Special Features
- Then & Now: U.S. Biological Weapons Research
- Biography: Shiro Ishii
- Biography: Ira Baldwin
- Bonus Video: Government Film: Botulism
- Bonus Video: Government Film: Dispersion
- Bonus Video: On the Set of The Living Weapon
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?
Building the Alaska Highway
The Alaskan Highway stands today as one of the boldest homeland security initiatives ever undertaken.
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Secrets of a Master Builder
Engineer James Eads tamed the mighty Mississippi, turning New Orleans into the second largest port in the nation.
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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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Silicon Valley
Robert Noyce's invention of the microchip launched the world into the Information Age.
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Hoover Dam
During the Great Depression, Americans built the Hoover Dam, one of the greatest engineering works in history.
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Rescue at Sea
When two passenger ships collide off Nantucket in 1909, 1,500 people rely on 26-year-old Jack Binns to operate a new technology - wireless telegraphy - to save them all.
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LBJ
Lyndon Johnson pushed progressive programs before the Vietnam War eroded his support. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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Jesse James
America's Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself. Part of the Wild West collection.
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