Нью-Йорк, 1863 год. В диких трущобах города «американской мечты» действует только один закон — закон силы. Здесь идет в ход любое оружие, никто не считает потерь и не оплакивает погибших. В одной из жестоких стычек от рук вожака «коренных американцев» — Мясника Билла погибает предводитель банды «ирландцев» Вэллон.
Полковник Шоу был офицером армии Федералов во времена Гражданской войны в США. Он добровольно вызвался стать командиром первого в истории США подразделения чернокожих солдат. Полковник должен обучить их и повести в бой. Но времени на подготовку слишком мало, а впереди решающее сражение с регулярными войсками южан.
Полковнику Шоу придется иметь дело с расовыми предрассудками и своих врагов (которым отдан приказ расстреливать командиров чернокожих батальонов), и своих друзей-офицеров, которые начинают презирать его за сделанный выбор.
В центре сюжета газетчик и адвокат Янси Крават и его жена Сабра, которые во время земельного бума в Оклахоме отправились на поиски счастья на Запад.
Харви Милк лидер гей-движения в Калифорнии 70-х годов стал первым в истории США политиком, открыто заявившим, что он гей, и победившим после этого на выборах. В 1977 году Милк был избран членом наблюдательного совета Сан-Франциско. Однако 27 ноября 1978 года его жизнь оборвалась: бывший член наблюдательного совета Дэн Уайт расстрелял Милка вместе с мэром Сан-Франциско Джорджем Москоне прямо в здании муниципалитета...
Этот дешевый и мощный наркотик появился во времена рецессии и вызвал массовую истерию на почве расизма. Сложная история крэка в 80-х годах.
A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.
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.
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.
В 1999 году трагически погиб Джон Кеннеди-младший, "золотой мальчик", любимец всей Америки. Сын президента Джона Фицджеральда Кеннеди и неотразимой Жаклин Кеннеди был звездой с рождения. Непоседливый малыш вызывал умиление и восторг. Для США, где никогда не было наследственной монархии, он был маленьким принцем. Но каково было самому Джону расти в тени славы погибшего отца, которого он почти не знал? Какую роль в его жизни сыграла мать, известная не только своей красотой, но также умом и образованностью? Хотел ли он сделать политическую карьеру, как многие представители клана Кеннеди?
Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The police report states: probable suicide. But there are many things that point to murder: a corpse draped too beautifully, an investigation that was cut short, evidence that disappeared. Plus Marilyn's affairs with the then US President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby. What really happened on that fateful summer night? After her housekeeper discovers the body, six hours pass before the police are called. She finds a beautifully draped corpse, sleeping pills in the blood but no pill residue in the stomach, witnesses who seem uncertain. The first investigator thinks about murder - and is taken off the case. Today no police files can be found.
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.
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.
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.
Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lions to whom they pass the torch to stay relevant in a marketplace both treacherous and brutal. The majestic Rocky Mountains tower over a bustling metropolis filled with steamy and romantic nightclubs where jazz flourishes on stage. JazzTown features never seen before live concert footage on historic stages that have now crumbled due to economic stresses of the Covid Pandemic. ~ Dianne Reeves, 5-time Grammy Award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist ~ US Senator John Hickenlooper (former jazz club owner) ~ Ron Miles (Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Ginger Baker) ~ Charlie Hunter (Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Stanton Moore) ~ Art Lande (Mark Isham, Gary Peacock) ~ Ayo Awosika (Session Singer on Soundtracks to: Wakanda Forever, Nope, Dune, The Lion King ... tours with Miley Cyrus,) and many more.
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him.
Four key incidents in the public life of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States.
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 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.
Documentary about WWII propaganda cartoons.