History Movies

August 6th, 1945--the first used nuclear bomb drops above Hiroshima, changing history forever. Contrary to popular belief, no film footage of the deto...

Throughout world history, great civilizations have survived and extended their rule through dependence on great infrastructures. Rome had its roads an...

In the annals of the Civil War, the great battles dominate. Names like Gettysburg, Chancellorsville or Antietam are famous by sheer weight of blood an...

Take an unforgettable look at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, which includes a special effects theater,...

J.W. Marriott features informative interviews with his sons J.W. Marriott, Jr. and Richard Marriott, granddaughter Debbie Harrison, friends the Revere...

The U.S. Bullion Depository, better known as Fort Knox, is home of the United States Army and one of the world's most top secret fortresses. Hidden de...

Year 1939. In the La Plata river, off the coasts of Uruguay and Argentina, the first naval battle of World War II is being fought. Surrounded by Briti...

A look at the greatest inventions of the 20th century and could they be the products of reverse engineered alien technology.

Amazing feats of marksmanship are recounted by the men who pulled the trigger. Gripping accounts of the longest shots and the deadliest ambushes take...

The documentary "Aparecida do Brasil", in partnership with History Channel, has the presentation of TV Globo journalist Rodrigo Alvarez. It is a histo...

Kerry, Kathleen and Robert Kennedy, Jr. share personal recollections of their father on the 50th anniversary of his death. Robert F. Kennedy's battles...

History Channel documentary about death masks of famous historical figures.

History travels thousands of years back in time with a fresh investigation of the most infamous and devastating catastrophes in the Bible. From the ep...

Transition of Power: The Presidency

A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the President's body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom of...

Over the course of 113 historic days in 1898, the United States established itself for the first time as a true international power, expanding America...