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Frank
Lloyd Wright
He was a master builder, a rebel and a worshipper of nature. Explore
the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright's 91-year life.
-- From WETA Washington
Joe
Hill
This online story of the labor organizer explores the history of the
nation as it struggled with issues of justice, opportunity, and the
American Dream.
-- From KUED Salt Lake City
The
Wright Brothers
A look at the Wright Brothers' successful 12-second flight at Kitty
Hawk North Carolina, America's "First Flight."
-- From UNC TV Television
Great
Projects
From the men who blasted through a mountain of rock along the Colorado
River, to those who hammered 475,000 rivets into each tower of the George
Washington Bridge, learn how the greatest engineering feats in American
history were accomplished.
-- SCETV & PBS
Cesar
Chavez
Cesar Chavez was the most important Latino leader in U.S. history. Dedicated
to nonviolence, Chavez built the United Farmworkers Union, convincing
millions to support the workers' struggle for dignity.
-- [i]tvs & PBS
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D-Day
Soldiers
Not since 1688 had an invading army crossed the English Channel, but
on June 6, 1844 it was happening -- Operation Overlord, D-Day, the all-out
attack on Hitler's fortress Europe.
-- From American Experience
Heroes
of Ground Zero
An inspiring portrait of the large, extended family that is the New
York City Fire Department -- facing its greatest challenge ever and
putting a human face on history. Follow the department from its earliest
years to the professional firefighters who entered the Twin Towers.
-- From WNET New York & PBS
Teaching:
No Greater Calling
Six outstanding teachers discuss their methods and principles that have
earned them recognition for best practice in the teaching profession.
-- From UNC TV
American
Masters
The lives, works, and creative processes of Americas most outstanding
cultural artists. American Masters is both a celebration and an exploration
of creativity in America.
-- From WNET New York & PBS
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New
Americans
Follow a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their
home and families behind and learn what it means to be new Americans
in the 21st century. .
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[i]tvs & PBS
The
Border
PBS stations in the American Southwest present stories of the U.S.-Mexico
border, a diverse and unique region at the crossroads of change.
-- From KPBS San Diego, KUAT Tucson, KNME
Albuquerque
My
Journey Home
Follows three Americans as they travel to their ancestral homelands.
Their stories are deeply personal, revealing biographies at turns thought-provoking,
humorous and emotionally devastating.
-- From WETA Washington & PBS
Taxi
Dreams
Ninety percent of taxicab license applicants are born outside the United
States. Follow the stories of five immigrants trying to make it in New
York City driving a cab.
-- From WNET New York & PBS
Hmong
in Minnesota
Earlier this year, the U.S. government agreed to grant refugee status
to 15,000 members of the Hmong ethnic group which has been homeless
since the end of the wars in Indochina.
-- From The NewsHour
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Hawaii's
Last Queen
On January January 17, 1893, Hawaii's Queen Lili'uokalani, surrendered
her nation to armed U.S. Marines.
-- From WGBH Boston & PBS
Warrior
in Two Worlds
Ely Parker was a Seneca chief, a legal scholar, an engineer, a Civil
War hero, and a Cabinet-level commissioner -- all by the age of 40.
-- From WXXI Rochester & PBS
Mysterious First Americans
Follow the discovery and ensuing controversy over the Kennewick Man,
a well-preserved, 9,000-year-old human skeleton found in Washington
State in 1996.
-- From NOVA
The
Ancient Anasazi
Navajo National Monument preserves three of the most-intact cliff dwellings
of the ancestral Puebloan people (Hisatsinom). The Navajo people who
live here today call these ancient ones "Anasazi."
-- From KAET Pheonix
The Soul of Colorado
The spirit of the Native American is the heart and soul of Colorado.
From the cities to the countryside, the Indian nation has combined revered
tradition and contemporary society into many aspects of their lives.
-- From Rocky Mountain PBS
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