HISTORY This Week
Episodes
Arsenic, Adultery, and an American on Trial
This episode examines the 1889 trial of Florence Maybrick, an American socialite convicted of murdering her husband in Victorian England.
Fall Out (Finale)
This episode of "World War II with Tom Hanks" details the immediate aftermath of the war, focusing on the fracturing of the Allied alliance and the onset of the Cold War.
Washington: Hero of the Revolution, from The Rest is History
Ben Franklin Gets Fired
This episode explores how Benjamin Franklin’s reforms to the colonial postal system helped the American Revolution succeed.
From First America: "Merciless Indian Savages"
Host Rebecca Nagel introduces "First America," arguing that Indigenous resistance and land hunger drove the U.
The Forgotten Father of Air Conditioning
This episode explores the life of Dr.
The *Other* Declaration of Independence (Part II)