Nov 28 Watch Exploring the economics of the first Thanksgiving The first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Mass., probably didn't resemble the modern holiday we celebrate today. Economics correspondent Paul Solman steps back in time to explore the contrasting exchange models used by Native Americans and pilgrims in 1621 and how that… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Archaeologists Make Grisly Discovery About Starvation at Jamestown Settlement According to historians, the people who settled Jamestown, America's first permanent English community, arrived during the worst drought in 800 years. Accounts from the time tell of residents forced to eat dogs, cats, rodents and shoe leather. But a recent… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Jumpstarting Mideast Peace Talks: Will It Work? Gwen Ifill talks to the former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former National Security Adviser Steven Hadley about the issues at stake in a new round of direct peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Continue watching
Nov 01 Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Six in Gaza Strip By Admin, PBS News Hour Israeli troops killed six Palestinian militants in Gaza Wednesday in what the army and witnesses called the largest military offensive since Israel re-entered the territory in June. Continue reading
Aug 22 Remaining Settlers Leave Gaza; Israel Turns to West Bank By PBS News Hour Jews from the last remaining Gaza Strip settlement were evacuated Monday, concluding Israel's historic pullout after nearly four decades of occupation. Continue reading
Jul 01 Settlers, Israeli Army Clash in Lead Up to Gaza Strip Pullout By PBS News Hour The Israeli Army reopened the Gaza Strip's Jewish settlements area Friday. Continue reading
Nov 15 Jewish Settlers Killed in Hebron Ambush Palestinian militants opened fire on Jewish settlers walking to a disputed shrine Friday, killing at least 12 and wounding 15 others, according to Israeli officials. Continue reading