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."
The "WHITE HOUSE TOUR," with Mrs.
The "WHITE HOUSE TOUR," with Mrs.
The "WHITE HOUSE TOUR," with Mrs.
The "WHITE HOUSE TOUR," with Mrs.
Trailer for the film, Black Hawk Down.
The battle for Iwo Jima, in 1945, claimed the lives of thousands of men on both sides of the conflict.
Mary Surratt - accused of being a conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln - was tried before a military tribunal, instead of a j...
This video clip contains historical footage of the trial of downed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. The three-day trial took place in August of 1960.
On March 25, 1911 - a Saturday - flames erupted at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. Doors were locked from the outside-in, causing many young workers ...
On 16 July 1945, a massive explosion occurs in the Trinity Test. It is the first time an atomic bomb has detonated.
This footage reenacts the scene at the Trinity Test site.
As this orange-and-yellow fireball stretched up and spread, a mushroom cloud began to form.
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