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Американское приключение
American Experience
1988– Сезонов: 37 Серий: 396 55 min TMDB 6.5
Документальный сериал, освещающий наиболее интересные события американской истории.
Хронология
1988–2026Сезоны
Сезон 372025–2026Серий: 8TMDB 2.3
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- 8Bombshell2026-01-06 · 83 min
S37E08 · Сезон 37
Bombshell
The efforts of a group of intrepid reporters to let the world know the truth about the bombings of Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
- 7Kissinger (2): The Opportunist2025-10-28 · 83 min
S37E07 · Сезон 37
Kissinger (2): The Opportunist
Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century, through the voices of historians and colleagues.
- 6Kissinger (1): The Necessity of Power2025-10-27 · 83 min
S37E06 · Сезон 37
Kissinger (1): The Necessity of Power
The story of Henry Kissinger, the enigmatic powerbroker who served in the topmost echelons of U.S. diplomacy. Celebrated or reviled, his contradictions reflect those central to late 20th century U.S. foreign policy. With interviews from proteges and colleagues, Kissinger endeavors to understand his relentless drive for power, and how his policies shaped today’s world.
- 5Hard Hat Riot2025-09-30 · 81 min
S37E05 · Сезон 37
Hard Hat Riot
Hard Hat Riot tells the story of a struggling metropolis, a flailing president, a divided people, and a bloody juncture when the nation violently diverged ― culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics and foreshadowed the future.
- 4Clearing the Air: The War on Smog2025-08-26 · 53 min
S37E04 · Сезон 37
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
A chronicle of how Los Angeles' devastating smog problem in the 1940s and 50s led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Air Act.
- 3Mr. Polaroid2025-03-31 · 52 min
S37E03 · Сезон 37
Mr. Polaroid
Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the model for Silicon Valley. Mr. Polaroid is the story of Edwin Land, the man behind the camera.
- 2Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act2025-03-24 · 53 min
S37E02 · Сезон 37
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
The emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. A story of courage and perseverance, the film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to achieve their goal and change the lives of all Americans.
- 1Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP2025-02-24 · 113 min
S37E01 · Сезон 37
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and The NAACP
While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, the stage had been set decades before by activists of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Some of the NAACP leaders are familiar, including W.E.B. Du Bois and Thurgood Marshall, but Walter White, head of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, has been all but forgotten. With his blond hair and blue eyes, Walter White looked white; he described himself as “an enigma, a Black man occupying a white body.” Like virtually all light-skinned African Americans of his day, White was descended from enslaved Black women and powerful white men. But he was Black — by law, identity, and conviction and spent his entire life fighting for Black civil rights. Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP traces the life of this neglected civil rights hero and seeks to explain his disappearance from our history.
Сезон 362024Серий: 7TMDB 2.1
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- 1Nazi Town, USA2024-01-23 · 53 min
S36E01 · Сезон 36
Nazi Town, USA
The story of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group which in the 1930s had scores of chapters across the country, representing what many believe was a real threat of fascist subversion in the United States. They held joint rallies with the KKK and ran summer camps for children centered around Nazi ideology and imagery, melding patriotic values with virulent anti-Semitism.
- 2Fly With Me2024-02-20 · 113 min
S36E02 · Сезон 36
Fly With Me
The story of the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. Maligned as feminist sellouts, “stewardesses,” as they were called, were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
- 3The Cancer Detectives2024-03-26 · 53 min
S36E03 · Сезон 36
The Cancer Detectives
The untold story of the first-ever war on cancer and the coalition of people who fought tirelessly to save women from cervical cancer: a Greek immigrant, Dr. George Papanicolaou; his intrepid wife, Mary; Japanese-born artist Hashime Murayama; Dr. Helen Dickens, an African American OBGYN in Philadelphia; and an entirely new class of female scientists.
- 4Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal2024-04-22
S36E04 · Сезон 36
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
The dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, the film shows how they effectively challenged those in power, forced America to reckon with the human cost of unregulated industry, and created a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.
- 5The Riot Report2024-05-21 · 113 min
S36E05 · Сезон 36
The Riot Report
When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in violence during the summer of 1967, President Johnson appointed a commission to determine what happened, why it happened, and what could be done to keep it from happening again. The bi-partisan commission’s final report offered a shockingly unvarnished assessment of American race relations that would doom its finding to political oblivion.
- 6The American Vice President2024-10-01 · 53 min
S36E06 · Сезон 36
The American Vice President
The American Vice President explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, when a grief-stricken and then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, the film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh and surprising perspective on succession in the executive branch.
- 7American Coup: Wilmington 18982024-11-12 · 112 min
S36E07 · Сезон 36
American Coup: Wilmington 1898
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city — the only successful coup d’état in the history of the US. Stoking fears of “Negro Rule,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington’s democratically-elected, multi-racial government. Many Black residents were murdered, and thousands were banished. The story of what happened in Wilmington was suppressed for decades until descendants and scholars began to investigate. Today, many of those descendants — Black and white — are seeking the truth behind this intentionally buried history.
Сезон 352023Серий: 9TMDB 2.4
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- 1The Lie Detector2023-01-03 · 53 min
S35E01 · Сезон 35
The Lie Detector
Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.
- 2Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space2023-01-17 · 112 min
S35E02 · Сезон 35
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
- 3Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History2023-02-20 · 52 min
S35E03 · Сезон 35
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
Monopoly is America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and our free market society. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing.
- 4The Movement and the "Madman"2023-03-28 · 82 min
S35E04 · Сезон 35
The Movement and the "Madman"
Discover the story of the 1969 showdown between President Nixon and the antiwar movement. Told through firsthand accounts, the film reveals how movement leaders mobilized disparate groups to create two massive protests that changed history.
- 5The Sun Queen2023-04-04 · 52 min
S35E05 · Сезон 35
The Sun Queen
Scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun. Though undercut and thwarted by her male colleagues, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.
- 6Casa Susanna2023-06-27 · 97 min
S35E06 · Сезон 35
Casa Susanna
In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves.
- 7The Busing Battleground2023-09-11 · 113 min
S35E07 · Сезон 35
The Busing Battleground
The Busing Battleground viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order.
- 8The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools2023-09-12 · 107 min
S35E08 · Сезон 35
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
When the Supreme Court issued an order to fully and immediately desegregate schools in October 1969, Leland Mississippi finally met the demand put forth in the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision. In the fall of 1970, a group of children entered school as part of the first class of Black and white students who would attend all 12 grades together.
- 9The War on Disco2023-10-30 · 51 min
S35E09 · Сезон 35
The War on Disco
The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago
Сезон 342022Серий: 6TMDB 2.8
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- 1Riveted: The History of Jeans2022-02-07 · 55 min
S34E01 · Сезон 34
Riveted: The History of Jeans
The fascinating and surprising story of the iconic American garment. They’re more than just a pair of pants — America’s tangled past is woven deeply into the indigo fabric. From its roots in slavery to the Wild West, youth culture, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics are writ large.
- 2The American Diplomat2022-02-15 · 55 min
S34E02 · Сезон 34
The American Diplomat
Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.
- 3Flood in the Desert2022-05-03 · 55 min
S34E03 · Сезон 34
Flood in the Desert
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.
- 4Plague at the Golden Gate2022-05-24 · 113 min
S34E04 · Сезон 34
Plague at the Golden Gate
Discover how an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. This new documentary tells the gripping story of the race against time by health officials to save the city from the deadly disease.
- 5Taken Hostage (1)2022-11-14 · 112 min
S34E05 · Сезон 34
Taken Hostage (1)
Part 1: Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, through stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
- 6Taken Hostage (2)2022-11-15 · 112 min
S34E06 · Сезон 34
Taken Hostage (2)
Part 2: Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, through stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
Сезон 332021Серий: 8TMDB 2.4
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- 1The Codebreaker2021-01-11 · 55 min
S33E01 · Сезон 33
The Codebreaker
Based on the book The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies, The Codebreaker reveals the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work to decode thousands of messages for the U.S. government.
- 2Voice of Freedom2021-02-15 · 55 min
S33E02 · Сезон 33
Voice of Freedom
Explore the fascinating life of celebrated singer Marian Anderson. In 1939, after being barred from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black, she triumphed at the Lincoln Memorial in what became a landmark moment in American history.
- 3The Blinding of Isaac Woodard2021-03-30 · 55 min
S33E03 · Сезон 33
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.
- 4American Oz2021-04-19 · 55 min
S33E04 · Сезон 33
American Oz
The life of author L. Frank Baum, creator of the classic novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which has inspired films, books and musicals.
- 5Billy Graham2021-05-17 · 55 min
S33E05 · Сезон 33
Billy Graham
Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.
- 6Sandra Day O'Connor: The First2021-09-13 · 55 min
S33E06 · Сезон 33
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.
- 7Citizen Hearst (1)2021-09-27 · 55 min
S33E07 · Сезон 33
Citizen Hearst (1)
William Randolph Hearst builds the nation’s largest media empire by the 1930s. Born into one of America’s wealthiest families, he used his outlets to achieve unprecedented political power, then ran for office himself.
- 8Citizen Hearst (2)2021-09-28 · 55 min
S33E08 · Сезон 33
Citizen Hearst (2)
William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood. The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous castle at San Simeon, and forever transformed modern media.
Сезон 322020Серий: 8TMDB 2.9
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- 1McCarthy2020-01-06 · 55 min
S32E01 · Сезон 32
McCarthy
McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
- 2The Poison Squad2020-01-28 · 55 min
S32E02 · Сезон 32
The Poison Squad
The story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish these dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies.
- 3The Man Who Tried to Feed The World2020-04-21 · 55 min
S32E03 · Сезон 32
The Man Who Tried to Feed The World
Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the "Green Revolution," estimated to have saved one billion lives. But his work later faced criticism.
- 4George W. Bush (Part 1)2020-05-04 · 55 min
S32E04 · Сезон 32
George W. Bush (Part 1)
The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.
- 5George W. Bush (Part 2)2020-05-05 · 55 min
S32E05 · Сезон 32
George W. Bush (Part 2)
George W. Bush, part two continues through Bush’s second term, as the president confronts the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
- 6Mr. Tornado2020-05-19 · 55 min
S32E06 · Сезон 32
Mr. Tornado
Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of Ted Fujita, whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.
- 7The Vote (Part 1)2020-07-06 · 55 min
S32E07 · Сезон 32
The Vote (Part 1)
One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.
- 8The Vote (Part 2)2020-07-07 · 55 min
S32E08 · Сезон 32
The Vote (Part 2)
Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategy and tactics, and reveals how the pervasive racism of the time, particularly in the South, impacted women's fight for the vote.
Сезон 312019Серий: 7TMDB 8.3
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- 1The Swamp2019-01-15 · 55 min
S31E01 · Сезон 31
The Swamp
The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity’s attempt to conquer nature. The Swamp, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America’s greatest wetland.
- 2Sealab2019-02-12 · 55 min
S31E02 · Сезон 31
Sealab
In 1969 off the California coast, a US Navy crane carefully lowered a massive tubular structure into the waters. It was an audacious feat of engineering — a pressurized underwater habitat, designed for an elite group of divers to spend days or even months at a stretch living and working on the ocean floor.Sealab tells the little-known story of the daring program that tested the limits of human endurance and revolutionized undersea exploration.
