In 1928, an unknown Cherokee farm boy joins a brutal cross-country footrace designed to promote Route 66, risking his life for a prize that could save his family’s land.
Theo Wilson travels to the heart of Hurricane Katrina to explore the devastating storm and the events that unfolded in its aftermath.
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Laurence “Noodles” Nettles’ training was put to the test as he and fellow Guard members were forced to adapt their ocean rescue tactics to save thousands of stranded victims from rooftops and rising floodwaters.
Robert Green lost his mother and granddaughter when his Ninth Ward home was lifted off its foundation and floated down the street in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After rebuilding several years later, Green has made it his life’s mission to bring the Ninth Ward residents back and rebuild their historic community.
When Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans poet Shelton Alexander to evacuate his home, he took his truck and video camera to the Superdome. He escaped the chaotic shelter a few days later with a truckload of people and video documentation of history.
World War II With Tom Hanks revisits defining moments in one of history's most devastating conflicts.
Mistakes That Made America reveals the bizarre errors, misfires and happy accidents that reshaped culture, politics and tech.
We asked strangers to play “Two Truths and a Lie” based on their birthday in history. Can you tell which fact is fake?
Explore how empires, revolutions and industrial warfare shaped the modern world.
Take a journey through the history of science fiction and examine the cultural influences—such as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race—that shaped Stanley Kubrick's visionary 1968 film, *2001: A Space Odyssey*.
Celebrating 250 years of America’s history, we reflect on its journey from independence in 1776 to global influence.
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When conventional tactics fail, governments have been known to test the boundaries of reality. During the darkest days of World War II, Britain turned to an astrologer who claimed he could alter the course of the war using the power of the stars.