Aug 31 In early Cold War years, U.S. prepped for possible invasion of Alaska By Robert Burns, Associated Press Fearing a Russian invasion and occupation of Alaska, the U.S. government in the early Cold War years recruited and trained fishermen, bush pilots, trappers and other private citizens across Alaska for a covert network to feed wartime intelligence to the… Continue reading
Aug 08 When Mississippi schools wouldn’t integrate, Freedom Schools opened doors By April Brown, Mike Fritz In the summer of 1964, hundreds of out-of-state volunteers joined local activists in Mississippi to increase voter registration among disenfranchised African Americans in the state. Many of the volunteers worked in the dozens of newly created Freedom Schools. Herbert Randall,… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Finding empowerment in the words of our founding fathers By PBS News Hour We have lost something in our reading of the Declaration of Independence. This is the argument of Danielle Allen’s new book, “Our Declaration,” where she explores the document through a careful look at the words themselves. Jeffrey Brown talks to… Continue watching
Jul 03 Rebuilding Thomas Jefferson’s library By Anne Azzi Davenport Jeffrey Brown visits the Library of Congress to explore what rebuilding Thomas Jefferson's vast book collection can teach us about the very roots of the United States. Continue reading
Jun 12 Do you remember the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? By Colleen Shalby Fifty years ago this July, President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted the Civil Rights Act. Do you remember its passage?… Continue reading
Jun 11 America’s oldest working lighthouse turns 250 By Lorna Baldwin For 250 years the Sandy Hook lighthouse in New Jersey has guided sailors safely in and out of New York Harbor… Continue reading
Jun 06 France celebrates D-Day anniversary with dance, historical film and world leaders at Omaha beach By Thomas Adamson, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press Historical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch the staggering preparations for D-Day in rare newsreel footage By News Desk Before the D-Day invasion, there was massive preparation on both sides of the conflict. Pulling together footage from around the globe, including from behind enemy lines, this United News newsreel gives us a glimpse of how massive the defensive and… Continue reading
May 16 1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking By Justin Scuiletti Rare footage of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt walking, aided by braces on his legs as well as several Secret Service agents, has been made public after nearly 80 years. Continue reading