John F. Kennedy

Join us as we investigate the life and career of John F. Kennedy and find out who really was behind the killing of JFK and why was he a target?

An espionage documentary on the U.S. conspiracy that led to the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson original White House tapes, and CIA Top Secret documents reveal how the US government planned to overthrow Brazilian elected president João Goulart.

Decades after the assassination of JFK, most Americans think we don't know who did it. Now History has conducted the largest nationwide survey ever attempted on the topic to learn exactly what the country believes.

The most significant tragedies and glories of the 20th century recounted by the former Secretary of State of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

A look at the life and work of ufologist Dr. Steven Greer and the extraordinary energy technologies he claims could change the world.

Filmmakers capture conflicting attitudes toward the Vietnam War.

Oscar-nominated documentary about the increasingly violent Vietnam War protests from 1963 to 1973 and how Madison, Wisconsin became a flashpoint.

The chemistry of four artists—drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison—made The Doors one of the most iconic rock bands. With footage shot from their formation in 1965 to Morrison’s death in 1971, the film follows the band through their career.

A presentation of official government documents that allegedly connect the death of John Kennedy Jr. in a July 1999 plane crash to George W. Bush.

From PBS - The special recounts the riveting story of the reporting from Dallas and the New York CBS Newsroom from the moment President Kennedy was shot until Cronkite's emotional pronouncement of his death at 1:00 p.m. CST. The program features moving memories from the producers, writers and reporters who were there on the day, including Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Marvin Kalb and Marianne Means.

We explore the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and condemn our presidents.

Discover the poignant story of Marilyn Monroe through the lens of acclaimed director John Huston in this insightful documentary.

From PBS - It is the most famous painting in the world, created by the hand of a genius, marveled at by millions every year in the Louvre in Paris. But could there be a second Mona Lisa? In 1913, an interesting portrait surfaced. It depicts a younger Mona Lisa in a slightly different setting and it's left unfinished: the so-called "Isleworth Mona Lisa." Is this the earlier version? There are only two contemporary references to the painting from the 15th century and both suggest da Vinci could have painted the woman in the masterpiece more than once. Now, using sophisticated scientific analysis, scientists will test both paintings to determine whether there is another Mona Lisa. Is the Mona Lisa the world knows so well the original version? Or did Leonardo da Vinci paint an earlier version of the iconic portrait? Or is it a cunning forgery painted by a fraud?