Special Features
- General Article: Operation Whitecoat
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
- Bonus Video: Government Film: Botulism
- Primary Resources: Ira Baldwin's Oral History
- Bonus Video: On the Set of The Living Weapon
- Bonus Video: Government Film: Operation Cover Up
The international race to develop biological weapons during the 20th century, the challenges scientists faced, and the moral dilemmas posed by their eventual success.
My American Experience
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The Cold War and the nuclear arms race dominated American foreign policy for decades. Did fears of nuclear weapons affect your life? Should the U.S. have engaged in creating the world’s most powerful bombs? What is the most theatening weapon today?
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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Fly Girls
During World War II, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the U.S. military as WASPS.
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The Great Transatlantic Cable
The remarkable story of mid-19th century ingenuity and perseverance during the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable between North America and Europe.
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The Murder of Emmett Till
The acquittal of the murderers of Chicago teen Emmett Till mobilized the civil rights movement.
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Vietnam: A Television History
This 11-hour series analyzes the costs and consequences of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking today.
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Reconstruction - The Second Civil War
The stories of ordinary people in the tumultuous years after the Civil War, when America struggled to rebuild the Union.
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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
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