First Aired: January 7th, 1994
Status: Continuing
Genre: Documentary
Network: History
Summary: The History Channel is a satellite and cable TV channel, devoted mainly to historical events and persons. Programming covers a wide array of periods and topics, while similar topics are often organized into themed weeks or daily marathons. Subjects include military history, medieval history, the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, modern engineering, and historical biographies.
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Season 2013
Episode 1: Star Trek - Secrets of the Universe
Air Date: May 15th, 2013
Summary: Is building our own starship Enterprise possible? Will we ever travel between the stars as easily as they do in Star Trek? JJ Abrams' new feature, Star Trek Into Darkness, hits the screen in a golden age of scientific discoveries. HISTORY is there, giving viewers a deep look behind the scenes, on the set, and into the science--amazing new exoplanets, the physics of Warp drive, and the ideas behind how we might one day live in a Star Trek Universe.
Episode 2: Tutankhamun Decoded
Air Date: July 7th, 2013
Summary: This special presents the first ever 360 investigation of Tutankhamun – bringing together the latest evidence from a team of archaeologists, DNA scientists, geologists, and Egyptologists, to build the ultimate picture of Tutankhamun. Blending 3D graphics, stylised reconstruction and action-adventure forensic investigation we will bring a 21st century approach to ancient history – to reveal a surprising new image of Egypt’s infamous Boy King and uncover why his tomb alone was the only intact one ever found.
Episode 3: Target Earth
Air Date: March 9th, 2013
Summary: Pilot to a possible new series similar to "Modern Marvels", "TARGET EARTH" will explore topics such as infrastructure, natural resources, and engineering, but with a new sci-fi twist - how would aliens view our planet if they were targeting Earth for takeover? Original air date - Sept 2013.
Episode 4: 101 Fast Foods that Changed the World
Air Date: January 5th, 2013
Summary: Across borders, cultures and time, food is one thing that all people share. And from the time of the caveman to today s spaceman we like our food to go. While the burger and fries reign supreme in the world of fast food.
Episode 6: JFK Assassination, The Definitive Guide
Air Date: November 22nd, 2013
Summary: The assassination of JFK forever changed America. 50 years later, most Americans think we don't know who did it. History has conducted the largest nationwide survey on the topic to learn what the country believes. Who do Americans suspect was really responsible for JFK's death? Take a deeper look - through the eyes of those to whom it matters most - the American people.
Episode 7: Lee Harvey Oswald, 48 Hours To Live
Air Date: November 22nd, 2013
Summary: This special seeks to explain the enigmatic Oswald using a brand new approach. No other documentary has exclusively traced Oswald's actions in the minutes, hours and days following the events in Dallas. By shifting the focus on that November weekend, we're able to tell a familiar story in an unfamiliar way, providing a refreshing new perspective on Oswald himself, as well as on the Kennedy assassination. Ultimately, we will lay bare the suspect's final two days, revealing why the Dallas police were convinced they had Kennedy's killer. On his way to the police station after his arrest at the Texas Theater, an officer asked Oswald whether or not he killed the president. Oswald snidely replied - "You find out for yourself." Lee Harvey Oswald - 48 Hours to Live eagerly takes up Oswald's 50-year-old challenge.
Episode 10: Secret World of Gold
Air Date: July 20th, 2013
Summary: GOLD is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal with a bright yellow color and luster that is considered attractive, which is maintained without tarnishing in air or water.
Episode 11: Miracle Rising - South Africa
Air Date: February 10th, 2013
Summary: Miracle Rising" is the epic story of the end of the apartheid in South Africa and the country’s transition to a new democracy. The film looks at the four years between the prison release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 and the extraordinary elections of 1994, during which the nation teetered on a knife’s edge, and analyzes this miraculous moment in history. With intimate and compelling anecdotes from world leaders, global celebrities and those present during the struggle, Miracle Rising explores themes of leadership and the ability of the human spirit to forgive, covering emblematic moments from the lives of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk and the heroic contributions of those involved in the behind-the-scenes negotiations. It looks at how a country can survive years of racial hatred and bloodshed, resist falling into a civil war, and join forces to find peace.
Episode 13: A Day In The Life Of A Dictator
Air Date: November 30th, 2013
Summary: How does a dictator live? What is daily life like for a monster in power? From when he wakes up to when he sleeps, what goes on in their life. A Day In The Life Of A Dictator proposes an immersion into the intimate life of our most celebrated contemporary tyrants during a bloody period of their reign, with Joseph Stalin, Idi Amin Dada and Muammar Gaddafi. - See more at - http -//h2.historyasia.com/shows/day-life-dictator#sthash.gNlxFRVY.dpuf
Episode 16: 101 Objects that Changed the World
Air Date: January 12nd, 2013
Summary: Our lives are so full of stuff these days that the average object is instantly forgettable. But, when fate and history combine, even the simplest of objects become infused with destiny--so much so that they actually change the world.
Episode 19: King Bhumibol of Thailand - The People's King
Air Date: December 5th, 2013
Summary: King Bhumibol of Thailand - The People’s King traces the extraordinary life of King Bhumibol Adulyadej from his childhood in Switzerland to his unexpected accession to the throne. Who is the man behind the throne and how has he managed to retain the respect and adoration of his people throughout his reign?
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