History

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: The Nero Files

SECRETS OF THE DEAD
The Nero Files

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

  Take a closer look at the life and legend of Nero, the infamous Roman emperor, as a forensic profiler attempts to find out what history may have gotten wrong about his alleged tyranny.   Preview      

And Then They Came for Us

And Then They Came for Us

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

  Seventy-five years ago, Executive Order 9066 paved the way to the profound violation of constitutional rights that resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Featuring George Takei and many others who were incarcerated, as well as newly rediscovered photographs of Dorothea Lange, And Then They Came for Us brings history into the […]

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Big Burn

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The Big Burn

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

  In the summer of 1910, an unimaginable wildfire devoured more than three million acres across the Northern Rockies, confronting the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with a catastrophe that would define the agency and the nation’s fire policy for the rest of the 20th century and beyond. The film provides a cautionary tale of heroism […]

NAZI MEGA WEAPONS: V1: Hitler’s Vengeance Missile

NAZI MEGA WEAPONS
V1: Hitler’s Vengeance Missile

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

  In retaliation for devastating Allied bombing raids on German cities, Hitler orders the development of a groundbreaking weapon. This is the story of one of the most ambitious projects of the Third Reich: Hitler’s Vengeance weapon, the V1. Though it was ready too late to make a difference to the outcome of the war, […]

PBS HAWAI‘I PRESENTS
Remember Pearl Harbor

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

  Narrated by vactor Tom Selleck, this film chronicles the personal stories of veterans and citizens who witnessed the attack by the Japanese on the American Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941, launching the United States into World War II. Using archival footage and photos and graphics, the documentary shows in detail the bombings on […]