History's Most Shocking — Season 1, Episode 1: Exploding Whale, Alligator Attack, Dallas Airshow Disaster & Ski Lift Mayhem

Episode synopsis

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.

About History's Most Shocking

History's Most Shocking won't just keep you on edge of your seat…. It will teach you the history lessons you were never taught in school.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Leopard on the Loose, Plummeting to Earth, Elephant Attack & Balloon Chaos
• E3Whale Eats Kayakers, Trucks vs. Trains, Flames & Cranes & Historic Eiffel Tower Jump
• E4Pythons in the Ceiling, Train Tunnel Escape, Suspicious Plane Crash, & Russian Concord Crash
• E5Man Stalked by Cougars, When Planes Collide, Buried Alive & Terrifying Drive
• E6Avalanche vs. Snowmobile, The Real 6 Million Dollar Man Crash, When Tires Attack & Train Track Mayhe
• E7Sucked Up By a Tornado, Elevators Gone Wrong, Motorcycle vs. Flood & The Indian Ocean Tsunami of '04
• E8The Hindenburg Disaster, Pilot's Ejection Fail, When Trees Attack & Stuck in a Cave