Videos: History

Explore the secret lives of the men responsible for laying the foundations of the United States.

Unseasonably warm weather causes problems for Marty Meierotto, and Eustace Conway hunts for the predator that killed two of his chickens. Tom Oar discovers a grizzly bear has been prowling his property, while Rich Lewis frantically searches for his missing hound, Turbo.

Commerce and industry thrive, while slavery fuels a growing divide. Violence flares as abolitionists stand up for freedom, and the election of Lincoln sets the stage for civil war.

Hailed as one of the great achievements of the 20th Century, the Panama Canal connects 160 countries and 1,700 ports around the world.

Learn surprising facts, figures and stories about California, North Carolina, Kansas, New Hampshire and West Virgina.

From the catapult to the stealth fighter, the most basic and the most complex weapons alike have changed the course of history.

Explore the complex movements of the Earth, moon and sun, and find out why we may be the only intelligent beings in the universe to witness eclipses like we see on Earth.

Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the West but find much of the land already occupied.

Discover the world of rotorcraft and the science that enables them to hover like hummingbirds.

Explore the technology that helps make winter sports so exciting, from ultra-modern competition venues to the latest in athletic training.

Follow the extreme two-and-a-half-month struggle to survive, through the eyes and memories of those who lived to talk about it.

VP Express finally delivers their first loads of the season, and straggler Art Burke is given a stern warning. When he falls behind on the way back home, a breakdown leaves him stranded on the ice roads. Meanwhile, rival trucking company Polar Industries snags a lucrative new contract, but the haul road is extremely dangerous.

These unbelievably true stories reveal what happens when people take sex to the extreme: from Emperor Nero's now famous sex parties to Teddy Roosevelt's crusades against sex-ridden New York City.

The guys check out a pair of punching bags owned by Rocky Marciano, the only champion to go undefeated in his career. Corey is inspired to install a punching bag and the Old Man gets to show off his boxing skills.

After 27 years in prison Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 and negotiated the end of apartheid in South Africa bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world.