The Race Underground |
Digital Short
It was one of the worst blizzards in American history, dumping four feet of snow and leaving hundreds dead.
1 MIN 10 SEC
The Great War |
Digital Short
Word of these caves and this graffiti had been passed down from generation to generation. Richard Rubin went in search of them.
5 MIN 42 SEC
Fly Girls |
Digital Short
During WWII, more than 1,000 women left homes and jobs and became the first females to fly for the U.S. military.
1 MIN 17 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In October 1967, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war might be unwinnable.
2 MIN 32 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In October of 1967, a massive protest at the University of Wisconsin turned violent when police arrived on the scene.
2 MIN 45 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In 1965, The Dow Company — best known at that time for making Saran Wrap — began making Napalm, a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam.
1 MIN 37 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In 1967, a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin was the first violent campus protest of the antiwar movement.
1 MIN 31 SEC
The Poisoner's Handbook |
Digital Short
A brief history of dangerous chemicals and compounds in our homes.
54 SEC
Digital Short
There’s more to this presidential piece of furniture than meets the eye.
2 MIN 31 SEC
The Great War |
Digital Short
Filmmaker Rob Rapley explains how a race-car driver came to be one of the most famous fighters of the Great War.
1 MIN 41 SEC
The Great War |
Digital Short
Private Ralph John’s training for the Great War was two days’ practice with a rifle, and a short stint with a bayonet. Filmmaker Rob Rapley tells John’s story.
1 MIN 38 SEC
Command and Control |
Digital Short
Could interplanetary space travel be made possible by harnessing the power of a nuclear bomb? This Retro Report co-production looks at a Cold War attempt to find a new use for the bomb.
2 MIN 49 SEC
