America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Meet Branch Rickey, the former president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who believed that Major League baseball had to include non-white ...
This clip is from the 1962 film, The Miracle Worker, based on the play by William Gibson.
When president-elect Woodrow Wilson arrives in Washington, for his inauguration, he wonders where the crowds are.
One of the trailers for "Bridge of Spies," a Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Hanks (as James Donovan) and Mark Rylance (as Rudolf Abel).
The Empire State Building was once the tallest structure in the world.
The effects of Sherman's "March to the Sea," and the deadly burning of Atlanta, are graphically recreated in this clip from "Gone with the Wind.
When gold was found at John Sutter's Mill, prospectors from around America traveled to California.
This video is a tribute to the victims of September 11.
During the course of his court martial, as reflected in this clip, Captain Henry Wirz - a Confederate officer - testified that he could not disobey th...
Following his work on the Rogers Commission, Dr.
Engineers at Morton Thiokol urge a flight delay, the night before Challenger's 1986 launch, because of expected cold temperatures at launch time.
From National Geographic's documentary, Challenger: The Untold Story, this clip features the last transmission from Challenger's crew just before the ...
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