History Channel Documentaries

  • Premiered: Jan 1994
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Season 2005
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Beyond the Da Vinci Code
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Jan 12, 2005
The Da Vinci Code has raised questions about religion art and faith across the globe. Now take a 2000 year journey through time to examine the surprising truths and controversial ideas set forth in Dan Brown's worldwide bestseller.
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Catching the Comet
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Jan 22, 2005
We've watched them streak across the sky for centuries, but what - beyond their sometimes extraordinary and fleeting beauty - do we really know about comets? Follow a breakthrough .. show full overview
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The True Story of Troy
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Jan 25, 2005
Troy is the site of history's most legendary war and the Western world's oldest adventure story. According to myth it began with a rigged beauty contest and ended with a giant wooden .. show full overview
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The Plot to Kill Nixon
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Jan 27, 2005
This documentary tells the story of an out-of-work tire salesman, Samuel Byck, who, in 1974, attempted to hijack a jet and crash it into the White House. The feature film "The .. show full overview
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USS Bowfin - Pearl Harbor Avenger
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Jan 30, 2005
Discover the complete story of a legendary vessel, told with the help of the men who served aboard her. The submarine USS Bowfin made nine patrol runs during WWII, all packed with .. show full overview
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The War of 1812
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Feb 22, 2005
From a seemingly disastrous decision to declare war to the glory of the stars and stripes, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® PRESENTS: THE WAR OF 1812 chronicles of one of america's most defining .. show full overview
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Joseph: The Silent Saint
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Mar 24, 2005
Joseph, the Silent Saint explores one of the greatest biblical mysteries: who, exactly, was the earthly spouse of Mary and father of Jesus? A humble tradesman, he was descended from .. show full overview
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Time Machine: Joseph: The Silent Saint
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Mar 24, 2005
Join us for an engrossing hour as we unravel one of the greatest biblical mysteries: who, exactly, was the earthly spouse of Mary and father of Jesus? According to the Bible, though a .. show full overview
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The French Revolution
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Mar 29, 2005
On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King's military stores. A decade of idealism, war, murder, and carnage followed, bringing about the end of .. show full overview
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Criminal History: Ancient Rome
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Apr 12, 2005
This episode displays the ancient techniques and technology used by both the criminals and law enforcement of the times;
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Comanche Warriors
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Apr 15, 2005
This documentary examines how the native American Comanche tribe learned how to tame mustangs and used their skills to build a ragtag army that consistently struck at settlers who attempted to move west into the United States.
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Spontaneous Human Combustion
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Apr 25, 2005
Paranormal investigators, forensic biologists, physicists and fire experts try to explain why a body would suddenly burst into flames. Looks into reports of people who have suddenly .. show full overview
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Voodoo Secrets
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May 01, 2005
A cult of magic spells, diabolical curses, satanic worship, human sacrifice, zombies, and dolls stuck with pins? Experts explain how, over the past few centuries, the ancient religion .. show full overview
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Conspiracy? Jack Ruby
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May 16, 2005
An investigation of Jack Ruby and his involvement with the Kennedy Assignation.
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Behind The DaVinci Code
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Jul 25, 2005
Before Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code, there was Holy Blood, Holy Grail, written by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln, that is known for its revelation of the .. show full overview
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D-days in the pacific: Death at the tideline
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Jul 25, 2005
The ocean becomes a battlefield. Around 1.6 million people, counting allies and japanese, perished fighting during more than 4 years in isles, some of them as small as Central Park.
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Roman Vice
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Sep 06, 2005
Conquest. Lust. Murder. Revenge. These are the foundational cornerstones of the Roman Empire. For more than 500 years Rome was the most powerful and advanced civilization the world had .. show full overview
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Hi-Tech Hitler
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Oct 22, 2005
HI-TECH HITLER explores the manifold engineering and scientific accomplishments of the Nazis, many of which helped to radically transform the way we live today. From jet power to the .. show full overview
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The Plague
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Oct 30, 2005
It began like the common cold. Then came fever, baseball-sized black swellings on the neck, and coughing up blood. Few infected lived more than two days. In the three years since it .. show full overview
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Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery
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Oct 31, 2005
Learn about the magical childhood of Eric Weiss, a young boy from Hungary who became the famous magician Harry Houdini. This Houdini video is courtesy of the History Channel.
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Little Ice Age: Big Chill
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Nov 20, 2005
Not so long ago, civilization learned that it was no match for just a few degrees drop in temperature. Scientists call it the Little Ice Age--but its impact was anything but small. From .. show full overview
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Iraq War: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
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Dec 17, 2005
The Iraq War coalition forces' counterinsurgency efforts are examined.
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Lincoln
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Feb 11, 2011
Authors Gore Vidal, Jan Morris, Harold Holzer and Andrew Solomon help uncover the facts about the 16th president of the United States.

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