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."
After World War II, General Dwight David Eisenhower was extremely popular.
After the earthquake shook San Francisco, the city burned for several days.
In this clip from the Edison Company's historic film footage, taken immediately after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, we see enormous damage.
Historic footage, filmed by an assistant of Thomas Edison, shows the devastated waterfront at Galveston after the Great Storm of 1900.
Two months before her death, at age 91, Edith Shain tells her story about the time an unknown sailor kissed her.
Before the Allied troops reached their respective destinations, on Normandy's beaches, General Eisenhower charged them to do their duty.
Dickie Eklund fought Sugar Ray Leonard on the 18th of July, 1978.
NOTICE: THIS VIDEO RECREATES WHAT HAPPENED WHEN PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSIN, LEON CZOLGOSZ, WAS EXECUTED FOR HIS CRIMES.
Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor, served as a port of entry - between 1892-1954 - for millions of European immigrants hoping for a new life in...
This clip - from "Emmett Till - The Untold Story" - includes archival footage of Moses ("Mose") Wright, his son (Simeon Wright) and other individuals ...
Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, maintained her focus regarding the death of her son until her own life was over, in 2003.
Emmett Till was a fourteen-year-old boy from the South Side of Chicago when he took a train to Mississippi during August of 1955.
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