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The new Second Narrows Bridge was built across the Burrard Inlet to replace the old bridge, which had been repeatedly hit by ships ever since its opening. In June of 1958 a group of 59 workers were building the sixth span of the bridge. Without warning, the span’s front end drooped downwards and collapsed into the water. Men were thrown into the water or dragged down into the wreckage, attached to the steel beams by safety belts. Eighteen men died in the accident.
The Six Day War was a turning point in the history of the Middle East. The conflict would re-draw the map of the region and leave a legacy that has remained with us to this day.
The antithesis of the big, flashy American car, this little economic car was the best-selling car in automotive history. A truly international phenomenon, the German Volkswagen's efficiency, ease of driving, and simple design provided millions with basic, cheap, and reliable transportation. It's easily recognizable shape dotted the landscape from New York to Paris to Berlin and beyond, and became an icon for a generation in the 1960s and 1970s.
London Spring 1941. Columns of Wehrmacht soldiers made their way along the Mall, swastikas hang from Buckingham Palace and Messerschmitts and Junkers scream low overhead - a potent symbol of Nazi victory. The Germans have conquered the capital and are furthering their advance northwards. Churchill and his government have gone into hiding...
What would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain? Would the British people have bravely resisted their tyranny, as did thousands in Occupied Europe? Or would they have quietly towed the line for fear of the terrible consequences for their families?
The world would be a very different place. “Hitler’s Britain” is the story of what the Nazis planned to do after they invaded in 1941. It also tells for the first time on television, the remarkable story of the British Resistance movement. Using the latest computer graphics, this television series shows in the most vivid way possible the reality of what would have happened to Britain if it had become an outpost of Hitler’s Thousand Year Reich.
London Spring 1941. Columns of Wehrmacht soldiers made their way along the Mall, swastikas hang from Buckingham Palace and Messerschmitts and Junkers scream low overhead - a potent symbol of Nazi victory. The Germans have conquered the capital and are furthering their advance northwards. Churchill and his government have gone into hiding...
What would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain? Would the British people have bravely resisted their tyranny, as did thousands in Occupied Europe? Or would they have quietly towed the line for fear of the terrible consequences for their families?
The world would be a very different place. “Hitler’s Britain” is the story of what the Nazis planned to do after they invaded in 1941. It also tells for the first time on television, the remarkable story of the British Resistance movement. Using the latest computer graphics, this television series shows in the most vivid way possible the reality of what would have happened to Britain if it had become an outpost of Hitler’s Thousand Year Reich
Scientists glimpse the lives of ancestral humans.
How would you recognize the most evil person on Earth? According to many historical texts, you should look for a brilliant, enigmatic public figure who transforms the world for good--for a while. Basically, the last person you'd tap as Satan's human emissary. While many believe the Antichrist has come and gone, just as many believe he will soon arrive, if he's not already in our midst. Join us for harrowing two-hour look at an evil so obscure that he answers only to Satan. Real? Our group of prophecy believers and historical experts help sort it out. We follow the emergence of the Antichrist from pre-Judaic texts, through the Book of Daniel and Revelation, into Christian writings of the Middle Ages, and other religious traditions as well. Aided by interviewees both religious and secular, comprised of eminent clergy, scholars, historians, psychologists, and culture makers, we'll examine the evil enigma from every conceivable angle.
Since his debut in DC Comics in 1939, Batman has dazzled readers with an amazing array of bat gadgets. Viewers will go deep inside the Batcave to examine these incredible tools--many of them inspired by amazing real-life military developments. Discover just how close they come to real-life technology.
Ever since the military started using sophisticated airplanes, they have sought ways to build an aircraft that can fly undetected, maneuver like a helicopter and fly like a jet. The Nazis were the first to pursue the idea of building a disc-shaped aircraft. After the war, the Americans, Canadians and Russians all were able to build aircraft similar to the German prototype, perhaps based on the concepts smuggled out by German engineers. This episode looks at top secret flying saucer designs of the Air Force, with specific dates, times and locales of flights that may point to the real explanation behind the many UFO sightings beginning in 1947, and why the saucer design was abandoned for stealth technology.
