Butterfly Effect

Unable to bring mob boss Al Capone to justice for many of the crimes ascribed to him, the U.S. government takes a new tack to end the rule of gangsters in the Depression.

In late Victorian England, women begin to organize to gain the right to vote in a struggle that lasts well into the early 20th century.

The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848 impacts the development of California and the history of the United States.

The encounter between Spanish conquistador and opportunist Hernan Cortés and the indigenous peoples of Central America is one of history's tragic tales of greed, conflict, imperial weakness and superior weaponry.

The Cuban Missile Crisis becomes one of the defining moments of the mid-20th century and of the presidency of John F. Kennedy, bringing the USSR and USA to the brink of nuclear war.

The Black Death, a disease that develops and kills within days, decimates Europe and changes the course of history.