HISTORY™ (HD)

A German-American pilot, Dieter Dengler, uses survival skills honed as a child to escape a secret prison in Laos in the early years of the Vietnam war.

King Arthur. England's first pop culture superhero, his exploits have inspired numerous blockbuster movies and television series.

Throughout ancient cultures, there are stories of god-like beings providing instruction to early humans, helping our ancestors to establish the first civilisations and teaching them. Could it be true?

The Brotherhood uncovers a new structure under the swamp and a new theory suggests the Vikings worked with the Templars to help them get to Oak Island.

In the 1950s, middle-aged salesman Ray Kroc is drowning in debt when he's inspired by a roadside burger stand he wants to spread nationwide—McDonald's.

The American frontier is rich with legends of Native Americans and outlaws, but also eerie tales of cursed mountains, monsters, and UFOs. Could these tales be true? Is the Wild West stranger than we think?

From a mythical monster that turns out to be real to one of the deadliest prehistoric animals on the planet, these startling discoveries shock and terrify the world.

One-of-a-kind crimes are often met with similar punishments. Like a pig whose rampage lands itself in the courtroom, or a music enthusiast whose wall-rattling beats subject them to hours of symphonies.

History is riddled with brilliant discoveries—from gold to lost treasures to scientific findings. But some discoveries are anything but ordinary. Like finding evidence of a tiny otherworldly creature.

Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world by setting the modern standard for hospitality. Despite setbacks, these rivals will stop at nothing to be number one.

In New Mexico, Mike and Danielle make an epic stagecoach stop and visit a frozen-in-time adobe village complete with ghost stories and a Wild West saloon.