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    The Pilgrims

    The converging forces, circumstances, personalities and events that propelled a group of English men and women west across the Atlantic in 1620.

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    Death and the Civil War

    The staggering death tolls of the Civil War permanently altered the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.

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    Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America's least understood presidents. Part of the award-winning collection The Presidents.

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    The Movement and the “Madman” (español)

    Descubra la historia de cómo se enfrentaron el presidente Nixon y el movimiento contra la guerra en 1969. Contada a través de relatos de primera mano, la película revela cómo los líderes del movimiento movilizaron a grupos dispares para crear dos protestas masivas que cambiaron la historia.

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    Miss America

    Tracking the country's oldest beauty contest — from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country's most popular events — Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation. 

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    The Great War

    Discover how WWI transformed America through the stories of those whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

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    America 1900

    America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century.

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    The Gold Rush

    The sight of gold in the rushing waters of the American River sent a ripple around the world and set the stage for an event that would forever change a city, a fledgling state, and the nation.

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    The Fight

    On June 22, 1938, 70,000 fans crammed into Yankee Stadium to watch what some have called "the most important sporting event in history" — the rematch between African American heavyweight Joe Louis and his German opponent Max Schmeling.

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    Murder of a President

    The story of James Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president, and his assassination by a deluded madman.

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    Billy Graham

    Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.

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    LBJ

    LBJ exploited his mastery of the legislative process to shepherd a collection of progressive programs through Congress with astounding success, but his visions of a Great Society were swallowed up in the quagmire of Vietnam.

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    Vietnam: A Television History

    A six-year project from conception to completion, Vietnam: A Television History carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

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    Robert E. Lee

    Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration.

  • Woodstock | Article

    The Star-Spangled Banner during Times of War

    Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner brought the sounds of Vietnam to the crowd at Woodstock. But he wasn’t the only musician to reimagine the national anthem during a time of war.

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    New Orleans

    New Orleans: the utterly original American city that lies at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi and at the beating heart of the great American experiment. Walled in on almost all sides by water, pressed together by the demands and dangers of geography, the crowded streets of New Orleans have always been a laboratory where the social forces that characterize American life play out in dramatic and, at times, disastrous fashion. Over the course of two provocative hours, American Experience tells the story of this remarkable city.

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    Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

    In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY discovered their neighborhood had been built on a former chemical waste dump. Housewives activated to create a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.

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    The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb in the top-secret Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II.

  • Ansel Adams | Timeline

    Ansel Adams and the Age of Photography

    Learn about the history of photography technology and the career of Ansel Adams

  • Freedom Summer | Article

    Remembering the Neshoba Murders in Black and White

    Five decades of calling for justice for James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman.