TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Sunday, June 16th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Ten Steps to Disaster Mount St. Helens
On May 18, 1980, Washington state's Mount St. Helens erupts; revisiting the destructive volcanic event and revealing ten failures that escalated the catastrophe, including ignored warnings, inadequate safety zones and poor rescue planning.
The eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano kills hundreds as a pyroclastic flow roars down its slopes; the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is a slow-motion disaster, starting with small earthquakes before bursting into residential neighborhoods.
A supervolcano brewing beneath Yellowstone National Park could be the worst natural disaster in history.
Aerial America Trailblazers
An aerial tour over the places made famous by America's most influential men and women.
Aerial America Minnesota
Glacial landscapes and stories of the pioneers.
Aerial America Montana
The Treasure State's adventure-filled history, farms and rugged terrain.
Aerial America New Mexico
New Mexico's landscapes and landmarks along with its legends and secrets.
Aerial America Alaska's Fire and Ice
The world's largest volcanic island; Iceland's landscapes, forged by fire and ice.
Aerial America Alaska's Call of the Wild
A look at America's landmarks, including a view of bears catching clams in Alaska's rivers, all from breathtaking heights.
Aerial America Coasts
An aerial tour over America's coastlines explores the visual splendor and rich history of the nation's varied borders.
Aerial America Washington D.C.
The unique landscape, history and colorful story of the Nation's Capital.
Aerial America Best Small Towns
A coast-to-coast aerial tour celebrates the best small towns in the United States and tells inspirational stories about the men and women who called them home.
Aerial America Wyoming
An aerial exploration of Wyoming reveals the Cowboy State's controversial history while highlighting its breathtaking canyons and volcanic formations.
Aerial America Arkansas
Raging rivers; vast wilderness; legends of the Wild West.
Aerial America Beyond Hollywood
Iconic locations made famous by movies.
Aerial America Oregon
Oregon's Cascade Mountains; Columbia River waterway.
Air Disasters The Invisible Plane
SAS Flight 686 takes off from Milan's Linate Airport and moments later collides with a Cessna on the runway.
Air Disasters Fight for Control
A propeller breaks off and rips a hole in the fuselage of an aircraft en route from Alaska to Washington 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.
Air Disasters Impossible Landing
A shocking look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989 causing a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead.
Air Disasters Deadly Mission
A new investigation sheds light on the controversial 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.
Air Disasters Vanished
On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447 stalls and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 228 people on board.
Air Disasters Miracle Escape
Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.
Air Disasters Seconds From Touchdown
Facing a cascade of failures and a fire on board, a turboprop is just seconds from landing when it flips over and crashes.
Air Disasters Tragedy on the Potomac
On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.