TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Saturday, August 1st TV listings for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific
Aerial America Trailblazers
An aerial tour over the places made famous by America's most influential men and women.
Aerial America Idaho
A view of Idaho from the air reveals a state filled with agricultural fields, lands untouched by human hands, and riches in the form of gold, ski resorts and spuds.
Aerial America Northern California
A flight over Northern California explores ancient forests, timeless coasts, golden cities and the region's pioneering spirit.
Aerial America The Dakotas
A flight over North and South Dakota reveals the shared history and the vast differences of these sibling states.
Aerial America Washington D.C.
A soaring tour over Washington, D.C. explores the unique landscape, rich history and colorful story of the Nation's Capital.
Aerial America Nevada
An aerial tour of Nevada; the state's deserts, ghost towns, neon cities and Hoover Dam; its history built on epic booms and busts.
Aerial America Made in the USA
A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.
Aerial America Alaska's Fire and Ice
The world's largest volcanic island; Iceland's landscapes, forged by fire and ice; a tour over Alaska, the residents it attracts and the wildlife that thrives in these unique surroundings.
Aerial America Texas
The Lone Star's rugged canyons, historic ranches and modern cities.
Aerial America Vermont
Northern state's green forests; red-painted barns and sugar maples.
Aerial America Louisiana
Louisiana's wetlands and underwater oil fields.
Aerial America Wilderness
A cross-country flight over icy landscapes in Alaska's Denali, vast wetlands in Florida's Everglades, and over 100 million acres of badlands, deserts, and mountains.
Aerial America Wyoming
An aerial exploration of Wyoming reveals the Cowboy State's controversial history while highlighting its breathtaking canyons and volcanic formations.
A supervolcano brewing beneath Yellowstone National Park could be the worst natural disaster in history.
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.
Make It Out Alive Oklahoma Tornado
On the evening of May 3, 1999, the residents of Oklahoma City were hit with a devastating tornado.
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.
Disasters at Sea Storm Watch
Bound from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Juan, Puerto Rico, crew members on the SS El Faro container ship find themselves just 20 miles from the eye of a hurricane; after the ship goes missing, investigators ask why the crew took such a deadly course.
Air Disasters Fight to the Death
On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board.
Air Disasters Terror Over Michigan
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine what caused the aircraft to lose control.
Air Disasters Explosive Proof
The inside story of one of history's most infamous and complex investigations: the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800.
Air Disasters Cutting Corners
The 2000 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane just off the California coast leads to a disturbing discovery about the company's cost-cutting procedures.
Air Disasters Hudson River Runway
US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese, causing both engines to fail.
Air Disasters Deadly Detour
The crew of a commuter flight over France makes a sightseeing detour that sets off a deadly chain of events.