- 3Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky2019-07-08 · 120 min
S31E03 · Сезон 31
Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky
On 4 October 1957, Soviet scientists launched Sputnik 1 - a beach ball-sized, radio-transmitting aluminium alloy sphere - into orbit. The satellite caused a sensation. Amid Cold War tensions, the Soviet Union’s accomplishment signalled a dramatic technological advantage and American felt it had little choice but to join the Space Race.
- 4Chasing the Moon - Earthrise2019-07-09 · 120 min
S31E04 · Сезон 31
Chasing the Moon - Earthrise
What exactly was it going to take for America to beat the Soviets to the moon? Cold War tensions persisted, as rumours circulated that the Soviets were preparing to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon. Nasa quickly developed the Gemini program, sending astronauts into orbit around the Earth to practice critical manoeuvres for the eventual trip to the moon.
- 5Chasing the Moon - Magnificent Desolation2019-07-10 · 120 min
S31E05 · Сезон 31
Chasing the Moon - Magnificent Desolation
After the immediate celebration of 1968’s successful Apollo 8 mission, underlying questions about the space programme emerged with new intensity as politicized young Americans challenged the nation’s priorities. Nasa pushed brashly forward.
- 6Woodstock2019-08-06 · 55 min
S31E06 · Сезон 31
Woodstock
In August, 1969, half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound: a moment that would change them and the country forever, and define a cultural revolution.
- 7The Feud2019-09-10 · 55 min
S31E07 · Сезон 31
The Feud
Anderson Hatfield and Randolph McCoy, the patriarchs of the legendary feud, were entrepreneurs seeking to climb up from hardship after fierce economic competition and rapid technological change had turned their lives upside down. When members of both families took their grievances to court, their dispute escalated into a war between two families and a struggle between two states. The Feud reveals more than an isolated story of mountain lust and violence between “hillbillies” — the Hatfield - McCoy feud was a microcosm of the tensions inherent in the nation’s rapid industrialization after the Civil War.
Сезон 302018Серий: 9TMDB 7.7
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- 1Into the Amazon2018-01-09 · 114 min
S30E01 · Сезон 30
Into the Amazon
The remarkable story of President Theodore Roosevelt’s journey with legendary Brazilian explorer Candido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon.
- 2The Secret of Tuxedo Park2018-01-16 · 55 min
S30E02 · Сезон 30
The Secret of Tuxedo Park
In the fall of 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered his country’s most valuable military secret — a revolutionary radar component — to a Wall Street tycoon, Alfred Lee Loomis. Using his connections, his money, and his brilliant scientific mind, Loomis and his team of scientists developed radar technology that played a more decisive role than any other weapon in World War II.
- 3The Gilded Age2018-02-06 · 113 min
S30E03 · Сезон 30
The Gilded Age
Meet the titans and barons of the glittering late 19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the poverty of the struggling workers who challenged them. The vast disparities between them sparked debates still raging today.
- 4The Bombing of Wall Street2018-02-13 · 55 min
S30E04 · Сезон 30
The Bombing of Wall Street
Explore the story behind the first terrorist attack in the U.S., a mostly-forgotten 1920 bombing in the nation’s financial center that left 38 dead – a crime that remains unsolved today.
- 5The Island Murder2018-04-17 · 55 min
S30E05 · Сезон 30
The Island Murder
In the summer 1931, Honolulu's tropical tranquility was shattered when a young Navy wife made a drastic allegation of rape against five nonwhite islanders. What unfolded in the following days and weeks was a racially-charged murder case that would make headlines across the nation, enrage Hawai'i's native population, and galvanize the island's law enforcers and the nation's social elite.
- 6The Chinese Exclusion Act2018-05-29 · 55 min
S30E06 · Сезон 30
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already there to become U.S. citizens.
- 7The Circus (1)2018-10-08 · 55 min
S30E07 · Сезон 30
The Circus (1)
Explore the early days of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertainment during an era when master showmen P.T. Barnum, James Bailey and the Ringling Brothers transformed the nation’s popular culture.
- 8The Circus (2)2018-10-09 · 55 min
S30E08 · Сезон 30
The Circus (2)
Revisit the heyday of this distinctly American form of entertainment when former rivals Barnum, Bailey and the Ringling Brothers joined forces to present the “greatest show on earth” in big cities and small towns across the country.
- 9The Eugenics Crusade2018-10-16 · 55 min
S30E09 · Сезон 30
The Eugenics Crusade
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the unlikely –– and largely unknown –– campaign to breed a “better” American race, tracing the rise of the movement that turned the fledgling science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.
Сезон 292017Серий: 8TMDB 4.8
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- 1Command and Control2017-01-10 · 55 min
S29E01 · Сезон 29
Command and Control
An account of an incident at a Titan II missile complex in Damascus, Ark., in 1980 that almost caused the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying a nuclear warhead 600 times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The near-calamity was kicked off when a socket fell from the wrench of an airman performing maintenance in a Titan II silo and punctured the missile, releasing a stream of highly explosive rocket fuel.
- 2Rachel Carson2017-01-24 · 55 min
S29E02 · Сезон 29
Rachel Carson
She set out to save a species...us. An intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.
- 3The Race Underground2017-01-31 · 55 min
S29E03 · Сезон 29
The Race Underground
The dramatic story of the country's first subway.
- 4Oklahoma City2017-02-07 · 55 min
S29E04 · Сезон 29
Oklahoma City
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, a former soldier deeply influenced by literature and ideas of the radical right, killed 168, and injured 675 others.
- 5Ruby Ridge2017-02-14 · 55 min
S29E05 · Сезон 29
Ruby Ridge
A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement.
- 6The Great War: Part 12017-04-10 · 55 min
S29E06 · Сезон 29
The Great War: Part 1
Part 1 of 3. President Woodrow Wilson vowed to keep the U.S. out of World War I after hostilities erupted in Europe in August 1914. It was a promise he kept until 1917, when the Germans resumed "unrestricted submarine warfare"— a policy it had started and then stopped in 1915 — and began sinking U.S. ships. An intercepted telegram also showed Germany trying to convince Japan and Mexico to declare war on America.
- 7The Great War: Part 22017-04-11 · 55 min
S29E07 · Сезон 29
The Great War: Part 2
Part 2 of 3. America's entry into World War I is recalled, including the breathtaking speed of mobilization and the profound transformations required for America to play a central role in the conflict.
- 8The Great War: Part 32017-04-12 · 55 min
S29E08 · Сезон 29
The Great War: Part 3
Part 3 of 3. In the fall of 1918: a major American offensive that could bring a swift end to the war, a lost U.S. battalion surrounded by German forces, a deadly flu epidemic on the homefront.
Сезон 282016Серий: 8TMDB 7.2
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- 1Bonnie & Clyde2016-01-19 · 55 min
S28E01 · Сезон 28
Bonnie & Clyde
Though their exploits were romanticized, the Barrow gang was believed responsible for at least 23 murders, including two policemen, as well as numerous robberies and kidnappings. Discover the true story of the most famous outlaw couple in U.S. history -- Bonnie and Clyde.
- 2The Mine Wars2016-01-26 · 55 min
S28E02 · Сезон 28
The Mine Wars
The story of small people going up against very big forces for a better nation. In the first two decades of the 20th century, coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization.
- 3Murder of a President2016-02-02 · 55 min
S28E03 · Сезон 28
Murder of a President
The story of James Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president, and his assassination by a deluded madman named Charles Guiteau. The story follows Garfield's unprecedented rise to power, his shooting only four months into his presidency, and its bizarre and heartbreaking aftermath.
- 4The Perfect Crime2016-02-09 · 55 min
S28E04 · Сезон 28
The Perfect Crime
The shocking story of Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it.
- 5Space Men2016-03-01 · 55 min
S28E05 · Сезон 28
Space Men
In the 1950s and early '60s, a small band of high-altitude pioneers exposed themselves to the extreme forces of the space age long before NASA's acclaimed Mercury 7 would make headlines. Though largely forgotten today, balloonists were the first to venture into the frozen near-vacuum on the edge of our world, exploring the very limits of human physiology and human ingenuity in this lethal realm.
- 6The Boys of '362016-08-02 · 55 min
S28E06 · Сезон 28
The Boys of '36
The story of nine working-class young men from the University of Washington who took the rowing world and America by storm when they captured the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Their unexpected victory, against not only the Ivy League teams of the East Coast but Adolf Hitler's elite German rowers, gave hope to a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Great Depression.
- 7Tesla2016-10-18 · 55 min
S28E07 · Сезон 28
Tesla
Meet Nikola Tesla, the genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized the electrical age of the 20th century. Although eclipsed in fame by Edison and Marconi, it was Tesla's vision that paved the way for today's wireless world.
- 8The Battle of Chosin2016-11-01 · 55 min
S28E08 · Сезон 28
The Battle of Chosin
View the intense battle in intimate detail in this vivid narrative of combat and survival in the first major military clash of the Cold War.
Сезон 272015Серий: 11TMDB 6.5
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- 1Ripley: Believe It or Not2015-01-06 · 55 min
S27E01 · Сезон 27
Ripley: Believe It or Not
Robert Ripley's obsession with the odd and keen eye for the curious made him one of the most successful men in America during the Great Depression. Over three decades, his Believe It or Not! franchise grew into an entertainment empire, expanding from newspapers to radio, film and, ultimately, television. Americans not only loved his bizarre fare, but were fascinated by the man himself, and the eccentric, globetrotting playboy became an unlikely national celebrity. This is the story of the man who popularized the iconic phrase, and proof of why we still can’t resist his challenge to “Believe it — or not!”
- 2Klansville, USA2015-01-13 · 55 min
S27E02 · Сезон 27
Klansville, USA
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina during the 1960s is recalled. In 1963, Bob Jones Sr. started the state's chapter for the racist organization, and grew its membership to more than 10,000 within three years. Included: remarks from sociologist David Cunningham, whose book "Klansville, USA" the documentary is partially based on; historians David Cecelski and Gary Freeze; the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mark Potok; and journalist Patsy Sims, author of "The Klan."
- 3Edison2015-01-27 · 55 min
S27E03 · Сезон 27
Edison
EDISON explores the complex alchemy that accounts for the enduring celebrity of America's most famous inventor, offering new perspectives on the man and his milieu, and illuminating not only the true nature of invention, but its role in turn-of-the-century America's rush into the future.
- 4The Big Burn2015-02-03 · 55 min
S27E04 · Сезон 27
The Big Burn
In the summer of 1910, hundreds of wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies. By the time it was all over, more than three million acres had burned and at least 78 firefighters were dead. It was the largest fire in American history.
- 5The Forgotten Plague2015-02-10 · 55 min
S27E05 · Сезон 27
The Forgotten Plague
By the dawn of the 19th century, the most deadly killer in human history, tuberculosis, had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever lived. Throughout the 1800s, the disease struck America with a vengeance, ravaging communities and touching the lives of almost every family. The battle against the deadly bacteria had a profound and lasting impact on America. It shaped medical and scientific pursuits, social habits, economic development, western expansion, and government policy. Yet both the disease and its impact are poorly understood; in the words of one writer, tuberculosis is our "forgotten plague."