Through interviews with eyewitnesses, rare photos and rarely seen films, we will construct a picture of what the building might look like. Hear testimony of those journalists and congressmen who were among the select few invited inside in 1974. Discover the history and secrets behind the Army's tank warfare and the classified military technologies it will use to fight the wars of the future.
In today's world, terrorism is a constant threat. Religious and secular groups trying to gain political power demand the world's attention with shocking events that often resemble killing fields. To fight terrorism, the international community has organized special teams designed to confront and defeat terrorists on any playing field--nuclear, biological, chemical, or traditional warfare. Meet some of these courageous men and women, who put their lives on the line in the most extreme conditions.
The Mossad is renowned for its efficiency and effectiveness as an intelligence and espionage agency. Efficiency and effectiveness may be interpreted by some as brutality and ruthlessness. There are few 'punches pulled' in this program. This program deals with some of the Mossad's most spectacular 'successes' and some of its failures. The role it has played since its formation has been crucial to the survival of Israel.
The rack. New investigations re-write History by revealing that the rack actually ripped bone apart, not joints as was previously thought. The whip was used extensively by the Romans, famously against Jesus. But there was a lot more biology and materialsscience involved that purely hitting someone. The pear of anguish was inserted into a person's body cavity and then a screw twisted that caused it to expand ripping the cavity apart. We discover how this might have worked and what damage could have beendone. Hundreds of people were burnt at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition. But what actually killed them? Flame, smoke or heat? We answer this question. Roman Emperor Nero devised a shirt that condemned would wear. This tunic could be set alight andstay burning for several minutes - a long agonising death. A stunt mans puts on an ancient tunica molesta and sets fire to himself to find out exactly how this was possible. Legends say that Vlad The Impaler could drive a stake through someone frombottom to top without killing them. They stayed alive for up to three days. Using historical analysis and computer simulation we reveal for the first time that this grounded in fact. It is actually possible
June 6, 1944 on D-Day: the allies stormed the beaches at Normandy, gaining a tenuous foothold on the shores of France. On a stretch of shoreline the Americans had code-named Omaha Beach, the allied forces were subjected to one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two.
The documentary tells about pirates of the Caribbean such as Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, Anne Bonny and Black Bart Roberts. Larger than life, more dangerous than legend - pirates and buccaneers set sail for plunder. True Caribbean Pirates recreates the rise of piracy in the Caribbean and its climactic, inevitable downfall.
This astounding documentary delves into the mysteries of the Tunguska event – one of the largest cosmic disasters in the history of civilization.
At 7.15 am, on 30th June 1908, a giant fireball, as bright the sun, exploded in the sky over Tunguska in central Siberia. Its force was equivalent to twenty million tonnes of TNT, and a thousand times greater than that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. An estimated sixty million trees were felled over an area of over two thousand square kilometers - an area over half the size of Rhode Island. If the explosion had occurred over London or Paris, hundreds of thousands of people would have been killed.
For almost one hundred years, the catastrophic cosmic impact of the century has remained a terrifying and hotly debated mystery. The first expedition to reach the site was led by Russian scientist L.A. Kullik in 1938. His team uncovered a colossal degree of devastation, but could find no obvious crater.
Historians and scientists continue to speculate about what caused the apocalyptic fire in the sky, and why the elusive object failed to leave a crater. A huge number of theories and conspiracies surround the event. The suggested culprits vary from asteroids and comets to ball lightning, black holes and alien spaceships.
Most scientists agree that such an event is likely to occur again. Next time, the human toll could be unimaginable. We reveal that NASA and other organisations are currently engaged in a desperate race against time to stop the next potential planet killer.
This episode continues to look at the books that were left out of the Western Christian Bible
Tattoos are an ancient ritual practiced around the world, by nearly every culture. Each culture has its own reasons for the practice, and many have unique ways to administer them. In this special, host Craig Reynolds will get tattooed, by traditional methods, while he visits these different cultures, experiencing first hand what it's like and what these tattoos mean to people. Craig's travels take him to far off places across the globe including: New Zealand, Japan, Hawaii, and Hollywood.
