Henry Carter Hull

Documents what explorers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler's underwater investigation of the "Titanic" revealed about why the ship broke apart and sank after it hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in April 1912.

Explores the engineering accomplishments of the empires of the Greeks and the Aztecs, as well as the leaders who directed feats of architecture and urban planning.

Explores the engineering accomplishments of the empires of Napoleon, the Byzantines, and the world of Leonardo da Vinci, as well as the leaders who directed feats of architecture and urban planning.

Travel into the world of American workers, and view the poignant social problems that accompanied industrialization. Learn how technological changes in industry affected living conditions for workers, and follow the rise of labor movements, violent strikes, and intense conflict between labor unions and management.

North Vietnamese troops and materiel stream down the Ho Chi Minh Trail into the South. As an antiwar movement builds back home, soldiers and Marines discover that the war they are fighting in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers' war.

A tribute to comedians of early television, combining archival footage and interviews with such stars as Milton Berle, Red Skelton, Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen, Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Donald O'Connor, Sammy Davis Jr., Buddy Ebsen, and others.

Compares and contrasts what Bernie Madoff did with other Ponzi schemes throughout history. Plus an additional program, Crash: The Next Great Depression? which looks at the current financial crisis in the U.S. and compares and contrasts it with what led up to the Great Depression, its immediate aftermath, and the efforts that helped the country break free from it. Includes interviews.

Two episodes of Modern Marvels examine historically significant architectural feats: the Golden Gate Bridge and the St. Louis Arch.

Describes the functions and the brain and explains neuroplasticity--the brains ability to adapt and change--andits benefits for aging individuals.

This series looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, scholarly analysis and rare archival footage, the series illuminates our recent past, while raising urgent questions about the future of the African American community--and our nation as a whole. The second hour dramatizes the diverging...