- 6Last Days In Vietnam2015-04-28 · 114 min
S27E06 · Сезон 27
Last Days In Vietnam
The North Vietnamese Army was nearing Saigon and the South Vietnamese resistance was at a low. Nearly 5,000 Americans still needed to remove from South Vietnam, but their South Vietnamese allies, co-workers and friends would be captured by the North Army if they where left behind. Many of these South Vietnamese people were able to escape with the help of a number of memorable Americans, who, unsanctioned, managed to complete operations that saved many of the South Vietnamese.
- 7Blackout2015-07-14 · 55 min
S27E07 · Сезон 27
Blackout
First responders, journalists, shop owners, those inside the pressure-packed control center of Con Edison on West End Avenue, and other New Yorkers tell about what happened when the lights went out on July 13, 1977
- 8Walt Disney (1)2015-09-14 · 55 min
S27E08 · Сезон 27
Walt Disney (1)
In 1966, the year Walt Disney died, 240 million people saw a Disney movie, 100 million tuned in to a Disney television program, 80 million bought Disney merchandise, and close to seven million visited Disneyland. Few creative figures before or since have held such a long-lasting place in American life and popular culture.
- 9Walt Disney (2)2015-09-15 · 55 min
S27E09 · Сезон 27
Walt Disney (2)
In 1966, the year Walt Disney died, 240 million people saw a Disney movie, 100 million tuned in to a Disney television program, 80 million bought Disney merchandise, and close to seven million visited Disneyland. Few creative figures before or since have held such a long-lasting place in American life and popular culture.
- 10American Comandante2015-11-17 · 55 min
S27E10 · Сезон 27
American Comandante
When William Morgan was executed outside a Havana prison on March 11, 1961, his strange story seemed to vanish from the popular imagination as quickly as it had appeared; it was lost in the classified archives of the Cold War and edited out of Cuban history by Fidel Castro’s retelling of the revolution.
- 11The Pilgrims2015-11-24 · 55 min
S27E11 · Сезон 27
The Pilgrims
The challenges the Pilgrims faced in making new lives for themselves still resonate almost 400 years later: the tensions of faith and freedom in American society, the separation of Church and State, and cultural encounters resulting from immigration. Staring: Roger Rees (1944 - 2015) as William Bradford in his final Television appearance.
Сезон 262014Серий: 7TMDB 6.1
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- 1The Poisoner's Handbook2014-01-07 · 55 min
S26E01 · Сезон 26
The Poisoner's Handbook
The story of New York City's first medical examiner, Charles Norris (1867-1935), and his chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler (1883-1968), who pioneered the use of forensic science to explain violent and suspicious deaths. Included are remarks from renowned medical examiners Marcella Fierro and Michael Baden and author Deborah Blum ("The Poisoner's Handbook"). Oliver Platt narrates.
- 219642014-01-14 · 55 min
S26E02 · Сезон 26
1964
Recalling 1964, a pivotal year in U.S. history. While the Beatles captured the imaginations of the nation's youth, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, unveiled his vision of a "Great Society" and squared off against Barry Goldwater in the presidential election. Also covered: the murders of three Freedom Summer volunteers; and the influence of Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique." Based in part on Jon Margolis' "The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964."
- 3The Amish: Shunned2014-02-04 · 55 min
S26E03 · Сезон 26
The Amish: Shunned
The Amish practice of shunning those who leave their faith is explored through the experiences of individuals who have left their communities. Also: faithful Amish men and women share the heartbreak they feel when a loved one leaves.
- 4Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid2014-02-11 · 55 min
S26E04 · Сезон 26
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The story of outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, whose turn-of-the-century exploits made headlines, led them to be pursued by Pinkerton detectives and inspired the popular 1969 film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
- 5The Rise and Fall of Penn Station2014-02-18 · 55 min
S26E05 · Сезон 26
The Rise and Fall of Penn Station
The story of New York's Pennsylvania Station, which opened to the public in 1910. One of the greatest architectural and engineering achievements of its time, it covered nearly eight acres and required the construction of 16 miles of underground tunnels. It closed its doors some 50 years later, giving way to Madison Square Garden, a high-rise office building and sports complex.
- 6Freedom Summer2014-06-24 · 55 min
S26E06 · Сезон 26
Freedom Summer
Recalling the summer of 1964 in Mississippi, when student volunteers from around the country joined local activists in an effort to register to vote as many African-Americans as possible. (Due to intimidation and arcane tests, less than seven percent of the state's African-Americans were registered.) Activists also set up schools to teach children about African-American history; and created a rival Democratic Party to challenge the all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
- 7Cold War Roadshow2014-11-18 · 55 min
S26E07 · Сезон 26
Cold War Roadshow
In 1959, at the very height of the Cold War, with American schoolchildren practicing duck-and-cover drills, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, the man who Americans feared could incinerate them in a rain of hydrogen bombs arrived in Washington, D.C. at the invitation of President Eisenhower. For both men, the visit was an opportunity to halt the escalating threats of the Cold War and chart a new course toward peaceful coexistence
Сезон 252013Серий: 8TMDB 7.2
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- 1The Abolitionists: 1820s-18382013-01-08 · 55 min
S25E01 · Сезон 25
The Abolitionists: 1820s-1838
The story of how abolitionist allies William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown and Angelina Grimke turned a despised fringe movement against chattel slavery into a force that literally changed the nation.
- 2The Abolitionists: 1838-18542013-01-15 · 55 min
S25E02 · Сезон 25
The Abolitionists: 1838-1854
See how the activities of the five principals intersect and affect the anti-slavery movement.
- 3The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory2013-01-22 · 55 min
S25E03 · Сезон 25
The Abolitionists: 1854-Emancipation and Victory
Examine the forces leading to war and to the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.
- 4Henry Ford2013-01-29 · 55 min
S25E04 · Сезон 25
Henry Ford
An absorbing life story of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century, Henry Ford offers an incisive look at the birth of the American auto industry with its long history of struggles between labor and management, and a thought-provoking reminder of how Ford's automobile forever changed the way we work, where we live, and our ideas about individuality, freedom, and possibility.
- 5Silicon Valley2013-02-05 · 55 min
S25E05 · Сезон 25
Silicon Valley
Led by physicist Robert Noyce, Fairchild Semiconductor began as a start-up company whose radical innovations would help make the United States a leader in both space exploration and the personal computer revolution, changing the way the world works, plays, and communicates. Noyce's invention of the microchip ultimately re-shaped the future, launching the world into the Information Age.
- 6War of the Worlds2013-10-29 · 55 min
S25E06 · Сезон 25
War of the Worlds
A broadcast that struck fear into an already anxious nation, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast was the most famous alien invasion that never happened.
- 7JFK (Part 1)2013-11-11 · 55 min
S25E07 · Сезон 25
JFK (Part 1)
A two-part profile of John F. Kennedy begins with his early years, detailing the health challenges he faced; his heroism after his PT boat was hit by an enemy destroyer during World War II; his first run for Congress; and the 1960 presidential race, which featured the first televised presidential debates. Among those sharing insights are his sister Jean Kennedy Smith and niece Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; presidential biographers Robert A. Caro and Robert Dallek; and historian David Nasaw.
- 8JFK (Part 2)2013-11-12 · 55 min
S25E08 · Сезон 25
JFK (Part 2)
Conclusion. John F. Kennedy's White House years, including the Bay of Pigs fiasco; Cuban Missile Crisis; handling of civil rights; and decision to travel to Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, to shore up support for the 1964 election. The successes and failures of his tenure in office are also weighed by Kennedy administration officials John Seigenthaler, Thomas Hughes and Harris Wofford; civil-rights leaders Andrew Young and Julian Bond; and journalists Evan Thomas and Richard Reeves.
Сезон 242012Серий: 8TMDB 8.0
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- 1Billy the Kid2012-01-10 · 55 min
S24E01 · Сезон 24
Billy the Kid
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.
- 2Custer's Last Stand2012-01-17 · 90 min
S24E02 · Сезон 24
Custer's Last Stand
A profile of Gen. George Armstrong Custer (1839-76), nicknamed "the boy general" for his Civil War exploits, who died with many other members of the 7th Cavalry while battling the Cheyenne and Lakota along the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory. The documentary details his time at West Point, where he became infamous for his rebellious nature; his relationship with his wife Libbie; his year-long suspension from the service; and the campaign against the Cheyenne that led to his death.
- 3Clinton: The Comeback Kid (1)2012-02-20 · 55 min
S24E03 · Сезон 24
Clinton: The Comeback Kid (1)
Part 1 of a two-part profile of former president Bill Clinton charts his path from Hope, Ark., to Washington, D.C., ending midway through his first term when the GOP, led by Newt Gingrich, took control of the House of Representatives and Senate. The documentary details the scandals and setbacks that Clinton weathered to that point; and features remarks from such Clinton associates as Harold Ickes, Dick Morris, Mike McCurry, Dee Dee Myers, Robert Reich and Betsey Wright.
- 4Clinton: The Survivor (2)2012-02-21 · 55 min
S24E04 · Сезон 24
Clinton: The Survivor (2)
The conclusion of the Bill Clinton biography recalls the Monica Lewinsky scandal, which led to Clinton becoming the second U.S. president to be impeached. It also details his face-off over the federal budget with Newt Gingrich, whose refusal to compromise led to a government shutdown, and successful 1996 reelection campaign. Among those commenting: Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr; Paula Jones' attorney James Fisher; and White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum.
- 5The Amish2012-02-28 · 55 min
S24E05 · Сезон 24
The Amish
The first documentary to deeply penetrate and explore this profoundly attention-averse group, The Amish answers many questions Americans have about this insistently insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to 500-year-old traditions have by turns captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused for more than a century.
- 6Grand Coulee Dam2012-04-03 · 55 min
S24E06 · Сезон 24
Grand Coulee Dam
Featuring the men and women who lived and worked at Grand Coulee in the wake of the Great Depression and the Native people whose lives were changed alongside historians and engineers, this film explores how the tension between technological achievement and environmental impact hangs over the project's legacy.
- 7Jesse Owens2012-05-01 · 55 min
S24E07 · Сезон 24
Jesse Owens
Despite Jesse Owens' remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the athlete struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched bias.
- 8Death and the Civil War2012-09-18 · 55 min
S24E08 · Сезон 24
Death and the Civil War
With the coming of the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before -- permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people. Contending with death on an unprecedented scale posed challenges for which there were no ready answers when the war began. Americans worked to improvise new solutions, new institutions, and new ways of coping with death on an unimaginable scale.
Сезон 232010–2011Серий: 12TMDB 5.3
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- 1God in America (Parts 1–2)2010-10-11 · 55 min
S23E01 · Сезон 23
God in America (Parts 1–2)
A New Adam explores the origins of Christian religion in America and examines how the New World changed the faiths that the settlers brought with them. A New Eden explores how an unlikely alliance between evangelical Baptists and enlightenment figures like Thomas Jefferson served as the foundation of American religious liberty.
- 2God in America (Parts 3-4)2010-10-12 · 55 min
S23E02 · Сезон 23
God in America (Parts 3-4)
During the 19th century, the forces of modernity challenged traditional faith and drove a wedge between liberal and conservative believers.
- 3God in America (Parts 5-6)2010-10-13 · 55 min
S23E03 · Сезон 23
God in America (Parts 5-6)
Hour five explores the post-World War II era, when rising evangelist Billy Graham tried to inspire a religious revival that fused faith with patriotism in a Cold War battle with Godless Communism.