On the 40th Anniversary of Australia and New Zealand's most pivotal Military Battles, the History Channel tells its true story.
An Exclusive Australian and New Zealand, Television First Premiering on The History Channel.
Filming takes place in a number of locations across Australia, New Zealand and in Vietnam and features rare interviews with the seven surviving commanders who fought the frontline at Long Tan.
The documentary explores the factors that led to the violence, tells the vivid details of the suffering, and speaks with the organizations that eventually exposed the link between diamonds and several brutal African conflicts. Blood Diamonds also looks at the steps eventually taken by advocacy organizations and the diamond industry to combat the problem.
Heroes who fight tax collectors and moral crusaders, or just common criminals? Like it or not, America was built by rumrunners, moonshiners, and bootleggers--even founding father John Hancock was a smuggler.
Rare archival footage and photos help weave the compelling tale of our nation's love-hate relationship with illegal alcohol.
In a world of ever-changing urban threats, where the enemy remains elusive, even from the most sophisticated of reconnaissance technology, the Marines urge the best of their marksmen to become snipers: human machines, inhuman patience and precision.
In the jungles, mountains and plains of Burma and China, a tough war raged between the Allied and Japanese armies. This programme describes the campaigns fought by the Chindits, the Marauders and also those fought under Mountbatten and 'Vinegar Joe'. We take the Road to Madalay and Rangoon as the re-conquest of Burma unfolds.
1571: The greatest naval battle in world history. 600 ships carrying 250,000 people and 50,000 casualties. The bloodiest confrontation ever between Muslims and Christians.
This History Channel program is quite an eye opener that may change one's perceptions about "good" and "bad" (or legal/illegal). We all share social beliefs based on the laws and legacy of our country. Yet, how were such beliefs formed to become a part of who we are today? Since the mid-19th Century, America has waged a "war on drugs."
History Now interview with Saddam Hoessein.
Four and a half years after his brother was gunned down in Dallas, Robert F. Kennedy stood poised to revive the legacy of Camelot. But he ended up sharing JFK's tragic fate.
On June 5, 1968, just after midnight, Robert was fatally wounded in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following his win in that night's California presidential primary. Later that night the police arrested Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, a 25-year-old Palestinian immigrant. He remains in prison for the assassination to this day. But some experts question whether the case was as simple as the prosecution alleged. CONSPIRACY?® examines the questions which persist. Was there a second gunman in the pantry? Is there evidence of a police cover-up? What was Sirhan Sirhan's mental state that night, and what drove him to assassinate RFK?
Chronicles Rome's spectacular structural history from the rise of Julius Caesar to the Empire's eventual collapse
Examine the planning and construction of the city's greatest masterpieces, including the awe-inspiring Colosseum and its mysterious subterranean aqueducts.
Documentary on the main principles of Sun Tsu "Art of War" illustrated with examples from the second world war, the Vietnam war and the American civil war.
The hosts of Deep Sea Detectives discover new evidence about the fate of the fabled liner. • An important new investigation of the Titanic's loss. • Hosted by John Chatterton and Richie Kohler of Deep Sea Detectives. • Diving outside the wreck zone, John and Richie discover important new pieces of evidence.
In August 2005, John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, hosts of Deep Sea Detectives, led an expedition to the wreck of RMS Titanic. Diving 2 miles down in Russian submersibles, they searched outside the known debris field for new evidence. On their final dive they made an extraordinary find: two large, intact sections of the Titanic's bottom hull in pristine condition with the red bottom paint still on them. For four months, a team of historians, marine architects, and engineers has been conducting a forensic analysis of this find. All agree that it's the most significant new discovery since the wreck was located in 1985. Analysis is ongoing, but preliminary indications are that these bottom sections will change our understanding of how the ship broke apart, and rewrite the story of the Titanic's final moments.
A alien special for all you ET lovers.
