History's Most Shocking

Tony Harris breaks down the most shocking moments ever captured on camera. A dad leaps into action to try to save an animal handler from an alligator attack. Two vintage military aircraft collide at an airshow in Dallas. Skiers are flung from an out-of-control ski lift outside of Russia, in an event that's happened before in history. And what really happened in 1970 when authorities tried to dispose of a whale by exploding it with dynamite. Tony and his team of experts take a deep dive and make a determination about what really happened and why

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. Chaos ensues when the city of Cleveland, Ohio attempts to break the Guinness Book of World Records with a 1.5 million balloon drop in 1986. Tony Harris and his team of experts take a deep dive into these incidents to find what really happened and why.

Tony Harris analyzes the most shocking moments ever captured on camera. A construction worker is caught out on the ledge of a burning building. Two kayakers are swallowed alive by a humpback whale in a terrifying encounter that's happened before in history. A truck driver narrowly escapes his vehicle before it's hit by an oncoming train. A French Tailor tests his parachute suit by leaping off the Eiffel Tower in 1912. Tony and his team of experts take a deep dive to find the truth behind these unbelievable incidents.

Controversy erupts when a man seeking his 15 minutes of internet fame crashes his plane into the Los Padres National Forest. It's a jaw-dropping moment when three giant snakes fall out of a family's roof. Two cyclists barely make it out of a tunnel alive before being crushed by a speeding train. Tragedy strikes when the Soviet rival to the West's Concorde supersonic jet makes its first foreign appearance at a Paris Air Show in 1971. Tony Harris and his team of experts analyze the clues and make a determination about what really happened and why.

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 do when stalked by a cougar. In 1992, things take a turn for the worst when a man tries to copy Harry Houdini and buries himself alive in a plexiglass coffin. Tony and his team of experts analyze the clues to find the truth about what really happened and why.

Tony Harris breaks down the most shocking moments ever captured on camera. Why are people nearly getting 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. A snowmobiler is buried alive when he is caught in an avalanche. Did you know the plane crash seen in the opening of the popular 1970's TV series the Six Million Dollar Man was real? Tony and his team of experts do a deep dive into these incredible incidents to find the truth behind how they happened and why.

Tony Harris analyzes the most shocking moments ever captured on camera. A woman survives being sucked into a tornado. An out-of-control elevator reveals a long history of mishaps. A motorcyclist fights for his life as he is knocked down and swept away by a raging flood. And what caused the historic tsunami that struck Thailand in 2004, one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. Tony and his team of experts take a deep dive into these incidents to find the truth behind what happened and how it might have been avoided.

A pilot activates his ejector seat at the last second during a rocky landing. The harrowing moment a motorist tries to escape a forest full of falling trees. A spelunker must use all his skill to escape when he gets stuck between a rock and a hard place. The Hindenburg, the pride of Nazi Germany, explodes in flames while flying over New Jersey in 1937, sparking a mystery. Tony Harris and his team of experts examine the clues and make a determination about what really happened and why.