Documentaries have only gotten better as time has gone on, and not simply because of hindsight. As such, we think these are the best history documentaries ever.

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. It’s been said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. This ...

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...

World War II is one of the most significant events in human history. It claimed the lives of millions, devastated the economies of multiple countries, and forever changed life as we knew it. Its ...

Director Mark Frederick works with cinematographer Mark Stitzer (left) of Bellefonte while filming scenes about World War II. Courtesy photo A new documentary film depicting the history of Blair ...

The History Channel is commemorating the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination with a 3-night documentary event Saturday, November 18 beginning at 8 p.m. Titled “Kennedy,” the ...

The brand new history documentary Sitting Bull premieres on the History Channel Tuesday, May 27 at 9/8c. The first part of the documentary premieres May 27 and the second part will follow Wednesday, ...

Director Lynn Novick to Follow Central Park’s Evolution from a Democratic Experiment in the 1850s to America’s Most Celebrated Public Space Three-Part Series to Weave History and Imagery to Explore ...

The disruptive power of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements has shifted the conversation around storytelling about underrepresented and marginalized communities, even as the backlash in the ...

The 1937 Flood — the band, not the disaster — has been entertaining audiences for more than 50 years. Now, multimedia ...

A new documentary tells the story of 272 enslaved people sold by Jesuit priests in 1838 and how selling them to Louisiana plantations saved Georgetown University.