Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Netflix People are always curious to learn about our history and the sacrifices made by the previous generations.

Documentaries and historical dramas offer those who witnessed major events firsthand the opportunity to see familiar times through new perspectives, enriched by archival materials that weren’t ...

"History just got way more binge-worthy. These Netflix documentaries don’t just retell the past—they make it feel like it's happening now. From powerful stories of resistance to global power shifts, ...

Editor-in-Chief of the GBH Documentary Unit, Raney Aronson‑Rath, shares plans for a reimagined American Experience.

You don’t have to be a professional historian to realize this documentary's title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, i.e., the one that abolished slavery. However, Ava DuVernay ...

On Nov. 25, 1783, Capt. Johann Ewald watched the start of the biggest party New York City had ever seen. “On all corners one saw the flag of thirteen stripes flying, cannon salutes were fired, and all ...

What remains of the past, memories, are personal. Organized memories can make stories to tell. Those that combine the memories of several people can be organized for many purposes: culture, ...

The winningest high school boys basketball program in state history had a chance to add another banner in a storybook season, and a filmmaker who watched the team growing up was there to capture it.

Orange County video producer Nathan Gopen had lived in Irvine for many years before he realized the significance of his city to the area’s history and planning. Hired for a drone job a few years ago, ...