History Channel TV Online
The History Channel offers many high quality shorts on a variety of historical topics.
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America The Story of Us is an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of how America was invented.
From barns to backyards and basements, the pickers scour the country for the next great find.
Rick Dale, of Pawn Stars fame, and his crew of loose screws take rusty, beat-up items and restore them to their original glory.
Lift the veil on America’s best-kept secrets, from the FBI and the Pentagon to Fort Knox and Area 51. Through historical narratives and insider information, you’ll get access to information previously kept secret from the public.
Connect the present with the past in more startling ways than we had ever imagined.
Are we doomed to follow in the dinosaurs footsteps, or can we face down extinction?
The first ever non-fiction series about the treacherous life of Pacific Northwest timber cutters.
All the facts on some of the world's greatest battles.
Follows a group of longtime shrimpers from Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Spending weeks at a time away from their homes and families, they are on a grueling, relentless quest for tiny pieces of saltwater gold: shrimp.
A southern spin on History Channel's Pawn Stars, quirky pawners continue the age-old tradition. At the famed Silver Dollar Pawn and Jewelry Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, an eclectic array of historical merchandise is on display, with items ranging from vintage cars to livestock.
Legendary Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass leads a team of archaeologists and a documentary crew on a on a wild mummy chase across Egypt.
Explore the underground of the world's greatest cities.
The men and aircraft behind the most intense air battles ever waged.
There is a hidden world behind every bite. Uncover the surprising history and sees first-hand how ingredients from around the globe come together to become the meals we love.
The most dangerous sport in history is not a 21st-century event. The toughest riders in the nation will face off in this extreme sport -- the last man standing takes home the cash.
The insider story of some of America's most notorious street gangs
In the heart of America lie the Great Lakes. For the sailors who work on them, they are a hazardous mix of deadly storms, thick ice, and winds so powerful, they can knock a crew off deck in seconds. These tugboat operators have one mission – get the job done and make it home alive.
A legendary family feud that spanned decades and almost launched a war between Kentucky and West Virginia – Hatfield’s & McCoys is the true story of two American clans. The three-part miniseries begins near the end of the Civil War and chronicles the clash that transforms the families and the region they live in forever.
Learn about the Earth and how it came to be.
From the crooked borders in the east to the organized boxes in the west, the shapes of the states are more than simple geography. Every line on the map of America is a surprising clue that reveals how the 13 colonies became the 50 states and how an intrepid group of settlers and immigrants built a new nation.
Tagline: Welcome to Earth. Population Zero.
Modern scientific and engineering achievements are featured.
MonsterQuest goes in search of legendary creatures.
Eustace Conway, Tom Oar and Marty Meierotto live off the grid in some of American’s toughest terrain. From the rugged Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to the seven-month-long winters on the Yaak River in Montana to the frigid northern range of Alaska, watch as they face natural disasters, fierce weather and hungry animals, all while trying to prepare for the brutal winters ahead.
A 50-pound flathead catfish chomping down on your hand is what the Oklahoma tradition of hand-fishing is all about. Local experts, using nothing but theirs hands and guts, vie to see who is the best “mudcatter” in Oklahoma.
Experts research mankind''s greatest mysteries.
The end is near. At least that's what the doomsday predictions from Nostradamus, the Book of Revelation, the Mayan "long count" calendar and others would have us believe. Many unsettling forecasts of global destruction even pinpoint the year: 2012. How worried should we be?
Larry crisscrosses the USA, going totally off the beaten path to find the people, places and things that define this nation's unique history.
You never know what will come through that door.
A series bringing you the best raw footage of some of history's most unbelievable disasters, from jaw-dropping explosions to devastating fires.
What's the best way to understand how something works? Slice it in half!
In the heart of Louisiana, live the Cajuns of the Atchafalaya Swamp. Resilient, self-reliant and fiercely independent, their survival greatly depends upon the 30-day alligator-hunting season.
Sixteen of the nation's most skilled marksmen compete for the title.
UFO Hunters is all about the sightings, the hoaxes, and the hunters.
As twins, Randy and Jason Sklar were born a statistic. For the two stand-up comedians, the obsession with statistics goes deeper – they also love finding the interesting and surprising stories behind them.
From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this epic exploration of the Universe and its mysteries.
Vikings centers around the life of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Vikings warrior and farmer. Ragnar’s ambition to explore and raid the distant shores to the west, conflicts with the local chieftain, who orders his raiders to the impoverished east. Ragnar and his friend Floki, a boat builder, design a new style of ship capable of taming the rough northern seas – and setting the stage for conflict. Warfare, brotherhood and family loyalties set this civilization on a path that will change their lives forever.
