Documentaries have only gotten better as time has gone on, and not simply because of hindsight. As such, we think these are the best history documentaries ever.

Here at Total Recall, we deal in history. Partly because I love my video games, but also because as a graduate in the field I love my history as well. So it saddens me deeply when I see people ...

Finding out where the Tom Brady combine photo came from and why it is the only embarrassing photo we’ve seen from the NFL ...

Today, just 10 years after President Barack Obama left office, Columbia University’s Incite Institute opens the full Obama Presidency Oral History archive to the public. This groundbreaking digital ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Emmy-nominated documentary “Our Blues Make Us Gold,” which chronicles the history and rise of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, will be screened at the ...

Macquarie University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. When the World Wide Web went live in the early 1990s, its founders hoped it would be a space for anyone to share information ...

Western Pennsylvania’s storied football history is chronicled in a first-of-its-kind NFL Films documentary to be screened at Kamin Science Center for the next two months. “The Football Town” is a ...

The history of Napa Valley is one of agricultural growth, thriving tourism and significant prosperity. But hidden underneath the valley’s glorious, wine-drenched story is the expulsion of the Chinese ...

Eight years later, (arguably) the greatest play in Super Bowl history is finally getting an ESPN "30 for 30" documentary. ESPN Films released the trailer Thursday for its new documentary appropriately ...

"The History of Concrete" by John Wilson, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute (Photo by John Wilson) “The History of Concrete” is a documentary ...

The creator of HBO's 'How To with John Wilson' learns about a building material, Italian wax sculptures, New York City housing initiatives and more in this Sundance-bowing doc. By Daniel Fienberg ...

Melania Trump’s upcoming documentary is drawing sharp criticism online, with social media users mocking the film amid reports of empty theaters and low presale ticket numbers. People in Denmark ...