The "war to end all wars" was over, but a new one was just beginning - on the streets of America. In one big city alone - Chicago - an estimated 1,300 gangs had spread like a deadly virus by the mid-1920s. By 1926, more than 12,000 murders were taking place every year across America. With the bootlegging and speakeasies the "Roaring Twenties" also saw bank robbery, kidnapping, auto theft, gambling, and drug trafficking become increasingly common crimes. Some gangsters, perhaps most notably Al Capone, have become infamous. 2003 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Al Capone. Capone went on to leave a lasting impression on western culture - the American Gangster.
The survival of the fittest is the primary rule in the African wild of Maasai Mara in Kenya. In the land of the jungle of the law, the survival story of Samantha, a single-mother cheetah, is revealed. Samantha struggles with all the hardships for the survival of herself and her offspring. In spite of the adverse condition where she has to find ways to protect her three offspring all by herself from threats of predatory beasts like lions and hyenas, she never gives up easily.
Submarines today are highly complex machines crammed with technology and weapons. As impressive as their construction is, as terrifying is their destructive power. Hardly any other weapon triggers as many emotions as the submarine. It strikes from ambush and can use nuclear missiles to drag the whole world into the abyss.
Submarines originated from a completely non-military idea, namely to be able to view the world under water. But the interest in the military use of submarines soon prevailed.
This documentary series takes viewers through a firearm's history, from the heart of the design through its use on the range. Using state-of-the-art, high-speed photography, Gun Stories looks at the operation and performance of each weapon, from classics like the Mauser bolt-action, to cutting-edge firearms like the Adaptive Combat Rifle.
In the 1970s, Detroit was experiencing an economic boom, but the idyllic suburban life ended abruptly when four children were abducted and killed by the Oakland County Child Killer in the dead of winter. Follow writer J. Rueben Appelman, Detective Cory Williams, and families of the victims in their mission to unravel one of America’s most baffling crimes.
Zak Bagans sends documentary crews to capture true tales of twisted terror, local lore and deeply disturbing paranormal activity at doomed locations across the globe.
Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she travels through France and Italy to see how travel, the arts and culture and the finest foods can enrich and inspire our lives.
When traditional methods of dealing with human mysteries fail to provide help, the people profiled in "The uneXplained" turn to the supernatural world. Featuring first-hand accounts from people dealing with a range of unusual afflictions including undiagnosed disease, physical limitation, loss of memory, an unsettled cause of death, paranormal activity and unsolved crime, episodes profile individuals who seek remedies from intuitive healers, spirit channelers, psychic mediums, and practitioners in other metaphysical fields.
Inside Scotland's most complex and shocking murder investigations, with unprecedented access. Police and prosecutors reveal the extraordinary efforts needed to deliver justice.
The tropical islands that lie between Asia and Australia are among the biologically richest on earth, and home to a vast number of plants and animals. From tree kangaroos to tarsiers, manta rays to mudskippers, the region abounds with life. But why? The answer lies deep in time, due to the many millions of years these islands have existed - and the power of the earth, the sun and the moon.
A family with two smart twin boys has lived in the most amazing places in the world and tried to fit in as locals while surviving in Siberian ecovillage of a religious leader Vissarion, setting up a yurt village in China, building unlikely friendships in Australia and now trying to fit in Muslim community in Iran.