Creation of Lake Nasser

Ugandan president Idi Amin Dada was a violent dictator whose regime was responsible for some of the worst atrocities in his country's history. Find out more about his brutal reign in this video.

Although they are sometimes complicated, hand gestures and signs are an easy way for gang members to identify one another.

As Hitler’s influence extends beyond Germany and darkness descends across Europe, his hateful rhetoric fuels anti-Jewish persecution and, ultimately, genocide. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 7, “Darkness Falls.” New episodes Mondays at 8/7c.

See what’s to come in the new episode of World War II with Tom Hanks, premiering Mon., June 15 at 8/7c and streaming the next day.