New York, 1846. Nel quartiere di Five Points una cruenta battaglia tra gang sancisce il trionfo di William Cutting - detto Billy the Butcher, capo dei nativi americani - e la morte di Padre Vallon, protettore degli emigranti. Sedici anni dopo il figlio di questi, Amsterdam, esce dal riformatorio fermamente deciso a ingraziarsi l’assassino di suo padre per poi ottenere vendetta. Conosciuto Billy, Amsterdam ne viene in pratica adottato e arriva a salvargli la vita. Una volta scoperto e sfigurato, si risolverà a combattere apertamente contro di lui, ma sono gli anni della Guerra Civile: l’ultimo scontro tra le gang sarà decisamente superato in violenza e ferocia dall’intervento delle truppe inviate a far rispettare la coscrizione obbligatoria.

La storia del giovane colonnello Robert Gould Shaw e del 54° reggimento di fanteria, costituito esclusivamente, ufficiali a parte, da soldati di colore, in gran parte ex schiavi fuggiti dal Sud, che nel 1863 fu mandato a un inutile assalto al Fort Wagner sull'isola Morris (South Carolina). Vi persero la vita più di mille giubbe blu nere.

Il film segue la storia della famiglia Cravat negli Stati Uniti tra il 1890 e il 1915, dalla conquista di un appezzamento durante la grande Corsa alla terra dell'Oklahoma alla decisione di aprire un giornale che negli anni, grazie all'abilità di Sabra Cravat, diventerà una delle più importanti testate giornalistiche dello stato, mentre il marito Yancey, avventuriero inquieto, andrà in giro per il Paese tornando di tanto in tanto dalla famiglia.

Durante una recessione dilaga una droga economica e potente, innescando il panico morale alimentato dal razzismo. Scopri la complessa storia del crack negli anni '80.

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.

A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.

Porky Pig balks at learning the Pledge of Allegiance until Uncle Sam appears to him in a dream and gives him a lesson in American history.

So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This ambitious documentary presents the definitive history of the Pilgrims and their journey to and colonization of the New World. A marriage of feature-film quality historical reenactments with the latest scholarship and analysis of original source material, this definitive look at the Pilgrims' progress will shed light on the reality of their experience.

In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting landscapes of the nation's historical memory.

The History Channel marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a new groundbreaking documentary about the biggest manhunt in human history. This documentary draws on interviews and stories told in the Museum's special exhibition of the same name, and features interviews with Jan Seidler Ramirez, chief curator and executive vice president of collections, to tell the sweeping tale, linking policy, intelligence, and military decision-making as they converged on a mysterious compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

The spectacular moon landing in 1969 was also a success of more than 100 technicians and engineers from Germany, some of whom had already revolutionized weapons technology and built rockets in Hitler's service during World War II. The documentary analyzes the entanglements of German NASA employees with the Third Reich.

This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.

The story of January 6, 2021, where approximately 2000 people stormed the US Capitol to stop the certification of the Electoral College Votes, killing some and leaving over 140 injured. A firestorm of angst, anger, violence and confusion.

I Am JFK Jr. - A Tribute to a Good Man is an homage to America's fallen prince and the Kennedy legacy. It is the story of a young man destined for greatness, but determined to be good in a world filled with high expectations.

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting these pieces back together and re-tracing the Skylab program back to its very conception reveals the cornerstone of human space exploration.

This documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, OK, and investigates the 100-year-old race massacre that left an indelible, though hidden stain on American history.

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.

'JFK: Seven Days That Made a President' investigates the seven key days in JFK's life that helped shape his character and have come to define him.

Green Flake, a southern slave, joins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a child. Later on in his life he is sent to pave the way to what is now the Salt Lake Valley and his faith sustains him.

Controversy erupts over a New-Deal-era mural of the namesake of San Francisco’s George Washington High School. The thirteen-panel artwork "The Life of Washington" by Victor Arnautoff offers a view of the Founding Father both celebratory and critical, referencing his involvements in slavery and Native American genocide.