- 4Robert E. Lee2011-01-03 · 55 min
S23E04 · Сезон 23
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration. Few public figures have ever held a such a firm grip on the American popular imagination. Grant was a man whose rise from obscurity made him a hero to millions who could see themselves in him. An ordinary man who faced and met extraordinary challenges, his successes and failures seemed to encapsulate the national character. He was so popular with the American public that, despite his two scandal-ridden terms as president, he was nearly nominated to run for a third term.
- 5Dinosaur Wars2011-01-17 · 55 min
S23E05 · Сезон 23
Dinosaur Wars
From PBS and American Experience - In the summer of 1868, paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh boarded a Union Pacific train for a sightseeing excursion through the heart of the newly opened American West. While most passengers simply saw magnificent landscapes, Marsh soon realized he was traveling through the greatest dinosaur burial ground of all time.
- 6Panama Canal2011-01-24 · 55 min
S23E06 · Сезон 23
Panama Canal
In 1914, the Panama Canal connected the world’s two largest oceans. American ingenuity and innovation had succeeded where the French had failed disastrously, but the U.S. paid a price for victory.
- 7The Greely Expedition2011-01-31 · 55 min
S23E07 · Сезон 23
The Greely Expedition
In 1881, 25 men led by Adolphus Greely set sail from Newfoundland to Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a wealth of scientific data from a vast area of the world’s surface that had been described as a "sheer blank." Three years later, only six survivors returned, with a daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny and cannibalism. The film reveals how poor planning, personality clashes, questionable decisions and pure bad luck conspired to turn a noble scientific mission into a human tragedy.
- 8Triangle Fire2011-02-28 · 55 min
S23E08 · Сезон 23
Triangle Fire
It was the deadliest workplace accident in New York City’s history. A dropped match on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory sparked a fire that killed over a hundred innocent people trapped inside. The private industry of the American factory would never be the same.
- 9The Great Famine2011-04-11 · 55 min
S23E09 · Сезон 23
The Great Famine
The little-known story of the American effort to relieve starvation in the new Soviet Russia in 1921, The Great Famine is a documentary about the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages. Five million Soviet citizens died. Half a world away, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by Herbert Hoover, director of the American Relief Administration.
- 10Stonewall Uprising2011-04-25 · 55 min
S23E10 · Сезон 23
Stonewall Uprising
In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement. When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for the next six days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the United States and around the world.
- 11Soundtrack for a Revolution2011-05-09 · 55 min
S23E11 · Сезон 23
Soundtrack for a Revolution
The story of the American civil rights movement told through the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The music enabled African-Americans to sing words they could not say and helped protesters face brutal aggression with dignity. With heart-wrenching interviews, dramatic images and contemporary performances by top artists, including John Legend, Joss Stone, Wyclef Jean and The Roots.
- 12Freedom Riders2011-05-16 · 55 min
S23E12 · Сезон 23
Freedom Riders
They called themselves the Freedom Riders, and they managed to bring the president and the entire American public face to face with the challenge of correcting civil-rights inequities that plagued the nation. Veteran filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s inspirational documentary is the first feature-length film about this courageous band of civil-rights activists. Gaining impressive access to influential figures on both sides of the issue, Nelson chronicles a chapter of American history that stands as an astonishing testament to the accomplishment of youth and what can result from the incredible combination of personal conviction and the courage to organize against all odds.
Сезон 222009–2010Серий: 8
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- 1The Civilian Conservation Corps2009-11-02 · 55 min
S22E01 · Сезон 22
The Civilian Conservation Corps
One of the most popular New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps put three million young men to work in the nation's forests and parks at the height of the Great Depression.
- 2Wyatt Earp2010-01-25 · 55 min
S22E02 · Сезон 22
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp has been portrayed in countless movies and television shows by some of Hollywood's greatest actors, including Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, and more recently, Kevin Costner, but these popular fictions often belie the complexities and flaws of a man whose life is a lens on politics, justice and economic opportunity in the American frontier.
- 3The Bombing of Germany2010-02-08 · 55 min
S22E03 · Сезон 22
The Bombing of Germany
From International Emmy Award and Peabody Award-winning producer Zvi Dor-Ner (Israel’s Next War, House of Saud) comes The Bombing of Germany, a one-hour film that examines the defining moments of the U.S. bombing campaign. Weaving together veteran and historian interviews with archival footage of the bombing and its aftermath, The Bombing of Germany is a haunting reminder of the moral dilemma imposed by war’s strategic imperatives.
- 4Dolley Madison2010-03-01 · 55 min
S22E04 · Сезон 22
Dolley Madison
Dolley Madison lived through the two wars that established the U.S., was friends with the first 12 Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern democracy in the world. She was nicknamed “Queen Dolley,” and when she died in 1849 at the age of 81 — one of the last remaining members of the founding generation - Washington City honored her with the largest state funeral the capital had ever seen for a woman. Dolley Madison features Tony Award-nominee Eve Best (Nurse Jackie) as Dolley Madison and Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays as James Madison (I Am My Own Wife).
- 5Earth Days2010-04-19 · 55 min
S22E05 · Сезон 22
Earth Days
Earth Days looks at the road to April 22, 1970, to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement through the extraordinary stories of the era’s pioneers — among them Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, biologist/Population Bomb author Paul Ehrlich, Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand, Apollo Nine astronaut Rusty Schweickart, and renewable energy pioneer Hunter Lovins. Earth Days is a meditation on man’s complex relationship with nature and an engaging history of the revolutionary achievements and missed opportunities of groundbreaking eco-activism.
- 6My Lai2010-04-26 · 55 min
S22E06 · Сезон 22
My Lai
What drove a company of American soldiers — ordinary young men from around the country — to commit the worst atrocity in American military history? American Experience focuses on the 1968 My Lai massacre, its subsequent cover-up, and the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke ranks to try to halt the atrocities and then bring them to light.
- 7Roads to Memphis2010-05-03 · 55 min
S22E07 · Сезон 22
Roads to Memphis
On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King. This is the fateful narrative of the killer and his prey, set against the seething, turbulent forces in American society. Roads to Memphis is told through eyewitness testimony from King's inner circle and the officials involved in Ray’s capture and prosecution following an intense two-month international manhunt.
- 8Into the Deep: America, Whaling and the World2010-05-10 · 55 min
S22E08 · Сезон 22
Into the Deep: America, Whaling and the World
The 300-year saga of the American whaling industry, from its origins off the coast of New England, through the age of deep ocean whaling, and on to its demise in the decades following the Civil War.
Сезон 212009Серий: 9
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- 1The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer2009-01-26 · 55 min
S21E01 · Сезон 21
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb in the top-secret Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II.
- 2The Polio Crusade2009-02-02 · 55 min
S21E02 · Сезон 21
The Polio Crusade
The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today.
- 3The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln2009-02-09 · 55 min
S21E03 · Сезон 21
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Over the next twelve days, as a fractured nation mourned, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin, the renowned 26-year-old actor John Wilkes Booth. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln recounts this great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death. Featuring Will Patton (Numb3rs, A Mighty Heart) as the voice of the assassin and narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper (Seabiscuit, Adaptation), the film includes interviews with the nation’s foremost Lincoln scholars, who recount a great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death.
- 4A Class Apart2009-02-23 · 55 min
S21E04 · Сезон 21
A Class Apart
From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination.
- 5We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower2009-04-13 · 55 min
S21E05 · Сезон 21
We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower
In March of 1621, in what is now southeastern Massachusetts, Massasoit, the leading sachem of the Wampanoag, sat down to negotiate with a ragged group of English colonists. Hungry, dirty, and sick, the pale-skinned foreigners were struggling to stay alive; they were in desperate need of Native help.
- 6We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision2009-04-20 · 55 min
S21E06 · Сезон 21
We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision
In the spring of 1805, Tenskwatawa (actor Billy Merasty, Cree First Nation), a Shawnee, fell into a trance so deep that those around him believed he had died. When he finally stirred, the young prophet claimed to have met the Master of Life. He told those who crowded around to listen that the Indians were in dire straits because they had adopted white culture and rejected traditional spiritual ways.
- 7We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears2009-04-27 · 55 min
S21E07 · Сезон 21
We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears
The Cherokee would call it Nu-No-Du-Na-Tlo-Hi-Lu, “The Trail Where They Cried.” On May 26, 1838, federal troops forced thousands of Cherokee from their homes in the Southeastern United States, driving them toward Indian Territory in Eastern Oklahoma. More than 4,000 died of disease and starvation along the way.
- 8We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo2009-05-04 · 55 min
S21E08 · Сезон 21
We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo
In February of 1909, the indomitable Chiricahua Apache medicine man Geronimo lay on his deathbed. He summoned his nephew to his side, whispering, “I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.” It was an admission of regret from a man whose insistent pursuit of military resistance in the face of overwhelming odds confounded not only his Mexican and American enemies, but many of his fellow Apaches as well.
- 9We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee2009-05-11 · 55 min
S21E09 · Сезон 21
We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee
On the night of February 27, 1973, fifty-four cars rolled, horns blaring, into a small hamlet on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Within hours, some 200 Oglala Lakota and American Indian Movement (AIM) activists had seized the few major buildings in town and police had cordoned off the area. The occupation of Wounded Knee had begun. Demanding redress for grievances—some going back more than 100 years—the protesters captured the world's attention for 71 gripping days.
Сезон 202008Серий: 14TMDB 7.1
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- 1Oswald's Ghost2008-01-14 · 55 min
S20E01 · Сезон 20
Oswald's Ghost
Few Americans then or now accept that a lone, inconsequential gunman could bring down a president and alter history. In that breach, a culture of conspiracy has arisen that points to sinister forces at work in the shadows. Drawing upon rarely seen archival footage and interviews with key participants, Oswald's Ghost takes a fresh look at Kennedy's assassination, the public's reaction to the tragedy, and the government investigations that instead of calming fears lead to a widespread loss of trust in the institutions that govern our society.
- 2The Lobotomist2008-01-21 · 55 min
S20E02 · Сезон 20
The Lobotomist
In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill. But within a few years, lobotomy was labeled one of the most barbaric mistakes of modern medicine.
- 3Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies2008-02-03 · 55 min
S20E03 · Сезон 20
Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies
After a decade-long cry for justice, a new sound is heard in the civil rights movement: the insistent call for power. Malcolm X takes an eloquent nationalism to urban streets as a younger generation of black leaders listens. In the South, Stokely Carmichael and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) move from "Freedom Now!" to "Black Power!" as the fabric of the traditional movement changes.
- 4Grand Central2008-02-04 · 55 min
S20E04 · Сезон 20
Grand Central
A marvel of engineering, architecture, and vision, the story of the Beaux Arts structure on 42nd Street that forever changed midtown Manhattan.
- 5Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land2008-02-10 · 55 min
S20E05 · Сезон 20
Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land
The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books, breakfast programs, and guns, is born in Oakland. Substandard teaching practices prompt parents to gain educational control of a Brooklyn school district but then lead them to a showdown with New York City's teachers' union.
- 6Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?2008-02-17 · 55 min
S20E06 · Сезон 20
Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?
A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanize black America. World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay challenges America to accept him as Muhammad Ali, a minister of Islam who refuses to fight in Vietnam. Students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., fight to bring the growing black consciousness movement and their African heritage inside the walls of this prominent black institution. Black elected officials and community activists organize the National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, in an attempt to create a unified black response to growing repression against the movement.
