• TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
  • List of Episodes (11)
    • 1. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

      26 Jan '09
    • 2. The Polio Crusade

      02 Feb '09
    • 3. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

      09 Feb '09
      On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Over the next twelve days, as a fractured nation mourned, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin, the renowned 26-year-old actor John Wilkes Booth. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln recounts this great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death. Featuring Will Patton (Numb3rs, A Mighty Heart) as the voice of the
    • 4. A Class Apart

      23 Feb '09
    • 5. We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower

      13 Apr '09
    • 6. We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision

      20 Apr '09
    • 7. We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears

      27 Apr '09
    • 8. We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo

      04 May '09
    • 9. We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee

      11 May '09
    • 10. The Crash of 1929

      26 Oct '09
    • 11. Surviving the Dust Bowl

      16 Nov '09