History Channel (Television network)

Contains six acclaimed documentaries that tell the history and lore of the Samurai.

A look at the history of Ellis Island, the primary immigration point into the United States from 1892-1954.

Widely recognized as one of the greatest and best-preserved sites in the Classical world, Aphrodisias is a magnificent city of marble dedicated to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty, love, and sex. Although largely forgotten until the mid-twentieth century, Aphrodisias's remarkable state of preservation has led to comparisons with another well-preserved ancient city, Pompeii. In the seventh century BC, a devastating earthquake destroyed Aphrodisias....

This stunningly comprehensive presentation of definitive documentaries brings sharp focus to the momentous, incomprehensible events surrounding our national tragedy. Ten years later, History pays tribute to the many heroes who laid down their lives with this exhaustive and exhausting collection of documentaries, including the award-winning "102 Minutes That Changed America."

Pillage, rape, and plunder, these are the acts we most readily associate with the Vikings. But now, new evidence suggests that some lesser-known endeavors, including building, navigating, and colonizing, may have been what really helped them to thrive. At the end of the eighth century AD, the Vikings, fearsome warriors from Denmark and Norway, powered their way through Western Europe, ransacking whatever and whoever stood in their way.

Take a chilling glimpse into the secret book dictated by Adolf Hitler in 1928 containing shocking revelations of his master plan for continuous war and global domination, culminating in an invasion of America.

The assassination of JFK forever changed America. 50 years later, most Americans think we do not know who did it. History has conducted the largest nationwide survey on the topic to learn what the country believes. Who do Americans suspect was responsible for JFK's death? Take a deeper look through the eyes of those to whom it matters most: the American people.

From the age of dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the United States, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, firsthand accounts, and grounded theories surrounding an age-old debate: Did intelligent life forms from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago? Do they visit us now? Episodes include: Mysterious Places; Aliens and the Third Reich;...

Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.

Using CGI-enhanced visuals and dramatic reenactments, The History Channel brings the key battles of the Crusades to life. See rare locations, including a vast chain of Crusader castles and get a feel of what day-to-day life was like.