"Coming Clean" examines America's opioid crisis through the eyes of the recovering addicts and political leaders on the frontlines. These unlikely allies emerge from the darkness to face their pain, bring the profiteers to justice, and rebuild in the wake of the deadliest drug epidemic in our history.
On the 10th anniversary of US Airways Flight 1549's miraculous landing on the Hudson River, Smithsonian Channel revisits the event to explore the impact of bird strikes in aviation accidents. See first-person accounts from survivors, flight safety experts, and leading scientists in the fields of ornithology and wildlife management as Bird vs. Plane: Miracle on the Hudson highlights the groundbreaking work to prevent future occurrences.
The RMS Queen Mary is the last survivor of the golden age of ocean liners. She was bigger and faster than any ship ever built before. Her presence was a symbol of new hope and a better future during the Great Depression and through the darkest days of World War II. Decades after her maiden transatlantic voyage, we celebrate the amazing story of this queen of the seas, told through rarely seen footage and interviews with some of the many millions of people whose lives she touched and changed forever.
Every graveyard tells a story, but few can talk to the living like Arlington National Cemetery. Visit the final home of war heroes from the Revolutionary War to 9/11 to the current struggle in Iraq. The American flag flies at half-staff more often than not as more than twenty-seven burials take place daily. Each section of the cemetery reflects a time in history, and each stone signifies a hero.
“You Asked To See The Monster…So here is the monster you made me.” Gary Green wrote these words a year after his wife filed for divorce. “There will be 5 lives taken today - me being the 5th.” Green intended to kill his ex-wife and her three children. Green’s haunting letter to ex-wife Lovetta stated “I pray the lord allows my soul to enter heaven. If not, I will burn in Hell forever.” He currently resides on Death Row, after stabbing Lovetta 27 times, before drowning her 6-year old daughter. This is the traumatic and emotional story of the two sons, then aged 9 and 12, who escaped from their stepfather with their lives.
Imprisoned by the Soviets. Orphaned by the Holocaust. Elected Prime Minister. Crowned peacemaker by the Nobel Prize Committee. Haunted by the Lebanon War. Menachem Begin was a pillar of the State of Israel and a tireless fighter for the Jewish people. He was, at the same time, a controversial leader. His life is a nuanced and complicated canvas that tells the story of key events in the history of modern Israel and its relationship to its Middle East neighbors. With evocative imagery, rarely seen archival materials, and revealing interviews with those who knew him, Upheaval portrays the life and essence of this brilliant, tough, complex, loving, and proud man who never compromised when the survival of Israel and the Jewish people were at stake.
This is the story of Cincinnati's own Reds broadcast legend Marty Brennaman. Over the course of his forty-six years with the Cincinnati Reds, Marty has called some of the most famous events in Major League Baseball history including three World Series, Hank Aaron's home run 714 and Pete Rose's hit number 4192. This is his story as told by himself and the players, fans and fellow broadcasters who were there to witness history in the making.
From the desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to Dorothy's ruby slippers, the National Museum of American History houses many of America's greatest treasures and icons. Learn the stories of how they came to be a part of the museum's collection, and meet the people who have restored some of these treasures.
Four Oceans in one year is a huge task. Add to that a full time job, a family, and a surf charity and you get Jack Viorel. A man whose life is equal parts demanding and inspiring. He and his daughter travel the world teaching children with disabilities that anything is possible with a little heart and determination.
Experience the terrifying air and sea war of WWII as it was fought in Europe and the Pacific. Digitally remastered close-up uncensored footage and sound puts you behind the shoot-to-kill gun sights of American and Nazi fighters. See P-51s, P-47s, P-38s and P-40s as they charge into battle. Watch air-to-air pursuits, aerial shootdowns, factory, train and ammo dumps strafing.
With seven Winter X-Games gold medals and a career spanning twenty years, Tanner Hall has cemented himself as an icon and legend in the sport of skiing. Now, at age 35, he’s decided to enter the Freeride World Tour; a five-stop competition circuit in which skiers are judged on their ability to descend through rugged, un-groomed terrain. Having never competed in a freeride competition, Tanner embarks on the latest chapter of his career, struggling against the limits of an aging body while confronting the darkest memories of his past.
Few creatures have revealed as many biological secrets about the workings of life on Earth as the backyard lizard known as the anole. Join biologists Neil Losin and Nate Dappen on their yearlong examination of this humble but fascinating creature and its remarkable powers of adaptation. It's a whirlwind journey that takes us from Caribbean rainforests to high-tech labs to the city of Miami, leading to incredible discoveries about the laws of the lizard.
Howard Bloom spent much of the 1970s and 80s as the publicist for iconic musicians like Michael Jackson, Prince, Joan Jett, Run-DMC, and Aerosmith. When a rare disease left him housebound for 15 years, Bloom reinvented himself as an author, publishing several books on evolutionary psychology and humanity’s role in the cosmos. Now in his 70s, the eccentric philosopher readies an unfathomably long masterwork that will unify all of his unorthodox theories, and makes plans for his legacy.
Discovered by an unlikely team of amateur historians 45 feet beneath a Kansas cornfield, the Steamboat Arabia is one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in American history. The treasures contained within painting a vivid picture of western expansion and the treacherous frontier.
Carlton Leach was a key member of the Essex Boys Gang. His extraordinary life from ICF hooligan to major criminal was made into cult film "Rise of the Footsoldier". Now meet the man behind the legend as Carlton gives it to you straight about his violent life! Hear the truth about the shootings, the beatings and his rise to infamy from the only man who really knew what it was like - Carlton Leach!
The Cavaliers pulled off one of the most dramatic turnarounds in NCAA tournament history in 2019 – winning the program’s first NCAA title after suffering a devastating loss to No. 16 seed UMBC in the first round of the 2018 NCAA tournament.
Joe Strummer was one of the most memorable figures of the 80's as singer for The Clash. His angry on-stage energy made him stand out as one of the most inspiration frontmen of all time.
An atmospheric documentary film portrait of the residents and community of Gibsonton, Florida, USA, the off-season and retirement home of thousands of circus and carnival workers.