Smithsonian Channel.

Episodes include: Ali's Missing Gold Medal; 100-Point Game Ball; Gehrig's Bat, Gibson's Ball; Miracle on Ice Flag; Dale's Car, Secretariat's Saddle; and The Immaculate Reception.

The biggest movie and TV franchise of all time, Star Trek spawned more than 700 TV episodes and twelve films. Creator Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future helped inspire today's scientists to develop the first scientific principles of teleportation, the creation of artificial intelligence, androids, and more. Now, scientists, series producers, the first Trekkies, and Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy, provide new insights into a show that inspired audiences...

Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is famous for its realism, but how much of this epic drama is truly accurate? Was there a real Private Ryan? Uncover the real story behind this Hollywood blockbuster with tests conducted with weapons experts and insights from war historians.

Author and historian Tim Maltin has spent the last 20 years researching the tragedy of the Titanic and has developed a new and final theory about what really went on the night the Titanic sank. Tim has drawn together clues from key sources across the world. His knowledge will blow apart many a myth and ultimately reveal a watertight theory that will shed new light on the Titanic disaster and forever change our understanding of what happened that night....

No one would believe the story if it hadn't actually happened. The 1970 rescue of Apollo 13 captivated the nation and the film adaptation went on to win two Oscars. To reveal the truth, we put the big movie moments to the test. Firsthand accounts from astronauts and Mission Control staff involved in the rescue, as well as an interview with filmmaker Ron Howard, reveal the full story.

A documentary on the first African American aviators, examining the achievements of Bessie Coleman, William Powell, James Herman Banning, Thomas C. Allen, and Marlon Green.