Documentary series exploring the people, technology and battles behind the war between the states.
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A detailed, and unbiased, look at the 43 men who have been the presidents of the United States of America.
Will Smith hosts this look at the evolving, often lethal, fight for equal rights in America through the lens of the US Constitution's 14th Amendment.
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont’s Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures. The American Revolution will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through.
An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.
This collection brings to life forgotten stories of the Civil War from both sides of the conflict. How did Union generals capture General Robert E. Lee's battle plans just before Antietam? Which Confederate victories delayed the Emancipation Proclamation? What factors turned the tides of the battle of Gettysburg? These and other secrets of the Civil War are examined in this dramatic and comprehensive collection featuring sweeping battle reenactments and historical experts.
Aladdin's Genie tells the stories of great historical figures who were prone to defy common thinking to make a difference in their times.
Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibition and supported by its historical resources, this documentary series examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States, and race laws in the American south.
Caroline Randall Williams, an award-winning writer, cookbook author and restaurateur, travels the United States uncovering the fascinating, essential and often untold black stories behind American food.
A 4-part documentary series with over 3 hours of historical content.
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
The story of the aftermath of the Civil War and how the United States transformed into the “land of opportunity" spanning the years 1865 to 1890. Transporting into the violent world of cowboys, Indians, outlaws and law men, the story chronicles the personal, little-known stories of Western legends such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.
History as we generally know it is full of holes or half-truths, and a mother lode of juicy details have been lost, distorted, covered up or simply ignored along the way. Former Naval officer and actor Jamie Kaler is on a mission to set the record straight on the most familiar and beloved stories from our nation's and military's past, filling in the blanks, debunking the occasional myth, and exploring why we sometimes get our own history, well, slightly wrong
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Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of titan rises…Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries—from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.
Relentless sheriffs, trigger-happy gunslingers, steadfast saloon owners and cocky cowboys are all found in the "Lucky Luke" albums, which have influenced entire generations of comic readers. For the three-part series "In the boots of Lucky Luke", the French comic author Jul traveled to the USA to trace the role models of the familiar comic characters.
The American Future: A History is a four-part documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama which aired on BBC Two in the UK during October 2008, in the run up to the 2008 US presidential election. The first episode was broadcast on BBC Two at 9:00pm on 10 October 2008, and it was shown over four consecutive Fridays. The series saw Schama travelling through the United States as he investigated the conflicts from its past in order to understand the country's contemporary political situation. Schama presents and discusses both presidential candidates, Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain from a historical point of view, emphasizing strongly the former. The documentary takes viewer to an epic journey through the history of the modern United States, but it also why Schama personally believed Barack Obama would be the ideal choice as the next president of the United States.
This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Since its birth in 1865, in the wake of the American Civil War, the history of the Ku Klux Klan has been inseparable from that of the United States. The debates over slavery, the populism in the roaring twenties, the struggle for civil rights in the sixties, the rise of the far-right in the early 21st century; the Klan seems to have always embodied the dark side of the nation, with its gray areas and blind spots.
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery – not just of the two Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark’s African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacajawea, who brought along her infant son. As important to the story as these many characters, however, was the spectacular land itself, and the promises it held.
We have been colonised by the machines we have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers.
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13 episodes • 1993
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Brown's War | Sep 1, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Stonewall Jackson | Sep 8, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Destiny at Ft. Sumter | Sep 15, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 4 | McClellan's Way | Sep 22, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The 54th Massachusetts | Sep 29, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Gray Ghost: John Singleton Mosby | Oct 6, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alexander Gardner: War Photographer | Oct 13, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Battle of 1st Bull Run | Oct 20, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pickett's Charge | Oct 27, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Banners of Glory | Nov 3, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 11 | West Point Classmates | Nov 10, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The USS Monitor vs. the CSS Virginia | Nov 17, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Days of Darkness: Gettysburg Civilians | Nov 24, 1993 | 0.0 |
26 episodes • 1994
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert E. Lee | Feb 16, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Sherman and the March to the Sea | Feb 23, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 3 | General Joshua L. Chamberlain | Mar 2, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lincoln & Gettysburg | Mar 9, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Battlefield Medicine | Mar 16, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Battle of Fredericksburg | Mar 23, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Frederick Douglass | Mar 30, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Reporting the War | Apr 6, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Battle of Chattanooga | Apr 13, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Women at War | Apr 20, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nathan Bedford Forrest | Apr 27, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Battles of Franklin & Nashville | May 4, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Zouaves! | May 11, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shadows of Lightning: J.E.B. Stuart & the CSA Cavalry | May 18, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Terrible Swift Sword: The Union Cavalry | May 25, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Secret War: Civil War Spies | Jun 1, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 17 | War Crimes: The Death Camps | Jun 8, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Traitor President: Jefferson Davis | Jun 15, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 19 | General James Longstreet: Lee’s Prodigal Son | Jun 22, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Garden of the Dead: Arlington Cemetery | Jun 29, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Battle of Charleston | Jul 6, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Battle and Siege of Vicksburg | Jul 13, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Caught in the Maelstrom: Civilians in the War | Jul 20, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Taking of New Orleans | Jul 27, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Superb General Hancock | Aug 3, 1994 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Iron Jaws: Killing Power of Civil War Artillery | Aug 10, 1994 | 0.0 |
15 episodes • 1995
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Lincoln’s Butcher: General Ulysses S. Grant | Mar 5, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Freedom’s Road: Slavery and the Opposition | Mar 12, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Divided Houses: Families Split by War | Mar 19, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Picture Perfect: The Pomp & Vision of Matthew Brady | Mar 26, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bloodiest Day: Antietam | Apr 2, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Born Killers: The Iron Brigade | Apr 9, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Trains at War | Apr 16, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Boy Generals | Apr 23, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dan Sickles: The General Who Got Away With Murder | Apr 30, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 10 | First Ladies: North and South | May 7, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Yanks vs Rebs: The Foot Soldiers Life | May 14, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Honor the Dead: Unsung Heroes of Gettysburg | May 21, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Immigrants and the American Civil War | May 28, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Preserving the Past | Jun 4, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Gettysburg: Victory at All Costs | Aug 30, 1997 | 0.0 |