Movies: History

  • 2017
    Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence

    Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence (2017)

    Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence

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    The disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937 is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of all time. Years later, former FBI Executive Assistant Director Shawn Henry investigates new, astonishing evidence behind th...

    Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence
  • 2006
    The Egyptian Book of the Dead

    The Egyptian Book of the Dead (2006)

    The Egyptian Book of the Dead

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    Documentary takes a look at the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, a scroll created in 1880 BCE, and lost until 1887....

    The Egyptian Book of the Dead
  • 2014
    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn (2014)

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

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    This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from storytellers from every corner of the globe, we gain a unique insight into why Mandela was so loved and revered....

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn
  • 2007
    Pope Benedict XVI

    Pope Benedict XVI (2007)

    Pope Benedict XVI

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    The story of Joseph Ratzinger from his place of birth in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany, to his appointment as reigning Pope in Rome....

    Pope Benedict XVI
  • 2010
    America: The Story of Us

    America: The Story of Us (2010)

    America: The Story of Us

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    A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to tri...

    America: The Story of Us
  • 2004
    First Invasion: The War of 1812

    First Invasion: The War of 1812 (2004)

    First Invasion: The War of 1812

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    First Invasion: The War of 1812, a History Channel documentary that first aired in 2004, portrays a young United States of America "on the brink of annihilation" as it battles the largest and most powerful empire on earth. Critics say the documentary...

    First Invasion: The War of 1812
  • 2018
    North Korea: Dark Secrets

    North Korea: Dark Secrets (2018)

    North Korea: Dark Secrets

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    This two-hour special reveals the complicated history, extreme politic, and rigid societal standards that have created a legacy of internal oppression and external aggression. As the North Korean people suffered famine, labor camp and public executio...

    North Korea: Dark Secrets
  • 2013
    Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe

    Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe (2013)

    Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe

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    Is building our own starship Enterprise possible? Will we ever travel between the stars as easily as they do in Star Trek? JJ Abrams' new feature, Star Trek Into Darkness, hits the screen in a golden age of scientific discoveries. HISTORY is there, g...

    Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe
  • 2015
    The Making of Trump

    The Making of Trump (2015)

    The Making of Trump

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    As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hour special examines the increasingly polarizing candidate's past. Included is rarely seen footage from Trump's interviews with Phil Donahue and his com...

    The Making of Trump
  • 2004
    Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin

    Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin (2004)

    Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin

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    Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter rivalries and contests of strength, speed and savage combat. ...

    Ancient Olympics: Let the Games Begin
  • 1996
    The Astors: High Society

    The Astors: High Society (1996)

    The Astors: High Society

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    The very name conjures up images of the good life black tie affairs and high society balls. Yet their long saga proves that money is no guarantee of happiness or stability. John Jacob Astor built an empire by parlaying a job in the fur business into ...

    The Astors: High Society
  • 2019
    Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works

    Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works (2019)

    Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works

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    In 1943, in a circus tent in Burbank, CA, a bunch of revolutionary thinkers first gathered together in secrecy to build America's first jet fighter. They were rule benders, chance takers, corner cutters-people who believed that nothing was impossible...

    Secrets in the Sky: The Untold Story of Skunk Works
  • 2004
    High Hitler

    High Hitler (2004)

    High Hitler

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    Dr. Theodor Morell served as Adolf Hitler's personal physician from 1936 to 1945, often treating the Fuehrer with unconventional medicines and concoctions of unknown compounds. Medical experts examine the evidence for Hitler's abuse of amphetamines a...

    High Hitler
  • 2012
    The Godfather Legacy

    The Godfather Legacy (2012)

    The Godfather Legacy

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    THE GODFATHER LEGACY goes deep inside Francis Ford Coppola's epic saga about the Corleone crime family and reveals how the Academy Award-winning film and its sequels became one of the most acclaimed franchises in Hollywood history. Featuring iconic s...

    The Godfather Legacy
  • 1996
    The Great Debates (Kennedy-Nixon)

    The Great Debates (Kennedy-Nixon) (1996)

    The Great Debates (Kennedy-Nixon)

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    Discover the famous debates that propelled JFK to the White House and marked the beginning of a new era in presidential politics....

    The Great Debates (Kennedy-Nixon)
  • 2011
    Gettysburg

    Gettysburg (2011)

    Gettysburg

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    An examination of the Battle of Gettysberg on both the personal and strategic level....

    Gettysburg
  • 2010
    Jefferson

    Jefferson (2010)

    Jefferson

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    Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. Embrace and celebrate the third president's complicated life and lega...

    Jefferson
  • 2006
    Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India

    Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India (2006)

    Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India

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    WARRIOR EMPIRE: THE MUGHALS is a sweeping, in-depth portrait of India's most colorful, violent, and majestic era. From 1526 to 1858, this dynasty of nomadic warriors indulged their appetite for territorial expansion, spreading their rule throughout t...

    Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India
  • 2014
    Battle of Kings: Bannockburn

    Battle of Kings: Bannockburn (2014)

    Battle of Kings: Bannockburn

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    By 1314, through effort and intrigue, Scottish King Robert Bruce had captured every major English-held castle except Stirling. Now English King Edward II would try to stop him - and subdue the Scottish rebellion forever. This is the story of the piv...

    Battle of Kings: Bannockburn
  • 2007
    Secrets of China's First Emperor

    Secrets of China's First Emperor (2007)

    Secrets of China's First Emperor

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    Documentary, Historical Documentaries, Biographical Documentaries - This thought-provoking biographical program illuminates the fascinating life of Qin Shi Huangdi, "The First Magnificent Emperor of Qin," a man considered both influential and controv...

    Secrets of China's First Emperor