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In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Yoruba Richen

It's death on an unimaginable scale, when a majority of Earth's species quickly die out. It's called "mass extinction," and it's happened at least...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Elizabeth Hadly

The sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most enduring and mysterious tragedies of the 20th century. For decades, investigators and amateurs...

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"The World's Loneliest Elephant" Kaavan will finally experience freedom, thanks to his biggest champion, the one & only Cher. We'll follow Cher,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Cher

Air Force One is a marvel of military engineering. For more than half a century, the presidential fleet of armed jumbo jets has served as a flying...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Steven Kamer

We all know the main story of Abraham Lincoln's death, how he was killed, where it took place, and who pulled the trigger. But what exactly happened...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Fritz Klein

The story of Hitler’s final hours told by people who were there. This special features exclusive forgotten interviews, believed lost for 65...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mark Strong

On July 16, 1969, hundreds of thousands of spectators and an army of reporters gathered at Cape Kennedy to witness one of the great spectacles of the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Collins

Going from 0 to 150 mph in three seconds, withstanding three Gs of force, and taking off from what's often called "the most dangerous place on the...

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It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform one man into a national sensation and iconic...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Leigh

By mid-1945, Hitler is dead and the war has ended in Europe. Halfway around the world, however, the fighting is still going strong on a small island...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jeff Wilburn

The doctor who tried to save him. The Secret Service agent who was seconds too late. The man wrongly accused of his murder. And the woman who...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kevin Spacey

The most expensive and specialized airplane ever built, the B2 Stealth bomber carries a price tag of more than two billion dollars. Highly effective...

Genre: Documentary

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For 20-year-old Madison Stewart, nothing feels safer or more natural than diving straight into shark-infested waters. Since childhood, growing up by...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Madison Stewart

Unlock the secrets of the most celebrated and prized gem in the world. Learn why the Hope Diamond has inspired superstition and passion since its...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kim Basinger

Cassius X puts a period of often-overlooked history into the spotlight – the period when Cassius Clay fought his way to achieving his lifelong...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Muhammad Ali

She is a 13-foot, 70-pound snake that combines size and strength with a strike faster than the blink of an eye. Meet Squeeze, an eight-year-old...

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The sinking of the Lusitania and the impact it had in determining the fate of World War I is widely known. But few know the stories of the passengers...

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Huddie Ledbetter was born into poverty, battled racism, and did time, but in spite of his early hardships, or perhaps because of them, he became one...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Lead Belly

At first glance, the Hudson appears to be just another industrial river. Tree-lined riverbanks are interspersed between cultivated land, bridges,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Otto Clemens