- 7Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement2008-02-24 · 55 min
S20E07 · Сезон 20
Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement
In the 1970s, antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a federal court school desegregation order. Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, proves that affirmative action can work, but the Bakke Supreme Court case challenges that policy.
- 8Kit Carson2008-02-18 · 55 min
S20E08 · Сезон 20
Kit Carson
An illiterate mountain man, Kit Carson was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages; he twice married Native American women, yet led a brutal war against the Navajo. When the West was a mystery to most Americans, Carson mastered it, and his expertise made him not only famous, but also sought after. Eventually, by helping to spur a migration that would change the West forever, he unwittingly became an agent in the destruction of the life he loved.
- 9Buffalo Bill2008-02-25 · 55 min
S20E09 · Сезон 20
Buffalo Bill
In 1886, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show played to over one million people in New York City. It was one of the most elaborate shows on earth. There were cowboys and Indians, sharp shooters, hundreds of horses, buffalo, elk and donkeys, with more than 200 cast members, all moving about in a sweeping western landscape of mountains and plains. It would go on to dazzle crowds in London, Paris, Rome and Barcelona, cementing the legend of the Wild West in the minds of people around the globe. Behind the extravaganza was one man -- a meager plainsman turned international celebrity and frontier hero, whose meteoric rise to fame was made possible only by his genius, and his hucksterism. His name was William Cody, better known to the world as Buffalo Bill.
- 10Minik: The Lost Eskimo2009-03-31 · 55 min
S20E10 · Сезон 20
Minik: The Lost Eskimo
In 1897, renowned Arctic explorer Robert Peary returned to New York from his latest Greenland expedition. At the request of anthropologist Franz Boas, he brought with him five polar Inuits for study at the American Museum of Natural History. Within months, four of them had fallen sick and died, leaving a seven-year-old boy named Minik to fend for himself in a foreign land.
- 11Walt Whitman2008-04-14 · 55 min
S20E11 · Сезон 20
Walt Whitman
This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
- 12Roberto Clemente2008-04-21 · 55 min
S20E12 · Сезон 20
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente is an in-depth look at an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball’s first Latino superstar. Featuring interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors David Maraniss and George F. Will, Clemente’s wife Vera, Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, and former teammates, the documentary presents an intimate and revealing portrait of a man whose passion and grace made him a legend.
- 13George H.W. Bush (1)2008-05-05 · 55 min
S20E13 · Сезон 20
George H.W. Bush (1)
When George. H.W. Bush left the Oval Office in 1992, rejected after one tumultuous presidential term, his 30-year career in public service came to an abrupt and unexpected end. Despite soaring approval ratings following military victory in the Persian Gulf, his years as president after the war were marked by almost unrelieved decline. A sluggish economy and an earlier decision to raise taxes, despite an explicit campaign oath, led to his defeat. By the end of his term many observers dismissed him as an artifact of an irrelevant Cold War past.
- 14George H.W. Bush (2)2008-05-06 · 55 min
S20E14 · Сезон 20
George H.W. Bush (2)
George H.W. Bush presents the first in-depth assessment of the 41st president of the United States, drawing upon unparalleled access to figures in Bush's private and public life, to reveal Bush as a pivotal player during a critical moment in American and world history and in a powerful political dynasty. Bush's personal letters, and interviews with his closest advisors and prominent critics inform the film, including First Lady Barbara Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev, and more.
Сезон 192006–2007Серий: 15
Где смотреть
- 1Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-19622006-10-02 · 55 min
S19E01 · Сезон 19
Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962
Part 1 of 3 of the award-winning 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: profiles of Mose Wright and Rosa Parks; conflicts sparked by the Supreme Court's 1955 ruling that schools should be integrated; James Meredith's efforts to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962; and newsreel comments by former Mississippi senator James Eastland.
- 2Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-19632006-10-09 · 55 min
S19E02 · Сезон 19
Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963
Part 2 of the 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: the 1960 Greensboro, N.C., lunch-counter sit-in; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; the rise of mass demonstrations in the civil-rights movement; Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech; children's marches in Birmingham, Ala.
- 3Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 19652006-10-16 · 55 min
S19E03 · Сезон 19
Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 1965
Conclusion of the 1987 documentary “Eyes on the Prize.” Included: events of 1963 and '64, when Mississippi became a battleground in the civil-rights movement; the 1963 assassination of Medgar Evers; the 1964 black voter-registration drive; the march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery.
- 4Test Tube Babies2006-10-23 · 55 min
S19E04 · Сезон 19
Test Tube Babies
History of in vitro fertilization, traces IVF from an early success with rabbits to the present. Included: controversy and setbacks; the 1978 birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first IVF-born baby; the birth of America's first test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, in 1981. Also: comments from scientists, a couple involved in a lawsuit against a hospital.
- 5The Great Fever2006-10-30 · 55 min
S19E05 · Сезон 19
The Great Fever
The history of yellow fever, and how it was determined that the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. Included: the work of Carlos Finlay, the Cuban physician who found the link to the insects; how Finlay's theory influenced Jesse Lazear and James Carroll, scientists who were part of Walter Reed's team after Reed was sent by the U.S. to Havana to find the cause of the disease when American troops were sent to Cuba following the Spanish-American War.
- 6The Gold Rush2006-11-06 · 55 min
S19E06 · Сезон 19
The Gold Rush
A vibrant retelling of the mania that followed the discovery of gold in San Francisco in 1848. "Next to the Civil War in the 19th century," says historian J.S. Holliday, "no other event had a greater impact." The focus is on five real-life adventurers, including a down-on-his-luck Chilean aristocrat; a New York blacksmith who leaves his family in hopes of striking it rich; and a determined Missouri woman.
- 7The Berlin Airlift2007-01-29 · 55 min
S19E07 · Сезон 19
The Berlin Airlift
One of the first skirmishes of the Cold War, the 1948-49 Soviet blockade of rail and road traffic to and from West Berlin, is recalled. The U.S. and its allies responded with an airlift of food and supplies to residents. Included: archival footage; and comments from mission pilots and some of the civilians who received aid.
- 8The Living Weapon2007-02-05 · 55 min
S19E08 · Сезон 19
The Living Weapon
"The Living Weapon" explores the history of America's biological-weapons program, which began in 1942 with a group that worked parallel to the Manhattan Project, and continued to 1969, when President Nixon terminated it. Included: comments from Bill Patrick, the program's chief of product development; bioweapons historian Norman Covert; biowarfare expert Martin Furmanski; historian Brian Balmer; Jeanne Guillemin, senior adviser to MIT's Security Studies Program.
- 9New Orleans (1 & 2)2007-02-12 · 55 min
S19E09 · Сезон 19
New Orleans (1 & 2)
A history of New Orleans, from its origins as a French settlement to its post-Katrina present. Included: archival photos and film footage; and comments from New Orleans historians, residents and scholars on subjects like the birth of jazz, the city's struggles with integration and segregation, the white flight to the suburbs in the 1950s and the return of Katrina survivors.
- 10Sister Aimee2007-04-02 · 55 min
S19E10 · Сезон 19
Sister Aimee
A profile of Sister Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944), a popular Pentecostal evangelist during the 1920s and '30s. Included: comments from biographer Matthew Avery Sutton, author Daniel Mark Epstein, and Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero.
- 11Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2007-04-09 · 55 min
S19E11 · Сезон 19
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Examines the story behind the November 1978 mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, where more than 900 people were led to their deaths by cult leader Jim Jones. Included: comments from Jones' son, Jim Jr.; survivor Stanley Clayton; and Hue Fortson, whose wife and child died in the incident.
- 12Summer of Love2007-04-23 · 55 min
S19E12 · Сезон 19
Summer of Love
In 1967, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district became a mecca for young people seeking free music, free love and cosmic oneness, but quickly became home to rampant drug abuse, food shortages and STDs. Included: the cultural and social forces that spurred people to migrate to the Haight; and comments from music critic Joel Selvin, actor Peter Coyote and former mayor Willie Brown.
- 13The Mormons (1): History2007-04-30 · 55 min
S19E13 · Сезон 19
The Mormons (1): History
Historian Sarah Barringer Gordon says of the LDS Church "that from the moment of its birth, Mormons were under a kleig light." This insightful documentary explores the religion's roots, from prophet Joseph Smith's 1827 discovery of the golden plates that formed the Book of Mormon to the cycle of persecution and exodus that followed the religion's adherents for much of the 19th century. Included: a look at the practice of plural marriage; comments from church elders and scholars.
- 14The Mormons (2): Church and State2007-05-01 · 112 min
S19E14 · Сезон 19
The Mormons (2): Church and State
An examination of the modern-day LDS Church, including its missionary program; how its followers have entered into the American mainstream; Mormon theology and rituals; and how members who either challenge church doctrine or don't follow it may be excommunicated. Included: the church's views on homosexuality; and its stance against the Equal Rights Amendment.
- 15Alexander Hamilton2007-05-14 · 55 min
S19E15 · Сезон 19
Alexander Hamilton
A profile of Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first treasury secretary and a leading force in the post-Revolutionary War push for a Constitution and strong central government. Included: his role in writing the influential "Federalist Papers," establishing the first national bank and a national currency; and his death in the infamous duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. Also, insights from Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow; and historian Karl-Friedrich Walling.
Сезон 182005–2006Серий: 13
Где смотреть
- 1Two Days in October2005-10-17 · 55 min
S18E01 · Сезон 18
Two Days in October
"Two Days in October" recalls two 1967 events -- a Vietcong ambush and a violent antiwar demonstration at the University of Wisconsin -- that together marked a turning point in America's Vietnam tragedy. The ambush, on Oct. 17, killed 64 of the 142 U.S. troops attacked, and showed, maybe for the first time, that the war might not be winnable. And the protest, a day later against Dow Chemical Co., is believed to be the first antiwar demonstration to turn violent.
- 2Race to the Moon2005-10-31 · 55 min
S18E02 · Сезон 18
Race to the Moon
"Race to the Moon" chronicles Apollo 8, the first voyage to the moon. "It was an event beyond all other events," says Walter Cronkite of the December 1968 mission, which laid the groundwork for the first lunar landing seven months later. Cronkite and author Andrew Chaikin put the flight into context; astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders and their wives recall it firsthand. Says Lovell of seeing the lunar landscape, "We were like three kids looking into a candy-store window."
- 3Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City2005-11-14 · 55 min
S18E03 · Сезон 18
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City
The story of the gambling mecca is told via news clips and reminiscences. Part 1 of 2
- 4Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca2005-11-15 · 55 min
S18E04 · Сезон 18
Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca
News clips and reminiscences tell the story of the gambling mecca, from a dusty railroad town to a leading tourist attraction. Part 2 of 2
- 5John and Abigail Adams2006-01-23 · 55 min
S18E05 · Сезон 18
John and Abigail Adams
An engrossing portrait of the second U.S. president and first lady, costars Simon Russell Beale and Linda Emond. Included: the friendship (and enmity) between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (James Barbour), who both died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence; the Adamses' “great love story”; their bouts with depression; his troubled presidency. Interspersed are comments from historians.
