History Channel Documentaries

Charles Manson conspires with his minions to murder actress Sharon Tate in 1969.

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage. (Source: Unknown)

This two-hour documentary special gains exclusive access to The Codex Atlanticus -- 1,119 pages of Leonardo's private notes, drawings, and diagrams.

More than 50 years after three men broke out of the world's toughest penitentiary, HISTORY's 'ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH' uncovers new leads and exclusive family secrets that may solve this country's most notorious cold case.

This one-hour special will dig deep into the core of "The Rock," detailing its imprint on our national psyche with fresh and revealing interviews from those who know the true story of Alcatraz. We'll examine the mythology surrounding this penitentiary.

This one-hour special celebrates the iconic Back to the Future franchise and explores how today's engineering breakthroughs are bringing the films' technology to life.

For over 400 years, the disappearance of 117 colonists from Roanoke Island has been America’s oldest mystery. Now, a mysterious stone inscription may lead to uncovering the truth. Expert stonemasons Jim and Bill Vieira team up with maverick archaeologist Fred Willard to investigate the mystery and find out what happened to the lost colo

Secrets of Einstein's Brain 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s death, and the subsequent disappearance of his brain. After his brain was stolen by the doctor trusted to perform his autopsy, the priceless specimen was examined by scientists whose goal was to try and determine what made this seemingly normal man change the face of science and define the word genius. This documentary will follow the path of Einstein’s physical brain and all the places it traveled, while simultaneously telling the story of Einstein the man. It dives deep into Einstein’s life, his theories and not just what we’ve learned about the human brain by studying his, but what we have yet to learn.

On April 29, 1945, allied troops liberated the nearby Munich located concentration camp Dachau. This was a moving event for both the survivors and the often still very young US soldiers. The German HISTORY in-house production is a one hour documentary of this story from the American Liberators' point of view. Contemporary witnesses step in some cases for the first time in front of the camera and tell their personal experiences.

Bigfoot is America's most legendary creature and one that has always inspired more questions than answers.

Nostradamus had predicted many modern day disasters. Thanks to new studies, we have now cracked his cryptic code. This documentary enlighten the secret of Nostradamus in a whole new way, also asking the question of what does the future have yet in store.

On November 13th, 2015 a series of coordinated terrorist attacks lead to the worst loss of life Paris has seen since World War II. Scores are killed and hundreds wounded. ISIS claims responsibility. This one-hour special takes an in-depth look at the Paris terror attack and what it means for the world and for the United States. Is this attack a radical shift in strategy for the Islamic State and what are we doing to prevent these atrocities from reaching our shores?

Terror: Seven Days In Paris looks at the tragedy in Paris in the context of a world faced with the threat of international terrorism. For the seven days immediately after the Paris attacks, two camera teams recorded exclusive interviews with many witnesses to the killings; doctors who tried to save lives, the owner of the Bataclan concert venue and leading Paris-based international terrorism experts. The documentary team also filmed the dawn siege by police – and its aftermath – in the Parisian quarter of St Denis on Wednesday 18 November.

The swagger. The outrageous pronouncements. The ego. The wealth. The hair. This is the story of how Donald John Trump became "The Donald".

America’s “supermax” prisons are supposed to be inescapable fortresses, designed to keep the worst of the worst safely locked away from society. But with enough time, preparation–and sheer guts—it’s amazing what ingenious convicts are capable of pulling off. America’s Greatest Prison Breaks features a blow-by-blow account of the recent breakout of escaped killers Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Prison in upstate New York, as it was experienced and investigated by U.S. Marshals and other officials on the case. It also takes a look at some of the most amazing prison escapes in American history. From the greatest unsolved escape of all–Alcatraz–to the clever con artist Richard McNair, who literally mailed himself out of federal prison. How did they do it? America’s Greatest Prison Breaks takes a close, hard look at how these cunning criminals pulled off the impossible.

High-school science teacher Craig Beals digs into one of Americas biggest mysteries, the Yellowstone super volcano; Craig is on a mission to find out when it erupted last.