1866 - 1900

    1901 - 1925

    1926 - 1945

    1946 - TODAY

New York: A Documentary Film (1624-2001)

The history of a great city, and the forces that have shaped it.

Chicago: City of the Century (1671-1900)

Chicago rose from a swampy frontier town to become the quintessential American city of the nineteenth century.

The Duel (1756-1804)

Two patriots clash in a fatal ritual of honor.

George Washington -- The Man Who Wouldn't Be King (1774-1775)
(no web site available)

The little known story of our first president.

War Letters (1775-1991)

From the American Revolution to Desert Storm -- newly discovered stories of courage, longing, and sacrifice.

Patriots Day (1775-2003)

In 1775, local American militias routed the British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord -- but 65 men of His Majesty's 10th Regiment and 67 American rebels are still fighting today.

A Midwife's Tale (1785-1812)

An innovative film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard.

Remember the Alamo (1795-1871)

In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Under Mexican rule, the region was home to more than 20,000 U.S. settlers, and 4,000 Mexican Texans or Tejanos. With war on the horizon, the Tejanos had to pick a side.

John Brown's Holy War (1800-1859)

Murderer, martyr, hero -- his violent crusade would spark the Civil War.

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (1809-1882)
(More about Abraham Lincoln on The Presidents Web site)

He was a dirt farmer's son; she was the daughter of wealthy Southern aristocrats. He was the Great Emancipator; she was the daughter of slave-owners. Together they ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history.

Secrets of a Master Builder (1820-1887)

How James Eads, one of America's greatest engineers, tamed the mighty Mississippi.

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)
(More about Ulysses S. Grant on The Presidents Web site)

The dramatic story of one of America's most paradoxical leaders. The greatest hero of the Civil War, Grant was an ineffective president whose two terms in office were rocked by racial conflict and corruption scandals.

Stephen Foster (1826-1864)

The life and times of America's first great songwriter.

Sins of Our Mothers (1829-1900)
(no web site available)

A Gothic tale of sin and redemption in 19th century New England.

Hearts and Hands (1830-1870)
(no web site available)

Quilting and the intimate clues it yields about the lives of 19th century women.

Views of a Vanishing Frontier (1832-1834)
(no web site available)

The journey of Prince Maximilian, German naturalist, and artist Karl Bodmer, who explored the Mississippi River area from 1832-34.

The Rockefellers (1839-1979)

No American family was as powerful, as admired -- or as hated.

Transcontinental Railroad (1845-1889)

Ingenious entrepreneurs, brilliant engineers, armies of workers, and Native Americans figure in the remarkable story of how a railroad was built connecting California to the East.

The Way West (1845-1893)
(no web site available)

How the West was lost and won, from the Gold Rush in 1848 until the end of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893.

The Donner Party (1846-)

A haunting story of westward expansion.

Coney Island (1847-1964)

Internationally famous carnival of delights, offering everything from the bawdy to the surreal.

Telegrams from the Dead (1848-1888)
(no web site available)

A new religion called spiritualism affects the nation as no other ever had.

One Woman, One Vote (1848-1920)
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The infighting, the alliances and betrayals, defeats and victories on the way to winning the right to vote.

Murder at Harvard (1849-1850)

A brutal murder, a sensational trial -- and a lingering mystery.

Golden Gate Bridge (1849-1994)

The story of how San Francisco built one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World."

Roots of Resistance -- The Story of the Underground Railroad (1850-1865)
(no web site available)

Men and women, black and white, risked their lives to carve an elaborate network of escape routes out of slavery.

Yosemite -- The Fate of Heaven (1850-1989)
(no web site available)

A stunning film portrait of Yosemite National Park.

Geronimo and the Apache Resistance (1851-1886)
(no web site available)

The story of a tragic collision of two civilizations.

The Orphan Trains (1854-1929)

Between 1854 and 1929 more than 100,000 children were sent by train to the Midwest to begin new lives in foster families.

The Wizard of Photography (1854-1932)

He transformed photography -- and the way people view the world.

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)
(More about Woodrow Wilson on The Presidents Web site)

He was a confident and gifted orator who craved affection and demanded loyalty. An intellectual with unwavering moral principles, he led America at a time of war and chaos. Woodrow Wilson explores the transformation of a history professor into one of America's greatest presidents.

Emma Goldman (1859-1940)

The story of a brilliant Russian immigrant, a radical who became "the most dangerous woman in America."

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1861-1865)
(no web site available)

The first officially formed regiment of northern black soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

Reconstruction The Second Civil War (1861-1883)

The stories of ordinary people, North and South, in the tumultuous years after the Civil War, when America struggled to rebuild the Union and integrate former slaves into the life of the nation.

The Iron Road (1862-1869)

The story of the transcontinental railroad.

Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory (1863-1879)

Former slaves sing their way into a nation's heart.

Around the World in 72 Days (1864-1922)

Follow intrepid journalist Nelly Bly on her record-breaking journey.

In the White Man's Image (1865-1879)
(no web site available)

Indian schools and the "civilizing" mission. A story of cultural genocide -- a humanist experiment gone bad.