What drove a company of American soldiers — ordinary young men from around the country — to commit the worst atrocity in American military history?

In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.

Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives — the Polaroid camera.

Discover how an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. This new documentary tells the gripping story of the race against time by health officials to save the city from the deadly disease.

The emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering women who became flight attendants…

Learn the story of Walter White, the NAACP’s longtime leader and one of the most influential but least known figures in civil rights history…

This special broadcast commemorates the passing of Jimmy Carter, our 39th president. The film traces the Georgia peanut farmer’s rapid ascent in politics, his dramatic fall from grace and his post-presidential success as a humanitarian.

American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898. Stoking fears of “Negro Rule”