- 6The Nuremberg Trials2006-01-30 · 55 min
S18E06 · Сезон 18
The Nuremberg Trials
A gripping study of the groundbreaking prosecution, which began Nov. 20, 1945, as Nazi Germany's leaders were held accountable for war crimes, infamously blamed on "following orders." Profiled are Hermann Goering, the lead defendant, and Robert Jackson, the U.S. prosecutor. Also: comments from Walter Cronkite, who covered the proceedings; events leading to the trial, which had 21 defendants and eight judges; footage of concentration camps.
- 7Jesse James2006-02-06 · 55 min
S18E07 · Сезон 18
Jesse James
A striking profile of the outlaw (1847-82) is told through reenactments, comments from historians and archival photographs. The hour traces James' life from age 16 to his death at 34 (he was shot in the back), and includes his years as a Southern guerrilla fighter, bandit and killer.
- 8Hijacked2006-02-25 · 55 min
S18E08 · Сезон 18
Hijacked
A look at the coordinated hijacking of four jetliners in 1970 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which blew up the evacuated planes in Jordan. Included: the militants' use of civilians to further their goals.
- 9Eugene O'Neill2006-03-21 · 55 min
S18E09 · Сезон 18
Eugene O'Neill
An absorbing profile of the esteemed playwright (1888-1953). Included: excerpts from his plays are performed by Al Pacino, Zoe Caldwell, Christopher Plummer, Vanessa Redgrave, Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson. Also: comments from Tony Kushner, John Guare, Sidney Lumet and Jason Robards. Plays include “The Iceman Cometh” and “Long Day's Journey into Night.”
- 10The Boy in the Bubble2006-04-10 · 55 min
S18E10 · Сезон 18
The Boy in the Bubble
The absorbing story of David Vetter (1971-84), who had severe combined immunodeficiency and lived inside a sterile plastic chamber for 12 years. Included: comments from his mother, Carol Ann Vetter Demaret; and from doctors, who discuss their feelings about the use of the plastic chamber. Also: examinations of the boy's birth and his death, which occurred following a bone-marrow transplant from his sister.
- 11The Alaska Pipeline2006-04-24 · 55 min
S18E11 · Сезон 18
The Alaska Pipeline
The history of the Alaska Pipeline, which was built in the 1970s to transport oil across 800 miles of pristine wilderness, from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. Included: the 1968 discovery of the largest oil field in North America at Prudhoe Bay; the battle between Native Americans and the government over the land the pipeline would cross; environmental concerns; and construction of the pipeline itself, which employed 78,000 people and cost more than $8 billion.
- 12Annie Oakley2006-05-08 · 55 min
S18E12 · Сезон 18
Annie Oakley
An on-target profile of the sharpshooter (1860-1926) who was “the first American woman ever to become a superstar.” Included: Oakley, at 15, winning a shooting match with future husband Frank Butler; achieving stardom with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; filing libel suits against a number of newspapers for reporting that she was a drug addict; teaching thousands of women to shoot, while opposing women's suffrage.
- 13The Man Behind Hitler2006-05-22 · 55 min
S18E13 · Сезон 18
The Man Behind Hitler
A profile of Joseph Goebbels (1897-45), who helped launch Hitler's rise to power. Kenneth Branagh provides voice-over readings of Goebbels' personal diaries. Included: footage from German archives tracing Goebbels' life; how Goebbels continually stage-managed his life and reinvented himself from his early days as a radical “popular socialist” to his death.
Сезон 172004–2005Серий: 11TMDB 7.3
Где смотреть
- 1RFK (Part 1 & 2)2004-10-04 · 55 min
S17E01 · Сезон 17
RFK (Part 1 & 2)
A shy, if driven man, Robert Kennedy "wasn't built for the spotlight, he was built for the wings," says journalist Jack Newfield. While John Kennedy was alive, that's where Bobby stayed -- making certain that JFK remained in the spotlight.
- 2The Fight2005-01-24 · 55 min
S17E02 · Сезон 17
The Fight
"The Fight" recalls the June 1938 heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and the German Max Schmeling, and assesses its political and social ramifications. "It was going to pit whole nations and whole ideologies against each other," says narrator Courtney B. Vance. Producer-director Barak Goodman also explores Louis's place in America's racial divide as well as the genial Schmeling's ties to Hitler.
- 3Fidel Castro2005-01-31 · 55 min
S17E03 · Сезон 17
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro's march through Cuba and the second half of the 20th century is chronicled by filmmaker Adriana Bosch. Here, Cuban exiles and former Castro confreres, foreign-policy experts, a former Castro brother-in-law and his daughter Alina Fernandez paint a portrait of a dictator, a social reformer -- and a survivor.
- 4Building the Alaska Highway2005-02-07 · 55 min
S17E04 · Сезон 17
Building the Alaska Highway
Recalls the construction of the 1500-mile "shortcut to Tokyo" through Canada in 1942 by 11,000 U.S. troops (4,000 of them black). It wasn't the Army's greatest World War II triumph, but it was one of the first, and it gave Americans, who feared a Japanese buildup in the Aleutians, a needed morale boost. This hour is light on military and engineering detail, and packed with proud GIs recalling mud, cold and toil.
- 5Kinsey2005-02-14 · 55 min
S17E05 · Сезон 17
Kinsey
Profiling Dr. Alfred Kinsey, the Indiana University zoologist whose "revolutionary picture of American sexuality" rocked the country in the late 1940s and early '50s. Filmmakers Barak Goodman and John Maggio interview Kinsey colleagues and biographers, along with people took part in his studies, to paint a portrait of an "unyielding" proponent of sexual freedom who practiced what he preached. Says sexologist Paul Gebhard, a Kinsey assistant: "He was a rebel."
- 6Mary Pickford2005-04-04 · 55 min
S17E06 · Сезон 17
Mary Pickford
Profiling Mary Pickford, the silent-screen "sweetheart" who blazed the trail to Hollywood and became "America's first superstar." Pickford (1893-1979) was also an astute businesswoman: She founded United Artists with Charlie Chaplin and her husband-to-be Douglas Fairbanks. But, as filmmaker Sue Williams stresses here, there was no glorious sunset. As Pickford biographer Eileen Whitfield puts it, she was "the first has-been created by film."
- 7The Great Transatlantic Cable2005-04-11 · 55 min
S17E07 · Сезон 17
The Great Transatlantic Cable
Cyrus Field's struggle to lay telegraph cables across the Atlantic in the 1850s and '60s is chronicled. When Field finally succeeded, in 1866, it marked "the annihilation of space and time," says historian David Czitrom. But the 13-year effort -- recalled here in re-creations and comments from historians and engineers -- included many false starts and one spectacular failure. Still, says Czitrom, "he never let up."
- 8The Massie Affair2005-04-18 · 55 min
S17E08 · Сезон 17
The Massie Affair
"The Massie Affair" chronicles a 1931 Honolulu rape case involving a young white Navy wife that became even more serious when one of the acquitted Hawaiian defendants was later kidnapped and murdered. Although marital discord and social "honor" play into the story, it's mostly about stark racial injustice that touched even the White House. It uncovers "cold, hard truths about America and the people who ruled it."
- 9Victory in the Pacific2005-05-02 · 55 min
S17E09 · Сезон 17
Victory in the Pacific
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- 10The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?2005-05-09 · 55 min
S17E10 · Сезон 17
The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Recalls "the first family of country music" in interviews with Carter relatives, music writers, and singers Gillian Welch, Joan Baez, Marty Stuart and Rodney Crowell. The tough early lives of A.P. Carter, his sister Maybelle and wife Sara were lightened by music, and their 1927 RCA audition proved to be "the big bang of commercial country music." But A.P. and Sara's marriage couldn't survive the turmoil that followed.
- 11Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst2005-05-23 · 55 min
S17E11 · Сезон 17
Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
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Сезон 162003–2004Серий: 9TMDB 6.0
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- 1New York (8): The Center of the World2003-09-08 · 55 min
S16E01 · Сезон 16
New York (8): The Center of the World
Filmmaker Ric Burns adds a poignant postscript to his series "New York: A Documentary Film" with this chronicle of the World Trade Center's rise and fall. Burns recounts Sept. 11 wrenchingly, but he devotes more than half the film to the Center's rise. This isn't a pretty story: It's one of economic, political, architectural and engineering labyrinths. The result was a critical and commercial flop, though historian Kenneth Jackson says: "It's more important to history now that it's gone."
- 2Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution2004-01-12 · 55 min
S16E02 · Сезон 16
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (1): Revolution
"Reconstruction: The Second Civil War," a two-part report, follows political leaders and ordinary Americans alike as it chronicles one of the most contentious periods in American history. "An old social order had been destroyed," says Columbia University historian Eric Foner. "Everything was up for grabs." Part 1 begins with the end of the war, as President Johnson, no friend of the freed slaves, squares off against Republicans in Congress. In 1868 they pass the 14th Amendment, which is "the origin of the concept of civil rights," Foner notes. Johnson vetoed it and, says narrator Dion Graham, "the lines were drawn."
- 3Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat2004-01-13 · 55 min
S16E03 · Сезон 16
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (2): Retreat
"Reconstruction" concludes by following whites and blacks in Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana between 1867 and 1877. It begins with the granting of widespread voting rights for blacks in the South, and with whites "preparing for the worst," says narrator Dion Graham. It wouldn't end that way for South Carolina rice planter Frances Butler, who was not at all pleased to "negotiate" with her family's former slaves. Their leader: Tunis Campbell, who would soon be elected to the state Senate. In Georgia, too, blacks were elected to the legislature. And in Louisiana, Vermonter Marshall Twitchell began amassing both cotton lands and political power. Local whites, who resented Twitchell deeply, called him a "carpetbagger."
- 4Citizen King2004-01-19 · 55 min
S16E04 · Сезон 16
Citizen King
"Citizen King," a reverential chronicle of the final five years of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, employs eyewitnesses to the history King made to recall it. Among them: Coretta Scott King, former representative William Gray, author David Halberstam, civil-rights veterans Joseph Lowery, Roger Wilkins and Taylor Branch, long-time political figure Andrew Young, former senator Harris Wofford, former attorney general Ramsey Clark and theologian James Cone.
- 5Remember the Alamo2004-02-02 · 55 min
S16E05 · Сезон 16
Remember the Alamo
"Remember the Alamo" recalls the contributions of Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) to the struggle for Texan independence. It profiles Tejano leader Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871), an ally of Stephen F. Austin in the effort to build up the Texas economy by luring American settlers (cotton planters particularly) in the 1820s. Navarro was also a spearhead of the revolt against Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in 1836.
- 6Tupperware!2004-02-09 · 55 min
S16E06 · Сезон 16
Tupperware!
"Modern dishes for modern living" (and they "burped," no less), sold by women at "home parties." This slice of 1950s Americana is recalled in "Tupperware!" "The era and the product were made for each other," says one of the Tupperware "ladies" who are interviewed throughout the hour. Husbands are interviewed too because Tupperware was oftentimes a family affair, with the men working behind the scenes. The man in charge: Earl Tupper, who invented the sealable plastic containers. But a woman, Brownie Wise, developed Tupperware's phenomenally successful marketing plan. What gives "Tupperware!" its bite is the fact that Tupper and Wise didn't get along.
- 7Emma Goldman2004-04-12 · 55 min
S16E07 · Сезон 16
Emma Goldman
Recalling Emma Goldman (1869-1940), the fiery and formidable radical whose life, says narrator Blair Brown, was "dedicated to free speech, free thought and free love." This profile is sympathetic to Goldman, but she doesn't get a free ride. Indeed, historian Kevin Baker calls her anarchism "jaw-droppingly naive," and no one challenges that. No one denies her passion, either. Says playwright Tony Kushner, "She lived a life on fire."
