His car transformed the lives of millions, and re-drew the grid of the United States and much of the world. His assembly line transformed the character of modern industry, and his Five Dollar Day laid the foundation for Am... SEE MORE >>
The Italian Americans examines the distinctive qualities of one immigrant group's experience, and how over time these qualities have shaped and challenged America. Moving chronologically through history from the mid 19th c... SEE MORE >>
Our planet is lit up 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’re addicted to light of all kinds, and like anything else that’s addictive, is too much a bad thing? Lights Out! joins leading scientists in the lab and in the fie... SEE MORE >>
At 2:50 p.m. on April 15, two bomb blasts turned the Boston Marathon
finish line from a scene of triumph to tragedy—leaving three dead,
hundreds injured, and a city gripped by heartbreak and terror. Less
than five... SEE MORE >>
The Roosevelts will present Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt as they have never been portrayed on-screen before, as the most prominent members of the most important family in our history. For nineteen of the first ... SEE MORE >>
Sand Wars is a surprising
investigation into one of the most consumed natural resources on the planet.
Due to the high demand for sand, the planet’s reserves are being threatened. Three-quarters
of the world’s beach... SEE MORE >>
The Search
for the Origin of Life follows four groups of researchers from NASA’s elite Astrobiology
Institute as they attempt to answer one of humanity’s oldest questions: how did life begin? As they travel to
the p... SEE MORE >>
Nestled
on over 14,000 acres of English countryside is Althorp House, the childhood
home and final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales. 19 generations of
Spencers, one of Britain’s
most eminent aristocratic... SEE MORE >>
On an estate the size of Washington,
DC sits Chatsworth, home to the Dukes of
Devonshire, one of the grandest aristocratic dynasties in England. The tales of intrigue,
tragedy, and scandal of this great family are i... SEE MORE >>
Hampton
Court is the ultimate royal pleasure palace,
embodying an indulgent and grandiose lifestyle built by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
and furthered by King Henry VIII. Its many rooms chart Henry VIII's decline
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It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton® Abbey, but England’s Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardi... SEE MORE >>
In the rural heartland of Syria’s countryside,
the bloody uprising against President Bashar Al Assad has taken a terrifying
turn. In this highly charged documentary, award-winning filmmaker
Olly Lambert lives on both ... SEE MORE >>
Ten trillion dollars in Americans’ retirement savings are invested in
large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and
insurance companies. But whether your retirement plan will assure a safe
r... SEE MORE >>
In
the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Americans are asking why the
country's intelligence agencies failed to prevent the devastating attack. Now,
reports indicate that even though the CIA and FBI had been warned ... SEE MORE >>
