History's Most Shocking

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A frame-by-frame look at the most significant mind-blowing events ever caught on camera, a deep dive into the extreme, uncovering the truth behind what happened.
Exploding Whale, Alligator Attack, Dallas Airshow Disaster & Ski Lift Mayhem
S1 E1

A dad leaps into action to save an animal handler from an alligator attack; two vintage military aircrafts collide at an airshow in Dallas.

Leopard on the Loose, Plummeting to Earth, Elephant Attack & Balloon Chaos
S1 E2

A leopard goes on a rampage in India; a paraglider plummets to earth and uses his skills and fast thinking to survive; a woman gets a little too close for comfort to an elephant and suffers the consequences.

Pythons in the Ceiling, Train Tunnel Escape, Suspicious Plane Crash, & Russian Concord Crash
S1 E3

Controversy erupts when a man seeking his 15 minutes of internet fame crashes his plane into the Los Padres National Forest; the moment when three giant snakes fall out of a family's roof; two cyclists barely make it out of a tunnel.

Whale Eats Kayakers, Trucks vs. Trains, Flames & Cranes & Historic Eiffel Tower Jump
S1 E4

A construction worker is caught out on the ledge of a burning building; a humpback whale swallows two kayakers alive; a truck driver narrowly escapes his vehicle before it gets hit by an oncoming train.

Man Stalked by Cougars, When Planes Collide, Buried Alive & Terrifying Drive
S1 E5

Skydivers narrowly escape two colliding planes; a father and son are in danger as they drive through a raging wildfire; what to do and what not to do when stalked by a cougar.

Avalanche vs. Snowmobile, The Real 6 Million Dollar Man Crash, When Tires Attack & Train Track Mayhem
S1 E6

Many people nearly get hit by speeding trains all over the world; chaos ensues when the wheels literally come off a vehicle going full speed on a busy highway.

Sucked Up by a Tornado, Elevators Gone Wrong, Motorcycle vs. Flood & the Indian Ocean Tsunami of '04
S1 E7

Tony Harris analyzes shocking moments captured on camera; a woman survives being sucked into a tornado; an out-of-control elevator reveals a long history of mishaps.

The Hindenburg Disaster, Pilot's Ejection Fail, When Trees Attack and Stuck in a Cave
S1 E8

A pilot activates his ejector seat at the last second during a rocky landing; a motorist tries to escape a forest full of falling trees; the Hindenburg, the pride of Nazi Germany, explodes in flames while flying over New Jersey in 1937.