Smithsonian Channel An American submarine crew gets an order: to hunt Japanese ships that are conducting a secret VIP evacuation in the Philippines in June 1945; examining the stealthy, dangerous tactics they used that would set a US Navy record. 2026-05-16 The massive AC-130 provides unparalleled close air support to U.S. and allied ground troops. 2026-05-16 By the summer of 1944, the United States is gaining the upper hand in the Pacific War with better training, troop numbers and supply lines; it aims for the heart of Japan's inner defense ring, engaging in a naval battle for Saipan in the Marianas. 2026-05-16 An American submarine crew gets an order: to hunt Japanese ships that are conducting a secret VIP evacuation in the Philippines in June 1945; examining the stealthy, dangerous tactics they used that would set a US Navy record. 2026-05-16 The massive AC-130 provides unparalleled close air support to U.S. and allied ground troops. 2026-05-16 By the summer of 1944, the United States is gaining the upper hand in the Pacific War with better training, troop numbers and supply lines; it aims for the heart of Japan's inner defense ring, engaging in a naval battle for Saipan in the Marianas. 2026-05-16 An American submarine crew gets an order: to hunt Japanese ships that are conducting a secret VIP evacuation in the Philippines in June 1945; examining the stealthy, dangerous tactics they used that would set a US Navy record. 2026-05-16 The massive AC-130 provides unparalleled close air support to U.S. and allied ground troops. 2026-05-16 By the summer of 1944, the United States is gaining the upper hand in the Pacific War with better training, troop numbers and supply lines; it aims for the heart of Japan's inner defense ring, engaging in a naval battle for Saipan in the Marianas. 2026-05-16 An American submarine crew gets an order: to hunt Japanese ships that are conducting a secret VIP evacuation in the Philippines in June 1945; examining the stealthy, dangerous tactics they used that would set a US Navy record. 2026-05-16 The search for water is actually the search for life, and that search is taking man to some unusual places, including a moon of Saturn. 2026-05-16 Scientists are now probing to detect gravity waves in space and mapping the gravity patterns of the moon for the first time. 2026-05-16 A journey down one of the wild rivers in the world, the Yukon; the unusual trip starts in an aircraft piloted by a painter and the odyssey ends with a visit to a graveyard of disintegrating rear-wheel steamers. 2026-05-16 Come across a set of disturbingly familiar stone monoliths in Colombia, then explore a lost city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; puzzle over an ancient ruin in Corinth, Greece, and explore an old structure on a Maltese island. 2026-05-16 The search for water is actually the search for life, and that search is taking man to some unusual places, including a moon of Saturn. 2026-05-16 Scientists are now probing to detect gravity waves in space and mapping the gravity patterns of the moon for the first time. 2026-05-16 At the mouth of the Suez Canal, Lino Arosemena and his crew have a monster repair job of removing and refitting a 20-ton propeller. 2026-05-16 The search for water is actually the search for life, and that search is taking man to some unusual places, including a moon of Saturn. 2026-05-16 Paid programming. 2026-05-16 New discoveries and new science tell the story of how the ancient Mayans built such an incredible society in a tropical rainforest over two thousand years and then vanished. 2026-05-16 Experience the deep distrust and aggression that pushes the world closer to nuclear war; follow a Soviet incursion into the territorial waters of Sweden and Finland and see how northern nations prepare for a battle that is only a button-push away. 2026-05-16 An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research. 2026-05-16 Incredible footage, colorized for the first time, chronicles the final days of the Third Reich and the brutal battle for Berlin, though German defeat looked certain. Nazi soldiers persisted in fighting despite the inevitability of their downfall. 2026-05-16 The Germans begin a retreat on the eve of the polar winter; the Soviet Union begins a major offensive in the north; the Finns push the Germans towards their defensive line. 2026-05-16 An American submarine crew gets an order: to hunt Japanese ships that are conducting a secret VIP evacuation in the Philippines in June 1945; examining the stealthy, dangerous tactics they used that would set a US Navy record. 