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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
612 VIDEOS

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

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

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

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

American Experience | Jesse Owens
52:10 Air Date 05/01/12 Expires 04/30/15

Finding Your Roots | Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons
51:10 Air Date 04/29/12

Finding Your Roots | Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal
51:11 Air Date 04/29/12

Finding Your Roots | Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl, and Yasir Qadhi
51:00 Air Date 04/15/12

Finding Your Roots | Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
51:10 Air Date 04/08/12

To The Contrary | April 6, 2012
25:29 Air Date 04/06/12

American Experience | Grand Coulee Dam
1:22:10 Air Date 04/03/12 Expires 04/01/15

American Experience | The Panama Canal
1:22:11 Air Date 04/03/12 Expires 01/24/14
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Previews
298 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
1115 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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