Special Features
- Interview: Behind the Scenes with the Producers
- General Article: Online Forum
- Bonus Video: Original Interview: Janice Jones-Thomson
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
- Bonus Video: Original Interview: Howard Dully
- Preview: The Lobotomist Preview
In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill. But within a few years, lobotomy was labeled one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine.
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From the Times to the Tomes: History Evolving
In Phillip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel American Pastoral he remarks of history, “People think of history in the long term, but history, in fact, is a very sudden thing.”
Race to the Moon
The historic journey of Apollo 8 captivated the world in 1968 -- a bright spot in a year marked by political assassinations, race riots, and the Vietnam War.
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Grand Central
A marvel of engineering, architecture, and vision, the story of the Beaux Arts structure on 42nd street that forever changed midtown Manhattan.
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Transcontinental Railroad
The remarkable story of how a railroad was built connecting California to the East.
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Wildcatter - A Story of Texas Oil
The tale of oil-seeking mavericks whose risk-taking, sweat and dreams changed an American industry.
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The Great Fever
Major Walter Reed's discovery in 1900 that mosquitoes spread yellow fever halted an outbreak and led to the disease's eventual eradication.
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The Boy in the Bubble
The unusual life of David Vetter, who lived permanently inside a germ-free environment due to severe combined immunodeficiency.
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Streamliners: America's Lost Trains
The dramatic story of the streamliners is one of remarkable achievements and opportunities lost.
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