History

Journey back in time to understand the events that shaped the society we live in today. Witness the rise and fall of magnificent empires and explore the lives of some of history’s most powerful and influential people through in-depth biographies.

History
Full episodes
2498 VIDEOS

Bones of Turkana | Full Program
55:57 Air Date 05/16/12

Regional Voices | Evansville Museum Bicentennial Lecture Series "Early...
1:03:52 Air Date 05/14/12

Finding Your Roots | John Legend and Wanda Sykes
51:10 Air Date 05/13/12

Postcards | Bobby Vee and the Shadows: Family and Friends
27:25 Air Date 05/13/12

Arizona Illustrated | Arizona Illustrated 05/10/2012
27:44 Air Date 05/10/12

MontanaPBS Presents | Keepers of the Land
57:02 Air Date 05/10/12

Arizona Illustrated | Arizona Illustrated May 09, 2012
27:44 Air Date 05/09/12

Arizona Illustrated | May 08, 2012
27:44 Air Date 05/08/12

American Experience | Clinton
3:35:19 Air Date 05/08/12 Expires 02/20/15

Oregon Experience | Oregon Wine: Grapes of Place
57:14 Air Date 05/08/12

Finding Your Roots | Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho, and Sanjay Gupta
51:11 Air Date 05/06/12

Postcards | History Collectors
28:16 Air Date 05/06/12
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Previews
364 VIDEOS

Ken Burns | The Dust Bowl Preview
1:43 Air Date 11/18/12

POV | Nostalgia for the Light - Trailer
2:02 Air Date 10/25/12

PBS Presents | Market Warriors - First Look
0:30 Air Date 07/16/12

POV | Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - Trailer
2:46 Air Date 06/28/12

Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson | Civilization - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/22/12

Antiques Roadshow | Minneapolis, MN (Hour Three) - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/21/12

Global Voices | The Family Man Who Took Part in Cambodia's Killing Fields
2:20 Air Date 05/20/12

Finding Your Roots | Finding Your Roots: Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier & Linda Chavez - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/20/12

American Experience | Clinton: American Experience, Part 2 - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/15/12

Antiques Roadshow | Minneapolis, MN (Hour Two) - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/14/12

Finding Your Roots | Finding Your Roots: John Legend, Wanda Sykes, Margarett Cooper - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/13/12

American Experience | Clinton: American Experience - Preview
0:30 Air Date 05/08/12
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Shorts
1377 VIDEOS

The War of 1812 | Blacks in the War
5:29 Air Date 10/10/12

Bones of Turkana | Richard Leakey's Life and Work in Kenya
2:00 Air Date 05/21/12

Finding Your Roots | Michelle Rodriguez's Puerto Rican Roots
1:00 Air Date 05/20/12

Finding Your Roots | Adrian Grenier's Conquistador Ancestor
1:35 Air Date 05/20/12

Global Voices | The Bookkeeper of Death is Held to Account
6:35 Air Date 05/20/12

Finding Your Roots | Wanda Sykes’s Free Black Ancestors in the 1850s
2:39 Air Date 05/14/12

Finding Your Roots | Fighting for Freedom
1:00 Air Date 05/14/12

Finding Your Roots | The Story of Peyton Polly’s Children
7:29 Air Date 05/14/12

Finding Your Roots | The Story of Peyton Polly
3:55 Air Date 05/14/12

Finding Your Roots | Wanda Sykes’s Free Ancestors in the 1600s and 1700s
6:47 Air Date 05/14/12

Finding Your Roots | Suing for Freedom
4:13 Air Date 05/13/12

Finding Your Roots | John Legend's Musical Beginnings
1:21 Air Date 05/13/12
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