The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Barack Obama as a presidential candidate

The orphan teen who became the most wanted man in the West. A fascinating look at the boy behind the myth, BILLY THE KID puts a human face on the legend who in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West to an enduring icon. On April 28, 1881, twenty-one-year-old Henry McCarty, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, just days from being hanged for murder, outfoxed his jailers and electrified the nation with the latest in a long line of miraculous escapes. An outlaw with a deadly reputation, the young man was finally gunned down by the ambitious sheriff Pat Garrett just a few weeks later. The felling of one of the most notorious criminals of the age made front-page news and marked the end of Henry — but it was the beginning of one of the West’s most enduring legends. Demonized by the lawman that killed him, the Kid was soon mythologized by a never-ending stream of dime store novels and big-screen dramas, portrayed by everyone from Paul Newman

From Olympic equestrian and kidnapping survivor to the royal family’s hardest-working member, Princess Anne has spent decades placing duty before popularity. This documentary explores her private struggles, public controversies and remarkable service to the Crown—asking whether she might have made a formidable queen.

Discover the incredible story of the Concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. This documentary explores the decades of scientific research and international collaboration between Britain and France that made Mach 2 passenger flight a reality. From pioneering test flights and the race against American and Soviet rivals to its glamorous 30-year reign and tragic end, this is the definitive history of an aviation icon that pushed the boundaries of flight.

Matthew Cox is a former mortgage broker from Florida who found himself on the Secret Service’s most wanted list. He made millions falsifying home ownership and mortgage documents for five times the properties’ actual worth. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

In 480 BC, a fragile coalition of Greek city-states stood on the precipice of total annihilation, facing the colossal military might of the Persian Empire. Yet, just a few decades after engineering one of history's greatest underdog victories, the Athenian Golden Age would come crashing down in a far-off land—shattered not by foreign invaders, but by their own hubris. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost. :european_castle: You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Odyssey is part of the History Hit Network. For

How crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Joe Biden will take office at a moment of profound national crisis in a deeply divided country: In addition to the chaos of the Capitol attack and the undermining of the election by President Trump, approximately 400,000 Americans are dead from the coronavirus, and a reckoning over racism in the wake of George Floyd’s killing is ongoing. How will Biden navigate the substantial challenges that lie ahead? The documentary “President Biden” offers answers. In the film, those who know Biden best describe the searing moments that shaped the President-elect and what those challenges reveal about how he may govern a nation confronting multiple crises. The documentary is from veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk, who with his team has made five installments of FRONTLINE’s election-year series The Choice and nearly 20 documentaries about the Trump and Obama eras. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the John D. and Catherine T.