From tidal waves to storm surges to underwater volcanoes, the staggering power of the world's oceans has proved a destructive force for humankind throughout time. Track the history and evolution of the seven deadliest underwater zones on the planet at locations that have been the setting for events such as floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and whirlpools, to name a few. Discover how people today have learned to avoid some of these catastrophes, and much...

Follows General George S. Patton, Jr., through the battles of World War II using computer animation and historical footage.

This History Channel miniseries takes viewers on a state-by-state tour of the United States that reveals "the very best" of each state, providing information about what is special and unique throughout the country.

Two full-length programs from the acclaimed series delve into the mysteries of Samson and Delilah & Moses at Mount Sinai.

Life in the modern world would be unthinkable without his inventions. More than any other individual, he paved the way for the future. Thomas Alva Edison has rightly earned a place among the most important men in history. His inventions of the light bulb, phonograph and movie camera, among many others, literally transformed the world. Rare films made by Edison himself show the inventor at work, and learn the little known stories behind some of his...

Tells the story of the family once called the most powerful in America. In the 1800s Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt made a fortune in shipping and railroads, but by the 1900s the dynasty has been disgraced through a series of extravagant excesses, family backbiting, and sexual indiscretions

Born in the South on the eve of the Civil War, Woodrow Wilson was deeply affected by the great conflict. His family also shaped his pacifist vision his father, grandfather and father-in-law were all ministers. As president, his abhorrence of bloodshed was evident in his masterful handling of America's involvement in World War I. Historian Kendrick Clements, the world's leading Wilson scholar, reveals how Wilson rose from a professorship to the presidency...

"Explores how our borders evolved--and continue to change--in response to religion, transportation, communication, politics, culture clashes and even Mother Nature."--Container. Why don't people from New England pronounce their 'R's? How come some Pennsylvania Amish use cell phones? How did Northern Californians get so liberal? The clues are right on the mappages Brian Unger hits the road, makes irreverent observations about how people think, speak,...

In 1898, a Minnesota farmer uproots a large stone covered with mysterious runes. Now known as the Kensington Rune Stone, it details a journey of land acquisition and murder-- in the year 1362. Thought by some to be a hoax, new evidence suggests it could be real, and a clue that the Knights Templar discovered America 100 years before Columbus, perhaps bringing with them history's greatest treasure-- the Holy Grail. See how symbols on the Rune Stone...