- 8Patriots Day2004-04-19 · 55 min
S16E08 · Сезон 16
Patriots Day
"Patriots Day" follows Revolutionary War re-enactors as they prepare to re-fire those shots heard 'round the world on April 19, 1775, in Lexington and Concord. Filmmaker Marian Marzynski's style is low key and at times whimsical (real redcoats didn't use cell phones), but the "living historians" are serious. Says one: "It is important to understand the passion of what took place here."
- 9Golden Gate Bridge2004-05-03 · 55 min
S16E09 · Сезон 16
Golden Gate Bridge
Recalling the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, a "graceful leap over an unprecedented space," as narrator David Ogden Stiers calls it. The Golden Gate presented its engineers with a "magnificent" challenge of wind, fog and colliding currents, and they succeeded so magnificently that historian Kevin Starr, the State Librarian of California, likens it to "Hamlet" or a Beethoven symphony. This hour blends technology and poetry smoothly, as does the bridge. It is, sums up Starr, "a fusion of perfections."
Сезон 152002–2003Серий: 13
Где смотреть
- 1Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?2002-11-11 · 55 min
S15E01 · Сезон 15
Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?
An evocative two-part profile of Jimmy Carter explores how his career has been shaped by what former speechwriter Hendrik Hertzberg calls his "moral ideology." Produced by Adriana Bosch ("American Experience" biographies of Reagan and Grant), the film features comments by Carter's wife, Rosalynn, and son Chip, as well as historians, former Vice President Walter Mondale and a number of key Carter aides. Part 1 ends just after the 1976 campaign, which put Carter in the White House. He was, says Hertzberg, "exactly what the American people would say they want."
- 2Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage2002-11-12 · 55 min
S15E02 · Сезон 15
Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage
"Hostage," the conclusion of a two-part Jimmy Carter biography, covers his presidency and post-presidency. Human rights were to be "a basic tenet of our foreign policy," Carter declared in 1977, but he was overwhelmed by events in Iran, and economic woes at home led to a "malaise" so severe that the 1978 Camp David accords didn't even give him a boost in the polls. Then came the hostage crisis. But back in Plains, he and Rosalynn regrouped. And now? As former Carter speechwriter Henrdrik Hertzberg puts it: "His values, his devotion to human rights, keep on resonating in a way that his failures and weaknesses don't."
- 3Chicago: City of the Century (1): Mudhole to Metropolis2003-01-13 · 55 min
S15E03 · Сезон 15
Chicago: City of the Century (1): Mudhole to Metropolis
A three-part history based on historian Donald L. Miller's book "City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America." Part 1 begins with the arrival of French explorers Marquette and Joliet in 1673, and follows the digging of canals, and the arrival of railroads and industry. It ends with the Great Fire of 1871, which interrupted the city's explosive 19th-century growth only momentarily.
- 4Chicago: City of the Century (2): The Revolution Has Begun2003-01-14 · 55 min
S15E04 · Сезон 15
Chicago: City of the Century (2): The Revolution Has Begun
A three-part history based on historian Donald L. Miller's book "City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America." Part 2 covers the 1870s and '80s, when the city's can-do business leaders found themselves increasingly at odds with labor. The episode profiles meatpacker Augustus Swift; sleeping-car magnate George Pullman, who established what he hoped would become a utopian workers community; and merchant prince Marshall Field, who had no such notions. Then there were the anarchists.
- 5Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for Chicago2003-01-15 · 55 min
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Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for Chicago
A three-part history based on historian Donald L. Miller's book "City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America." Part 3 concludes by exploring the city's ethnic and class tensions during the 1880s and '90s. Ethnic groups banded together in what narrator David Ogden Stiers calls "a defensive communalism," but most immigrants headed first to the city's worst slum, the Near West Side, which was presided over by Alderman Johnny Powers, the "prince of the boodlers," who traded services for votes.
- 6The Murder of Emmett Till2003-01-20 · 55 min
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The Murder of Emmett Till
Recalling the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black youth in the Mississippi delta, an incident that could very well have launched the civil-rights movement. "He was a sacrificial lamb," says Mamie Till of her son Emmett, a fun-loving Chicago teen who was slain after whistling at a white woman outside a general store in Tallahatchee County, Miss. Less than a month after Till's mutilated body was found, two white defendants were acquitted (in 67 minutes) by an all-white jury.
- 7Transcontinental Railroad2003-01-27 · 55 min
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Transcontinental Railroad
Charting the race between the Union Pacific and Central Pacific to construct a transcontinental railroad to link the U.S. It ended May 10, 1869, in Promontory Point, Utah. The construction was "the engineering marvel of the 19th century -- and a flat-out swindle,” says narrator Michael Murphy. It was also "the technological manifestation of Manifest Destiny,” says historian Wendell Huffman, one of the program's commentators. And it sealed the fate of the Plains Indians. When the final spike was in place, Murphy says, "America could take its place as the first nation in the world."
- 8Partners of the Heart2003-02-10 · 55 min
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Partners of the Heart
Chronicling the unlikely partnership between a white surgeon and a black "technician" that led to a procedure to correct blue-baby syndrome in 1944. The principals: Vivien Thomas, a black man with only a high-school diploma, and Alfred Blalock, the patrician chief of surgery at Johns Hopkins. Blalock pioneered the surgery to correct the congenital heart defect, but it was Thomas who devised to procedures that were used. And they did it at a time, narrator Morgan Freeman says, when the two "could not share the same lunch table in the Hopkins cafeteria."
- 9The Pill2003-02-24 · 55 min
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The Pill
Charting the development of an oral contraceptive during the 1950s and its effect on "the sexual revolution" of the '60s. It was enormous. Says Sylvia Clark, who grew up before the pill was available: "Women began to see themselves for the first time in all of history as economically self-sustaining." The hour examines reasons why, as it profiles the pill's key figures, including biologist Gregory Pincus and gynecologist John Rock; heiress Katharine Dexter McCormick, who financed the research; and Margaret Sanger, the activist who spearheaded it. Among Sanger's motivations: her own mother, who had 18 pregnancies (seven of them miscarriages) and died at 49.
- 10Daughter from Danang2003-04-07 · 55 min
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Daughter from Danang
"Daughter from Danang," an Oscar-nominated documentary, chronicles the tearful reunion of an Amerasian refugee with her Vietnamese family 22 years after the war ended. Heidi Bub, who was airlifted out of her homeland as the war was ending, grew up in Tennessee and calls herself "101 percent Americanized." The 1997 reunion is at first joyful, but cultural differences soon emerge, and after a few days she begins to feel "smothered" by her biological mother. Then, when her brother asks for financial support, Heidi turns bitter. It is, says Tran Tuong Nhu, the journalist who accompanied her, "more than she had bargained for."
- 11Seabiscuit2003-04-21 · 55 min
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Seabiscuit
"Seabiscuit" recalls the squat and ugly racehorse that riveted the nation in the late 1930s. Interviewees include author Laura Hillenbrand ("Seabiscuit: An American Legend"), who charts the Cinderella story of this "equine catastrophe," as narrator Scott Glenn calls him, and his hard-luck jockey, Red Pollard, who kept getting hurt. But Seabiscuit won, often inspiringly and most notably in the 1940 Santa Anita Derby, in which both the horse and jockey were coming off injuries.
- 12Bataan Rescue2003-07-07 · 55 min
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Bataan Rescue
"Bataan Rescue," narrated by Scott Glenn, recalls the daring January 1945 commando raid that freed 513 survivors of the 1942 Bataan Death March who were being held in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines. Rescuers recall how they did it, and POWs describe what it meant to them. "That's the night I was reborn," says one. "That's my birthday."
- 13Murder at Harvard2003-07-14 · 55 min
S15E13 · Сезон 15
Murder at Harvard
Historian Simon Schama ("A History of Britain") plays sleuth -- searching, he says, "not for literal truth, but for poetic truth" -- as he speculates about whether an innocent man was executed for a 154-year-old "Murder at Harvard." The victim was prominent Boston physician-turned-businessman George Parkman, who disappeared on Nov. 23, 1849. Remains thought to be his were found a week later in the Harvard Medical College's basement, and chemistry professor John Webster, who owed Parkman money, was convicted of the crime on the basis of circumstantial evidence.
Сезон 142001–2002Серий: 14TMDB 7.0
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- 1New York (6): The City of Tomorrow2001-09-10 · 55 min
S14E01 · Сезон 14
New York (6): The City of Tomorrow
"City of Tomorrow (1929-45)" focuses on Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who used his close ties to FDR to make the city "a gigantic laboratory of civic reconstruction"; and master builder Robert Moses, who "adapted a 19th century city to 20th century circumstances," says historian Kenneth Jackson. The biggest one: the car. Says narrator David Ogden Stiers: "It challenged all previous assumptions about urban life."
- 2New York (7): The City and the World2001-09-17 · 55 min
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New York (7): The City and the World
Conclusion. "The City and the World" begins in 1945, with New York "at the pinnacle," says historian David McCullough. By 1975 it was: "Ford to City: Drop Dead," as a Daily News headline put it. The program charts the city's decline as it follows what narrator David Ogden Stiers calls "a maelstrom of destruction in the name of urban renewal." Part and parcel of it were the highways Robert Moses built, many through vibrant neighborhoods. The city rebounded in the '80s.
- 3War Letters2001-11-01 · 55 min
S14E03 · Сезон 14
War Letters
War letters from the American Revolution to the Gulf War are read by 15 actors (including Joan Allen, Edward Norton, Kevin Spacey and Courtney B. Vance). Accompanied by clips, home movies and re-creations, the letters reflect the horror, boredom, anger and, mostly, fear that war engenders. Many readings are followed by notations that the writers had died, but the hour isn't unrelentingly grim. “Pucker up,” one WWII GI writes to his sweetheart on VJ Day. “Here I come.”
- 4Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man2002-01-06 · 55 min
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Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man
A two-part profile of Woodrow Wilson in which news clips, atmospheric re-creations and readings (Rene Auberjonois and Blair Brown provide the voices of Wilson and his first wife, Ellen) supplement interviews with historians. Part 1 takes Wilson (1856-1924) from his Georgia childhood to the outbreak of World War I -- just as Ellen dies. "He's got to deal with the breakdown in the world," historian John Milton Cooper says. "And he's got to deal with the breakdown in his personal life."
- 5Woodrow Wilson (2): The Redemption of the World2002-01-13 · 55 min
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Woodrow Wilson (2): The Redemption of the World
Woodrow Wilson reluctantly enters World War I in an effort to "make the world safe for democracy" as this two-part profile concludes. He wins the war but loses the peace, as he's confounded first by the French and British at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919; then by the Republicans in the Senate, who thwart U.S. entry into the League of Nations. Meanwhile, Wilson marries Edith Bolling-Galt (voice of Marion Ross) less than a year after his first wife dies. Edith would emerge as the President's virtual "regent" when Wilson suffers a stroke in 1919. Voice of Wilson: Rene Auberjonois.
