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Thirty hours of footage were collected by Mstyslav Chernov and his team during the first weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Mariupol.
Ukrainian forces aim to advance through 2,000 meters of heavily fortified forest to capture the village of Andriivka from Russian control.
An 11-year-old boy in Baghdad becomes an apprentice to a garage owner after losing his father in the conflict.
Thirteen sections depict the aftermath of the Gulf War in Kuwait, focusing on the oil fires that blacken the sky and scar the land.
Over 500 reels of Super 8 home movies filmed by Nixon's aides provide a personal view of the presidency during a time of political upheaval.
Matthew VanDyke traveled 35,000 miles on a motorcycle through Northern Africa and the Middle East before joining the fight against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya.
Four years of conflict force Raghda and Amer to confront the dangers of life under the Assad regime while raising their two children in Syria.
533 nitrate film reels were discovered buried beneath a hockey rink in Dawson City, Yukon, revealing lost cinematic history from the early 20th century.
In the 1950s and '60s, Casa Susanna in the Catskills served as a refuge for transgender women and cross-dressing men seeking acceptance and freedom.
Ten screenwriters, directors, and producers, known as the Hollywood Ten, were blacklisted after refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947.
A teenager earns a university scholarship and a spokesperson position in Russia's nationalistic youth movement, Nashi, while grappling with her political beliefs.
About 50 million Americans faced food insecurity in 2012, with one in four children struggling to secure enough food for themselves and their families.
Hundreds of Palestinian villages were destroyed in 1948, displacing their inhabitants and marking a significant turning point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Historic 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors highlight Bob White's successful efforts for a distinctly Canadian agreement.
Nickelodeon grew from a small local channel to a global entertainment leader, influencing the childhoods of millions through shows like Rugrats and Doug.
Survivors recount being stripped and bathed in a large shower room, where they were treated with DDT to kill lice during their time in residential schools.
A locksmith has maintained a price of one dollar per key since 2000 while reflecting on 47 years of service in Brooklyn.
For 25,000 years, societies revered a goddess as a symbol of creation and nurturing, a belief system now linked to modern environmental challenges.
Sixty percent of enslaved individuals brought to America came from Senegal, a fact often omitted from historical narratives.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, opposed the Nazi regime and was arrested by the Gestapo in 1945 for his involvement in plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Chicago's creative community revolutionized modern advertising, shaping consumer behavior and culture in America for generations to come.
Over 60 cities screened a feature documentary about Father Yod and the Source Family, a group known for their radical communal lifestyle in 1970s Hollywood.
Peter Joseph presents insights from Jacque Fresco and John Perkins, exploring the roots of global issues like war and poverty while proposing societal reforms.
A cutting-edge undersea scanning project has created the first high-resolution 3D Digital Twin of the Titanic, revealing new insights into the shipwreck's history.
At least 6 million people died in Nazi Germany's system of camps, including more than 3 million Jews, as documented by Allied footage from 1945.
Apache helicopter pilots and their crews demonstrate exceptional courage and adaptability during a high-stakes mission in Iraq in March 2003.
In war-torn Ukraine, film director Stas Kapralov searches for his missing dog, Nika, while documenting the efforts of volunteers rescuing animals affected by the conflict.
Over 100 rooms in H.H. Holmes' hotel were designed with hidden traps, including torture chambers and gas rooms, to facilitate his murders.
Ancient skywatchers and modern astronomers reveal the Milky Way's evolution, exploring its mythology and the scientific methods used to map its structure.
At 13, LeVar Burton entered the seminary, driven by his mother's belief in service, but later left to pursue a career in acting and education.
A bear cub named Winnie is left at the London Zoo after soldiers depart from White River, Ontario.
1.8 billion years ago, a geological period known as the "Boring Billion" began, marked by minimal evolutionary activity yet crucial for future life on Earth.
Professor Simon Schaffer examines the history, craftsmanship, and cultural significance of automata, intricate clockwork machines from centuries past in Europe.
In 1933, the Nazi government dismantled constitutional law in Germany, paving the way for a totalitarian regime that affected all aspects of life.
One percent of people in Britain and America carry a genetic mutation that may have helped some survive the Black Death and could aid in AIDS research.
Human physiology is explored through advanced CGI and real in-body photography, illustrating the body's transformations from birth to old age.
45,000 individuals fled to Thailand from Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime, only to face forced repatriation to a war-torn homeland.
Researchers uncovered over 60,000 previously undetected structures in northern Guatemala, revealing a hidden city of the Maya civilization.
130,000 men crossed the English Channel on June 6, 1944, as part of Operation Overlord, facing heavy fire during the Normandy landings.
Dogger Bank, an area with an average depth of around 93 meters, was once a landmass connecting Great Britain to mainland Europe before it submerged.
Hitler is depicted as a fallen angel, surrounded by allies like Goering and Goebbels.
By the end of 1860, Philip Slater had classified 30 distinct lemur species from Madagascar, leading to theories about ancient land connections.
Around 1177 BC, black sails were spotted off the Egyptian shore, signaling the arrival of a fleet intent on plunder and conquest.
Over 200 monoliths, some standing more than 5 meters high, form 20 enclosures at Göbekli Tepe, a site dating back to around 10,000 BC.
Over 100 calls a day flood the hotline of the Traditionalist American Knights, a KKK faction claiming to be the fastest growing in the U.S.
Hadrien's Wall stretches 73 miles across northern England, marking the Roman Empire's northern frontier during the early 2nd century AD.
Six thousand funeral urns containing the charred remains of cremated Phoenician children were discovered on a small island off the coast of Sicily.
Ancient hieroglyphics and stone carvings depict the parting of the sea and the biblical plagues, suggesting these events may have historical roots.
