Special Features
- Timeline: A Selected Wall Street Chronology
- Interview: Michael Nesbitt
- Photo Gallery: The Roaring 20s
- Primary Resources: Headlines
- Preview: The Crash of 1929 Preview
- Interview: John Kenneth Galbraith
The unbounded optimism of the Jazz Age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit on October 29th, ultimately leading to the Great Depression.
My American Experience
Share Your Story
Did you or a family member experience life in America in the 1930s? What does the decade mean to you? Share your American experience with us.
Riding the Rails
The evocative stories of teenage hoboes crisscrossing America on trains during the Great Depression.
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Around the World in 72 Days
Intrepid journalist Nelly Bly went on a journey around the world breaking the record of Julius Verne's fictional character.
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Murder at Harvard
Accused by a janitor, a respected Harvard professor was hanged for the murder of Dr. George Parkman, one of Boston's richest citizens, in 1849.
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Monkey Trial
John Scopes' free speech trial pitted science against religion after the teacher presented Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in a Tennessee school.
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Journey to America
Between 1890 and 1920, 12 million people emigrated from Europe arriving in New York Harbor and Ellis Island.
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New York: A Documentary Film
The history of New York City and the people and forces that have shaped it over the past 400 years is told in a seven-part 14.5-hour series.
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The Mormons
From Joseph Smith's discovery of gold tablets to persecution, migration, and settlement in Utah, the film explores the history of the most American of religions.
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God in America
For the first time on television, God in America will explore the historical role of religion in the public life of the United States.
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