History Channel (Television network)

"It was the gravest crisis in American history. For four bitter years, Union and Confederate troops battled to determine the fate of a divided nation, with the outcome unclear until the very end. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR explores this critical period through five original programs. April 1865: The Month That Saved America, based on Jay Winik's bestselling book, chronicles the remarkable succession of events leading from the fall of Richmond...

From wildcatters to visionaries, geopoliticians to geologists and capitalists to union organizers, few real-life dramas feature such colorful characters, fluctuating fortunes, and worldwide high stakes as the story of oil. Petroleum was used by the ancients to waterproof Noah's Ark and fuel the lamps of the Temple of Jupiter. But it was in Pennsylvania in 1853 that the first oil well was dug, and an industry born. With the mass production of the car...

Rick Dale runs Las Vegas based Rick's Restorations, a family business that finds, restores, and upcycles cool objects ranging from Cadillacs to Coke Machines. Dale has restored everything from barber chairs to a 1937 gas pump. Dale also shares information about each object including where, when, and why they were invented, plus who used them and how fixing or transforming them changes their value.

On June 20, 1941, the US Submarine O-9 headed out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and nosed below the surface carrying 33 hands and never returned. Inquiries into her sinking failed to find answers. But 60 years later, she was rediscovered. Today, our team of Deep Sea Detectives heads out with the National Undersea Research Center to take the first ever video survey of the wreck in an attempt to solve this long forgotten mystery.

In small towns and along America's backroads, treasures are waiting to be uncovered, valuable relics from our history that are hidden in junk piles, buried in barns, and stacked in garages. It takes experts to find them, and turn rust to riches. Follow highly skilled 'pickers' Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz as they hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have...

"He was an uninspired student who won the Nobel Prize for literature. He failed military school examinations twice--and then became Lord of the Admiralty. A disastrous decision during World War I threatened to ruin his political career, but he was named Prime Minister of Britain in 1940. The three programs in this encyclopedic collection explore Winston Churchill's extraordinary life and monumental legacy. Written and hosted by his official biographer,...

A look at the ordinary men and women who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Holocaust.

Reveals the secret places beneath our citiy streets, and their histories. Host Don Wildman explores with the aid of a flashlight, instructive computer animations, and maps.

King Solomon was one of the greatest rulers described in the Bible. He was one of the wisest and most powerful, not to mention the richest. According to the Old Testament, his source of wealth was the goldmines located in the mysterious land of Ophir. Travel on a 4,000-mile journey across sub-Saharan Africa in search of the Biblical Ophir and the lost riches of King Solomon.

Examines the possibility of a tsunami hitting the eastern United States, an event that could be provoked by a volcanic eruption off the coast of Africa. An in-depth and chilling look at a little-known menace that could devastate the nation's eastern coastline.