The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th American president and is perhaps the most Iconic of them all. On April 14th 1865 Lincoln was shot by actor and confederate spy John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre, the following morning on April 15th he died from the wounds. In the documentary experts explore the full story behind John Wilkes Booth, other planned assassinations of Lincoln's cabinet and give the clearest yet account of the events leading up to and after the attack.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2009 Duration: 1 Hour 22 Minutes.

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Park Avenue: Money, Power And The American Dream

Director Alex Gibney (Enron The Smartest Guys In The Room) looks at Park Avenue, New York. On the Upper east side it's home to some of the richest people in the world but Park Avenue continues across the Harlem River into The Bronx were it's home to some of the poorest New Yorkers. Gibney focuses on the building at 740 Park Avenue which houses billionaires who use their power and money to ensure the rich get richer while the poor get poorer. Over the course of the last century the gap between rich and poor has sky rocketed and the American Dream were anyone can make it has become a myth.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2012 Duration: 1 Hour.

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Witch Hunt: Story Of The Salem Witch Trials

Witch Hunt is a History Channel documentary focusing on the witch hunts and trials in Salem, Massachusetts in the 17th century. At the time New England was a place of fear and religious extremism, the Puritan settlers allowed the hysteria of the time come to a crescendo in 1692 when the witch trials were held and nineteen men and women were executed. It's a dark story in American History but also a story of religious extremism which continues till this day. In the film we find out what led to the frenzy of the late 17th century, how so called witches were identified and the ultimate trial process that determined the fate of the nineteen.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2008 Duration: 1 Hour 8 Minutes.

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Wyatt Earp: Legend Of The Wild West

Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) is one of the names synonymous with the wild west mainly down to his involvement in the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He had all the traits of what we think about the wild west man he was a Gambler, Brothel owner, Saloon Keeper and although arrested and jailed (he broke out on one occasion) he also worked as a policeman and county sheriff. Indeed he was Deputy Town Marshal in Tombstone at the time of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He and his brother Virgil who was Tombstone City Marshal have been depicted in many spaghetti Westerns but this documentary tells the real history of Wyatt Earp.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2010 Duration: 51 Minutes.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis Declassified

The Cuban Missile Crisis Declassified is a 2005 History Channel documentary using declassified files from both America and Russia to tell the story of the Cold War Crisis in 1962. It's amazing how few people know just how close we were to world war three during the 13 day stand off between the USA and Russia/Cuba, a war that with the nuclear capability's of the U.S. and Russia could have led to an end of Civilisation.

In the documentary we see how America discovered Russian missiles being strategically placed across Fidel Castro's Cuba. The American response to blockade all entry to Cuba believing the missiles were to be aimed at American targets. The Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had by now put himself almost in a position of no return and President John F. Kennedy could not show weakness. We see the secret correspondence between the Americans and Russians, how it almost all went wrong when an American spy plane was shot down and the eventual agreement that had not seemed possible just two weeks earlier.

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Streets Of New York: Rise And Fall Of Crime In New York City

New York City, once one of the most dangerous Cities in the world awash with Gangs, Crime and Drugs with 10% of all murders in America occurring in the Big Apple. Now the city that never sleeps is the safest big city in America, but how did New York achieve something others can't or are the stats glossed over to look more Favorable ? In the documentary film maker Al Profit sets out to answer that question meeting with the people who were key crime figures from the 1970's to the men who claim to have cleaned up the city.

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Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine is the Academy Award Winning documentary by film maker Michael Moore that while documenting The Columbine High School massacre of 1999 looks at Gun violence and control in The United States. In an almost comical opening scene Moore takes up the extraordinary offer from a bank in Michigan to get a Free Gun when you open an account ! The film goes on to try and answer why America has the highest gun related deaths, is the answer simply because guns and ammunition are so freely available ?  Quoted in the film "..if a owning a gun makes you safer America should be the safest place on earth..."

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Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story

In this PBS documentary we get exclusive unlimited access to the most secretive and highly trained arm of the American armed forces. Perhaps with their recent rescue of Captain Phillips turned into a Hollywood film and Robert O'Neill going public about the killing of Osama bin Laden some of the secrecy of the SEALs is falling away. In the documentary we learn the history of the Navy Seals from Scouts and Raiders in World War 2 to their current form which began under President Kennedy in 1962.

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The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden became the most wanted man in the world after the September 11th attacks on The United States. Then President George W. Bush vowed to get the leader of al-Qaeda but his time in office passed with  bin Laden still at large. Bush's successor Barrack Obama took over and the search continued, in all it was almost ten years before they got the definitive lead on bin Laden.

In a previous documentary we saw The last days of Osama bin Laden but now we hear first hand of the events of May 2, 2011. In this documentary a Navy Seal who was not just part of the team that went to the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan but who fired the shots that killed bin Laden speaks candidly about the mission. Robert O'Neill is the man who killed Osama bin Laden and we hear about how it happened, why he has gone public and alternative stories that emerged.

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The Real History Of The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush is the name given to a mass immigration to California in the mid 1800's in search of Gold. After James W. Marshall found Gold in Coloma, California and with often exaggerated reports of Gold across the state over 300,000 people went in search of their fortune. This documentary tells the real story of how the Gold Rush began in a State in transition from a Mexican to American territory. The successes and failures of those who dropped everything to chase their American Dream.

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American Marine Snipers

In this documentary from National Geographic Titled Snipers One Shot, One Kill we follow the US Marine Snipers from training missions to the front line at War. The Marines above all sections of the armed forces value Gunmanship and new recruits are put through gruelling routines to ensure they are better, faster and more accurate than the enemy. We also learn the history of snipers from the first world war through to today. A subject that recently gained attention from the Hollywood film American Sniper.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2002 Duration: 1H 3Mins.

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Mega Structure - New York Subway

For over 100 years the New York Subway has been growing beneath the most populated city in The United States. In 2014 figures just released show over 6.1 Billion rides on the subway were taken. But as this National Geographic documentary shows keeping the largest transit system in the world going requires military like planning and constant maintenance. The subway faces constant challenges as it runs under roads, rivers and skyscrapers with structural damage and the threat of fire and flooding a huge concern. In the documentary we see the history of the New York subway system as well as what goes on behind the scenes to keep the trains running in the City that never sleeps.

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