2026-05-16 An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research. 2026-05-16 The Germans begin a retreat on the eve of the polar winter; the Soviet Union begins a major offensive in the north; the Finns push the Germans towards their defensive line. 2026-05-16 Track German tank commander Georg Gaertner, vanishes from a U.S. POW camp and eludes the FBI for 40 years; learn how two escaped Auschwitz prisoners help save countless lives and how Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann is finally brought to justice. 2026-05-17 A platoon of Canadian tank hunters engages a column of Nazi Panther tanks at nighttime. 2026-05-17 A high-profile murder case in Brazil during the 1970s captures the world's attention and leads to a national scandal. 2026-05-17 Track German tank commander Georg Gaertner, vanishes from a U.S. POW camp and eludes the FBI for 40 years; learn how two escaped Auschwitz prisoners help save countless lives and how Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann is finally brought to justice. 2026-05-17 A platoon of Canadian tank hunters engages a column of Nazi Panther tanks at nighttime. 2026-05-17 A high-profile murder case in Brazil during the 1970s captures the world's attention and leads to a national scandal. 2026-05-17 A platoon of Canadian tank hunters engages a column of Nazi Panther tanks at nighttime. 2026-05-17 Egyptologists examine ancient sites and relics to determine what brought the age of the pyramids to an end. 2026-05-17 A high-profile murder case in Brazil during the 1970s captures the world's attention and leads to a national scandal. 2026-05-17 A platoon of Canadian tank hunters engages a column of Nazi Panther tanks at nighttime. 2026-05-17 For more than 25 years, the shuttle was our ticket to space and our laboratory in orbit. 2026-05-17 A vehicle the size of a small car spent a year on Mars. 2026-05-17 Meandering through the black waters of a primordial river immortalized in a folk song. 2026-05-17 Unlock an abandoned site on a remote Antarctic isle and check out mysterious shapes in the Finnish snow. Puzzle over an inexplicable monolith in the far reaches of Norway, then get shocked by a blood-red frozen waterfall at the bottom of the world. 2026-05-17 For more than 25 years, the shuttle was our ticket to space and our laboratory in orbit. 2026-05-17 A vehicle the size of a small car spent a year on Mars. 2026-05-17 Veteran salvor Paul Hay and his team rescue a clam-dredging crew's harvest lost in a storm off the New Jersey coast; following an annual cleanup operation in New Zealand that salvages fishing equipment gone astray. 2026-05-17 For more than 25 years, the shuttle was our ticket to space and our laboratory in orbit. 2026-05-17 Paid programming. 2026-05-17 Viewing Southern Italy from the air; Greek temples on the Mediterranean; cities that just seem to float above the sea; one of the most powerful volcanoes on Earth. 2026-05-17 The first great empire of the Akkadians, led by Sargon the Great, dominated the Fertile Crescent, replacing the Sumerians and extending its influence as far north as Syria and south as Oman. 2026-05-17 Shedding light on the origins of organized warfare and the brutality it left behind; hunting for the beginnings of organized combat in Germany; finding evidence of Roman power in Denmark, and pondering the symbolic role of elite fighters. 2026-05-17 Diving into the mystery of the HMS Terror, an Arctic ship found 150 years after it and its crew vanished without a trace; seeing if the explosion of the SS Sultana on the Mississippi was an accident or sabotage; boarding the ghost ship Mary Celeste. 2026-05-17 Exceptional texts are inscribed on the walls of an obscure pyramid; experts scan the funerary chamber of Egypt's longest-reigning pharaoh to try to uncover its mysteries. 2026-05-17 Delve into the history of the Fourth Dynasty monarch responsible for one of the great pyramids; examine the tyrannical reputation of this ancient leader and decipher the complex strategies he used to guide such a massive building project. 2026-05-17 Egyptologists believe there was a perfect pyramid, hidden in the sands of Abu Rawash, which served as a tomb for the pharaoh Djedefre. 2026-05-17 An up-close look at NASA's decades-long mission to reach and explore Mars, including its latest rover, the high-tech Perseverance. 2026-05-17 Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre. 2026-05-18