Skip to main content
Support Provided By
Chapter 1 | Taken Hostage, Part 1
10:07
Watch a preview of Part One of Taken Hostage.
Trailer | Riveted: The History of Jeans
1:45
Discover the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment.
Teaser | The War on Disco
0:30
Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music.
Trailer | Nazi Town, USA
1:26
The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group active across the US in the 1930s.
Trailer | Fly with Me
2:02
The lively but neglected history of the women who changed the world while flying it.
Trailer | The Cancer Detectives
1:35
The untold story of the people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer.
Trailer | Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
2:20
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice, Sandra Day O'Connor.
Manhigh | Still from "S28 E6: Project Manhigh"
2:05
Using spare parts and ingenuity, Project Manhigh assembled a capsule that attached to a newly-invented balloon they hoped would carry a man to heights over 100,000 feet about Earth's surface.
A Ring-Side View of the Heavens | Still from "S28 E6: A Ring-Side View of the Heavens"
2:20
Radioing he had "a ring-side view of the heavens" Air Force officer David G. Simons made history in 1957 high aboard his Manhigh II balloon.
Space Men Chapter 1 | Still from "S28 E6: Space Men Chapter 1"
8:47
n the mid-20th century, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines.
Testing Mankind's Limits featured | Still from "S28 E6: Testing Mankind's Limits"
2:59
U.S. Air Force aviation doctor, John Paul Stapp, tested the limits of human physiology both on the ground and in near-space.
The Environment
2:34
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.
Active loading indicator