American History Videos

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."

Mickey OKeefe played a significant role in Micky Ward's boxing comeback.

In this interview, between Micky Ward and Bob Halloran (who wrote the book Irish Thunder: The Hard Life Times of Micky Ward), Micky explains his boxi...

After their first fight, Micky Ward and Arturo Gotti were both treated at the same hospital.

Today Micky Ward is helping other young men become boxers, and hes also teaching them how to give back.

Micky Ward talks about his friend and boxing opponent, Arturo Gatti, after Arturos death in 2009.

When Micky Ward was invited to fight Shea Neary, in London, Ward knew he was taking on a huge challenge.

Working on Deepwater Horizon, Mike Williams had to jump approximately ten stories from the rig to save his life.

The Mogadishu Mile, on the 4th of October 1993, was a long run by U.

How did fighter pilots, who became astronauts, prepare to walk on the moon?

When the mood of the people turned against Mossadeq, during the 1953 coup, he was arrested and his home was ransacked. This clip, which includes hi...

Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq became Iran's Prime Minister in 1951.  A nationalist, he wasted no time in carrying out his plan to protect his country's...

Less than two months after her husband was killed, Mrs.

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