In the spring of 1854, fugitive slave Anthony Burns sat in Boston's city jail as protests for his release turned violent.
Despite being hard on his only son Edsel, Henry Ford doted upon his grandchildren.
Did the Bush administration mislead the public to go to war?
Browse a gallery of images showing how Edison spent his rare leisure time with family and friends.
From the battlefields of Vietnam, to the decision making in Washington, to the protests on college campuses, explore the award-winning documentary films and related content in this collection.
Truman interpreted a North Korean attack as direct aggression from the Soviet Union.
The use of poison as a murder weapon goes back thousands of years. Forensic toxicology, however, is much newer.
Read descriptions of the different groups involved during the civil rights movement.
Anti-communist political repression went far beyond Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Jimmy Carter delivered this televised speech on October 24, 1978.
Read through to discover some of the most important events that surrounded Marcus Garvey's life and work.
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the four-hour biography.
She was nicknamed "Queen Dolley," and when she died she was given the largest state funeral the capital had ever seen for a woman.
When one of the richest men in America feared a collapse of the U.S. dollar, he went to Washington with a bold plan.
Watch the government film produced by the Army Air Forces in 1945 and narrated by Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan.
Watch the opening scene of The Great War.
Some say that JFK's call to Coretta Scott King changed the course of history.
The statesman’s former staffers recall the impossible, thrilling experience of working by his side.
When Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, tickets cost $1, and visitors could explore four unique lands.
Abigail and John had six children — three daughters and three sons — four of whom would live to adulthood.
