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  • Film

    Fly With Me (español)

    La historia de las mujeres pioneras que cambiaron el mundo mientras lo recorrían volando. Aunque les criticaron su feminismo, las “azafatas”, como se les llamaba, estuvieron a la vanguardia de la lucha por garantizar la igualdad de género y transformar los lugares de trabajo.

  • Article

    The Lady from Montana

    On March 4, 1917, the 65th Congress convened, with one major difference: the very first congresswoman.

  • Eisenhower | Article

    Eisenhower's World Events

    Browse a chronology of major international events that occurred during Eisenhower's presidency.

  • Clinton | Article

    Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton is considered one of the most talented politicians of our time, but one compromised by failure and redemption.

  • Two Days in October | Article

    Police and Protesters

    When Madison police were summoned on the University of Wisconsin campus in October 1967, there were bloody consequences.

  • Death and the Civil War | Article

    Caring for the War's Dead and Wounded

    Today, our government provides services for surviving veterans and their families, but it took the mass casualties of the Civil War to bring about this standard.

  • Article

    Democracy Way, Part 2

    A two-part series about Pennsylvania Avenue and its place in our nation’s capital and in American history. This is the second and final part. Read Part One here.

  • Big Dream Small Screen | Timeline

    TV Milestones

    Television's first drama,The Queen's Messenger, is broadcast from Schenectady, New York station WGY on September 11, 1928.

  • Fidel Castro | Article

    Interview Excerpts

    Filmmaker Adriana Bosch sought out thoughtful voices to tell the story of Fidel Castro. Read excerpts from interviews with historians, journalists, and analysts. 

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    New Orleans | Article

    Artistic Souls in New Orleans

    Over the years, New Orleans has inspired numerous artistic souls, many of whom found temporary lodging in the relatively inexpensive French Quarter.

  • Eyes on the Prize | Article

    Black Consciousness

    Here Robin Gregory describes the awakening of black consciousness within her as she participated in the civil rights movement.

  • Film

    The Center of the World: New York, A Documentary Film

    New York: The Center of the World examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, to its tragic demise in the fall of 2001 and extraordinary response of the city in its aftermath. It is the eighth episode of filmmaker Ric Burns' award-winning series New York: A Documentary Film.

  • Emma Goldman | Article

    Free Love

    In the early twentieth century, anarchist Emma Goldman became the celebrated spokesperson of the free love cause.

  • Film

    Reagan

    A passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century — and one of the most controversial.

  • The Kennedys | Article

    JFK

    Among the domestic policies Kennedy instituted were the establishment of the Peace Corps, the Apollo space mission to the moon, and the introduction of civil rights legislation.

  • George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire | Timeline

    George Wallace's Life

    A chronology of Wallace's life (1919-1998).

  • The American Diplomat | Article

    How a Black Journalist-Turned-Ambassador Changed the Game in Both Media and Diplomacy

    The Washington Post’s first Black female reporter remembers one of her heroes, Carl Rowan.

     

  • RFK | Article

    RFK and Cesar Chavez

    RFK was so impressed with Chavez, that all doubts about getting involved with the farmworkers were erased.

  • Race to the Moon | Article

    The Soviet Lunar Program & the Space Race

    The Space Race was a technological battle fought by Soviet and American scientists and engineers, and by Soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts.

  • War Letters | Article

    Censorship!

    Learn about wartime letters and censorship.