From ancient apocalypses to anthrax attacks, here are the 13 best history documentaries streaming on Netflix right now.

You may only be familiar with the ancient Egyptian history of pyramids and lost cities, but more recent events of the country are compelling as well. Nominated for a 2014 Best Documentary Feature ...

Run Time: 90 min | IMDb: 7.3/10 John Leguizamo’s Netflix show is part Broadway one-man-show, part stand-up, part family dramedy, and part Indigenous American history. Leguizamo blends thousands ...

The most fascinating chapters of America’s past, including our stories of tragedy, pride, creativity, and triumph, are arguably contained in African American history. Black History Month is our ...

On July 21, Netflix debuted Sunday Best, a documentary about The Ed Sullivan Show —the longest-running variety show in U.S.

Viewed from the distance of 80 years, the end of World War II seems incredibly long ago. For many of the American college ...

Black history is American history and should be important to all races. Thankfully, there’s a huge selection of documentaries that delve into Black history and tell necessary, often overlooked ...

This bleak chapter in American history is the focus of the first half of Burns’ latest two-part documentary, The American Buffalo, which airs on PBS on October 16 and 17.

The history of this innovation and how treatment evolved over time is told in the documentary by narrator Paul Shear and through interviews with Dennis Webster — who was interviewed at the ...

I was never that much of a history buff, so it’s pretty rare for me to sit down and watch a documentary about a war that ended before my mom was born. But I’m rethinking my slacker ways after ...