The story of Queen Elizabeth II from those who knew her best.

Being the Queen

The story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German attention away from the Normandy landings in 1944.

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The most infamous prisons in the United States.

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Monumental rivalries change the course of American history.

Blood Feuds

President Lincoln initiated a series of events that culminated in the moon landing.

Hidden History of the Moon Landing

English-speaking visitors travel the length of Japan, exploring the local culture, meeting the people and offering travel hints rarely found in guidebooks.

Journeys in Japan

Don Wildman throws open the books on the kidnapping and murder of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's 20-month-old baby son in 1932; Don visits the crime scene, retraces the investigation and puts the official account of how it all happened to the test.

Lindbergh Kidnapping: Mysteries at the Museum

Films, photos and recordings from unique and rarely seen or heard archives chronicle the terrorist attack on New York City's World Trade Center Sept. 11, 2001.

9/11: 102 Minutes That Changed America

Two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz in 1944; they told the world of the horror of the Holocaust, and went on to raise one of the greatest moral questions of the 20th century.

1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?

The showdowns that turned the tide on the Axis power during World War II, starting with the battle at El Alamein.

Battles That Doomed Hitler

The world loves a good hoax, and for years, certain men, women and sometimes entire organizations have gone out of their way to trick people into believing things weren't quite the way they seemed. A number of them were very successful.

History's Greatest Hoaxes

Soldiers in life-or-death situations rise above overwhelming obstacles to achieve victory.

Against the Odds

The era of slave trade when millions of Africans were kidnapped and shipped to the New World.

Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage

Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan built one of the world's largest empires with territory from northern China through Russia and Eastern Europe.

Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest

For four decades, two global superpowers face off, poised for swift and terrible action.

Cold War Armageddon

Firsthand accounts and rare photographs of the Cheyenne, Apache, Comanche, Sioux and Navajo tribes help describe the history of the American Indians.

The Great Tribes

A deep dive into key battles that left an indelible mark on America.

Kelsey Grammer's Historic Battles for America

The forces of nature shape events in human history.

When Weather Changed History

Secrets of the Dead

The story of how U.S. presidents' war experiences change them, how they emerge from conflict as leaders, and how the crucible of war shapes the decisions they make when they reach the White House.

Presidents at War

Modern science reveals the environmental forces that have shaped human history.

The Secrets to Civilization

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The story of the 12-year span between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the 9/11 attack on New York, exploring how this period of history left a lasting impact and how the era initiated trends that continue long after.

The Untold Story of the 90s

A cemetery crammed with skeletons offers tantalizing clues about the collapse of the Inca Empire.

Skeletons of the Inca Rebellion

Shedding light on crimes involving royal families that have attracted any number of theories.

Royal Murder Mysteries

The Coast Guard performs a combat role in the Vietnam War.

Coast Guard at War

Albert Einstein's theory of relativity transforms him from an obscure bureaucrat into the world's most-celebrated scientist while changing the way mankind understands the universe.

Einstein

The fire of 1871 caused Chicagoans to face destruction, rebuild, and prepare the city for a thriving future.

The Great Chicago Fire: American Stories

Scientists uncover maritime mysteries by using technology; they re-create various things hidden at the bottom of the ocean.

Drain the Oceans

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