American History Hit Episodes Available now
Was the Civil War Won by Chance?
How have chance encounters and decisions influenced the history of the United States?
President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader
Find out about the 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge.
Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending
Find out about the standoff at Waco, between cult-members and federal agents in 1993
Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
Find out about the British spy who helped Japan attack Pearl Harbor
UFOs in the US
UFOs have a long history in the United States
The Mayflower: What Was Life Like At Sea?
What was life like for the Pilgrims on board the Mayflower during their 66 days at sea?
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?
Why did the Pilgrims leave their old lives behind, to settle a strange alien land?
Irish in America: Poverty to Power
Why did this diaspora come to America? What was their reception like?
The Rise & Fall of Al Capone
Violent mobster or semi-professional baseball player, who was the real Al Capone?
Cahokia: The Medieval Mississippian City
Nearly a thousand years ago, America's first city appeared in the Mississippi flood plain
