lair of the Loch Ness Monster.

2017

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces

Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces 2006

10.00

On a cold night in April 1912, over 1,500 people aboard the RMS Titanic lost their lives to the merciless waters of the North Atlantic. More than ninety years after the fateful event, questions about the ship's destruction still remain.

2006

9/11: Inside the Pentagon

9/11: Inside the Pentagon 2016

7.80

The Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon is recalled via the first-person accounts of Pentagon personnel, first responders, aviation experts and journalists. Included: Department of Defense footage from inside the Pentagon.

2016

The War on Disco

The War on Disco 2023

6.50

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, The War on Disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.

2023

USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter

USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter 2019

1

The discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreck site, 18,000 feet below the Philippine Sea, is detailed. The ship's sinking during World War II was the largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history.

2019

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt 2004

10.00

Return to Colonial New England for a fresh look at the infamous events of Puritan Salem.

2004

Star Clock BC

Star Clock BC 2011

1

Over a century ago, sponge divers recovered a complex mechanical device from a shipwreck. Scientists continue to marvel at this machine, developed by the Greeks around the 1st century B.C., with its intricate system of gears that accurately chart the astronomical movement of the moon and planets.

2011