Monday, May 20th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Hitler's Last Stand Falaise Trap
With thousands of German soldiers trapped in the Falaise Pocket, a small Canadian tank squadron tries to close off the escape route.
Hitler's Last Stand Frozen Offensive
A U.S. Parachute Infantry Regiment rushes to protect a critical bridge from a Nazi battle group during the opening days of the Battle of the Bulge.
Hitler's Last Stand Savage Spring
Blinded in one eye in the battle for Normandy, a defiant French-Canadian sniper sets out to liberate a Dutch city in the final days of the war.
Hitler's Last Stand Killer Causeway
After the landing on Normandy Beach, the Battle of Carentan breaks out and an American unit launches a desperate bayonet charge.
Hitler's Last Stand Bunker Blitz
After months of fighting in Europe, U.S. troops finally enter Germany; with their sights set on the city of Aachen, the Americans must break through two rows of bunker fortifications to capture the old capital.
America's Hidden Stories The Klan Makes a Movie
A film historian discovers fragments from an old silent movie that suggest it was from a film produced by the Ku Klux Klan.
America's Hidden Stories Madam President
Newly uncovered documents suggest Edith Wilson effectively became America's first female president after Woodrow Wilson suffered a major stroke.
America's Hidden Stories Vampires in America
A series of gruesome, 19th century grave exhumations in America's Northeast are believed by many to have been a method of killing vampires.
America's Hidden Stories Hitler's US Election Plot
Newly uncovered documents reveal a secret Nazi-American plot to rig the 1940 election and ultimately keep the U.S. out of WWII.
America's Hidden Stories Southern Women Union Spies
New evidence supports a Civil War legend that a freed female slave and a society lady in Virginia acted as spies for the Union.
America's Hidden Stories George Washington's Secret Love
Investigating a rumored romance between George Washington and New York heiress Sally Cary, and the role she may have played in shaping America's destiny.
America's Hidden Stories The Klan Makes a Movie
A film historian discovers fragments from an old silent movie that suggest it was from a film produced by the Ku Klux Klan.
America's Hidden Stories Madam President
Newly uncovered documents suggest Edith Wilson effectively became America's first female president after Woodrow Wilson suffered a major stroke.
America's Hidden Stories Vampires in America
A series of gruesome, 19th century grave exhumations in America's Northeast are believed by many to have been a method of killing vampires.
History by the Numbers King Tut
When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed.
Hitler's Last Stand Castle Valor
A platoon of American Buffalo Soldiers exceeds all expectations to advance on a Nazi-occupied castle in the foothills of Northern Italy.
How Did They Fix That? Powerships
Mike Davidson heads to Brazil, where an offshore crew is racing the clock to set up giant power ships to deliver electricity to a country in desperate need.
History by the Numbers King Tut
When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed.
Hitler's Last Stand Castle Valor
A platoon of American Buffalo Soldiers exceeds all expectations to advance on a Nazi-occupied castle in the foothills of Northern Italy.
How Did They Fix That? Powerships
Mike Davidson heads to Brazil, where an offshore crew is racing the clock to set up giant power ships to deliver electricity to a country in desperate need.
Unearthed Secrets of the Black Pyramid
Investigating Egypt's Black Pyramid, a strange, crumbling pyramid that collapsed before its pharaoh was ever buried there; special access to a high-tech archaeological investigation reveals what went so catastrophically wrong.
America in Color Small Town Life
Colorized home movies from the early 20th Century reveal day-to-day life in small towns across the country.
Extreme Ice Machines Extreme Reach
A wind farm depends on the all-terrain abilities of the Hagglund BV206 in Sweden.
Aerial Cities San Francisco 24
San Francisco is famous for its hills, bridges and bay, but it is also known for its gridlock, ferries and wifi-enabled buses transporting tech workers to Silicon Valley; the tech boom reshapes the skyline; lighting engineers climb the Bay Bridge.