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It was on this date in 1945 that an American B-29 bomber aircraft dropped the world's first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately...

On this date in 1877, Thomas Edison introduced an invention that gave users the ability to reproduce recorded sound.

One of NASA's most accomplished astronauts died Friday. He flew in space six times, including a moon landing, and later headed the office that chose crews for space shuttle missions.

On June 6, 1944 a million and a half Allied troops embark on the invasion of France.

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?

Despite days of widespread incitement on social media in advance of the insurrection encouraging extremist Trump supporters to assault the U.S. Capitol, law enforcement was unprepared and overwhelmed.

Airing Friday, January 6 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)

Airs Saturday, December 6, 2013 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Airs Friday, December 6, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Little Hope Was Arson premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, April 6, 2015.