- 6Mount Rushmore2002-01-20 · 55 min
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Mount Rushmore
Chronicling the 16-year struggle (1925-41) to fashion Mount Rushmore in South Dakota's Black Hills, and profiling sculptor Gutzon Borglum, its creator. Borglum was 60 when plans for Rushmore were announced and he died not long after the final busts were completed. In between, money was often scarce and the granite from which the likenesses were hewn was crumbly. But Borglum wouldn't be denied, and he had foresight: He planned for 300,000 years' worth of weather erosion.
- 7Miss America2002-01-27 · 55 min
S14E07 · Сезон 14
Miss America
Recalling the 80-year history of the Miss America Pageant and what narrator Cherry Jones calls "a barometer of America's shifting ideas of American womanhood." Included: eight former Miss Americas recall their runway strolls -- and the world beyond Atlantic City during their reigns. Also: comments from historians and social observers, including Gloria Steinem, a beauty-pageant contestant herself as a teen. "It was glamorous," she says, perhaps surprisingly. Also surprising is Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle's view of the swimsuit competition. "It's empowering," she says. "If you can do that, you can do anything."
- 8Zoot Suit Riots2002-03-01 · 55 min
S14E08 · Сезон 14
Zoot Suit Riots
"Zoot Suit Riots" recalls a week of violence that rocked Los Angeles in June 1943, pitting Mexican-Americans against Anglos, many of them servicemen. Hector Elizondo narrates the hour, which uses atmospheric re-creations and interviews with historians and people who lived through it to chart a year of steadily rising tension leading up to the riots. One key event: an August 1942 altercation in which a young Mexican-American man died. The defendants were also Mexican-American, but the circus trial at which they were convicted inflamed prejudices and on June 3, 1943, says Elizondo, "the city exploded."
- 9Monkey Trial2002-02-23 · 55 min
S14E09 · Сезон 14
Monkey Trial
Recalling the "epic battle" over evolution waged in 1925 by fundamentalist titan William Jennings Bryan and freethinking Clarence Darrow. This chronicle also explores trial oddities. It was held in Dayton, Tenn., because civic boosters wanted to put the town "on the map." Then there's John Scopes, the football coach (teaching science was a side job) who volunteered to be prosecuted. The offending book he used was Tennessee's "official" science text. Moreover, as he wrote in his memoirs, he didn't recall ever actually teaching evolution.
- 10Public Enemy #12002-02-17 · 55 min
S14E10 · Сезон 14
Public Enemy #1
John Dillinger may have been "Public Enemy No. 1" in 1933 and '34, but Americans didn't reflexively hate him, and this hour explores reasons why as it chronicles his 14-month bank-robbing spree. Dillinger "represents a rebellious impulse that many people in the Great Depression had good reason to feel," says Tom Doherty, one of the historians interviewed. Morever, "he was a charming guy," says another, Claire Potter. The hour also features a grandnephew of Dillinger and Alston Purvis, the son of Melvin Purvis, the G-Man who finally caught up with the Public Enemy.
- 11Ansel Adams2002-04-21 · 55 min
S14E11 · Сезон 14
Ansel Adams
Ric Burns' profile of the photographer whose connection to Yosemite is such that a mountain near the park is named for him. Adams (1902-84) first visited Yosemite at age 14. "It completely changed his life," says William Turnage, Adams' former business manager. Then his father gave him a Kodak Box Brownie and, as narrator David Ogden Stiers puts it, "he was off." Adams' career is recalled by colleagues, biographers, and his son and daughter.
- 12A Brilliant Madness2002-04-28 · 55 min
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A Brilliant Madness
Mathematics genius John Nash recalls his bout with schizophrenia (the subject dramatized in the Oscar-winning film "A Beautiful Mind"). Nash is joined by his wife, Alicia; son John Stier; colleagues; and author Sylvia Nasar, who wrote the book from which the movie was adapted. They (and narrator Liev Schreiber) recall Nash's prodigious intellect, arrogant demeanor and odd behavior. He developed his "equilibrium point" theory as a student, but then lost his own equilibrium. It would take 30 years, but the theory would come to revolutionize economics and win him the Nobel Prize. And Nash would regain his mind.
- 13Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior2002-04-01 · 55 min
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Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior
A moody two-part biography of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85). Part 1, "Warrior," quickly sketches his largely unsuccessful pre-Civil War life and ends on Good Friday 1865, when his wife told him to turn down a theater invitation because she didn't like the company of Mary Lincoln. During the war, Grant owed his success to his ability to treat his often unruly troops as he did his horses: calmly, firmly, quietly. But if he was a hero at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg, he's also described as being a "butcher" at Shiloh and Cold Harbor.
- 14Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President2002-04-02 · 55 min
S14E14 · Сезон 14
Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President
The conclusion of this biography of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-85) covers the last 20 years of the life of "the most popular man of the 19th century," as historian Donald Miller calls him. Grant's presidency (1869-77) wasn't the reason. "Military uniforms kept the sides straight on the battlefield, but in Grant's new world it was not so easy to tell friends from enemies," says narrator Liev Schreiber, and some of Grant's political "friends" were crooks. Add to that the intense opposition of white southerners to his Reconstruction policies. Then the U.S. economy went south during the panic of 1873.
Сезон 132000–2001Серий: 12
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- 1The Rockefellers (1)2000-10-17 · 55 min
S13E01 · Сезон 13
The Rockefellers (1)
A dramatic two-part profile of the Rockefellers, a family whose name is synonymous with wealth, begins. Part 1 traces how John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) struck oil (figuratively) in the 1860s and parlayed it into a corporate behemoth that the Supreme Court had to break up in 1911. It also examines how he and his son John D. Jr. (1874-1960) lived with that money -- and the hatred it engendered. The family's strategy: philanthropy. David Ogden Stiers narrates.
- 2The Rockefellers (2)2000-10-24 · 55 min
S13E02 · Сезон 13
The Rockefellers (2)
The conclusion of a profile of the Rockefellers explores how John D. Jr. accomplished "the seemingly impossible task of redeeming the family name," says narrator David Ogden Stiers. "Junior" (1874-1960) did that by giving away $500 million, much of it while his father (1839-1937) enjoyed a vigorous retirement. The show also charts the fortunes of the next generation of Rockefellers, chiefly second son Nelson, the long-time New York governor. Many of their children rebelled. "The real problem," says Steven Rockefeller, "is the integration of power and goodness."
- 3Secrets of a Master Builder2000-10-30 · 55 min
S13E03 · Сезон 13
Secrets of a Master Builder
Charting the life on the Mississippi of James B. Eads (1820-1887), "one of the greatest engineering geniuses of all time," says narrator David McCullough. Eads designed, built and financed ironclad river gunships in the Civil War (helping the Union win it, some say), the first steel bridge over the Mississippi, and sandbar-busting jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi that helped ensure the economic viability of New Orleans and the river itself.
- 4Return with Honor2000-11-13 · 55 min
S13E04 · Сезон 13
Return with Honor
Vietnam POWs recall their ordeals -- at times with great poignancy -- in a first-person history that supplements the comments with North Vietnamese war footage. As the veterans describe it here, their mission was simple, but not easy. "We were determined to return to the U.S. with honor," is the way that Air Force major Fred Cherry puts it. "We were not going to collaborate with the enemy. And we were going to look out for each other." Tom Hanks introduces the film.
- 5Streamliners: America's Last Trains2001-02-05 · 55 min
S13E05 · Сезон 13
Streamliners: America's Last Trains
Recalling the stainless steel trains that crisscrossed the country in high style (and at speeds of greater than 100 mph) during the 1930s and '40s. The streamliners -- most notably the Union Pacific's "Little Zip" and the Burlington Railroad's Zephyr -- increased railroad ridership (and profits) dramatically, led to a sleek-is-chic design revolution and even offered a measure of psychological uplift during the Depression.
- 6Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind2001-02-12 · 55 min
S13E06 · Сезон 13
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Recalling racial-pride advocate Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), whose grand (some said grandiose) vision included an Africa run by Africans. Garvey's Harlem-based United Negro Improvement Association was more than just a civil-rights group -- it was a business and publishing empire. But it wasn't a well-run one, and his story doesn't have a happy ending (due, in part, to a young Justice Department lawyer named J. Edgar Hoover). Still, says narrator Carl Lumbly, Garvey "changed forever the way black Americans looked at themselves and the world.
- 7Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I2001-02-19 · 55 min
S13E07 · Сезон 13
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
Parts 1 and 2 of a six-part chronicle of the Abraham Lincoln-Mary Todd relationship begins with their childhoods and courtship. He, of course, was born into poverty; she, however, grew up in luxury, the daughter of a Kentucky banker and slave owner. (Several of her brothers would die fighting for the South in the Civil War.) While he was something of a rube when they met, she was the opposite, polished and refined. Yet they shared something in common: a love of politics. The marriage of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln proves to be a tempestuous affair accented by her temper, his depression and their political ambitions. Included: his elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and, later, the presidency.
- 8Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II2001-02-20 · 55 min
S13E08 · Сезон 13
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
Parts 3 and 4 of the six-part series. When the Lincolns arrive in Washington, D.C., in 1861, the president-elect is deemed untested and is mistrusted; Mary, meanwhile, is suspected of being a Confederate sympathizer due to being the daughter of a Southern slave owner. As Abraham deals with the national tragedy of the Civil War, the couple also face a tragedy much closer to home: the 1862 death of their son Willie. The aftermath of son Willie's death finds Mary turning to spiritualists for comfort and, perhaps, slipping from sanity. President Lincoln, however, has another matter larger than his own grief that demands attention---the war. Included: the step he took that changed the nature of the conflict, the Emancipation Proclamation, which he issued on Jan. 1, 1863.
- 9Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III2001-02-21 · 55 min
S13E09 · Сезон 13
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III
Parts 5 and 6 of a six-part chronicle. The third part recalls 1863, when opposition to the Civil War spread among Northerners: some see the high level of casualties as unacceptable, while others resent fighting to free black slaves. Abraham Lincoln, understandably, becomes anxious. Mary Todd Lincoln, meanwhile, copes by spending money compulsively, and falls into debt as a result. Conclusion. The final 16 months of the Civil War are charted, including the battle at Gettysburg and Abraham Lincoln's battlefield dedication and, just days after the South's surrender at Appomattox, his assassination. Included: Abraham's dedication to bringing the South into the Union; Mary's private wish for revenge.
- 10Scottsboro: An American Tragedy2001-04-02 · 55 min
S13E10 · Сезон 13
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
Following the 17-year struggle to free nine blacks falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. The struggle, which involved communist activists and laid the groundwork for the civil-rights movement, is chronicled involvingly in vintage stills and clips, comments by historians and readings by actors (including Stanley Tucci and Frances McDormand). "In the end, the state of Alabama bowed to reason," says narrator Andre Braugher, "and to exhaustion."
- 11Fatal Flood2001-04-16 · 55 min
S13E11 · Сезон 13
Fatal Flood
Recalling the tidal wave of racial conflict that followed in the wake of the surging Mississippi as it inundated the delta town of Greenville, Miss., in April 1927. Greenville's leading planter, LeRoy Percy, was a racial moderate, but he joined other planters in refusing to allow their black workers to be evacuated for fear of losing their labor supply. Those workers were placed "at the end of the line" for Red Cross supplies, as one remembers, and tension grew.
- 12Stephen Foster2001-04-23 · 55 min
S13E12 · Сезон 13
Stephen Foster
A profile of quintessentially American composer Stephen Foster features interviews with historian Fath Ruffins, biographer Ken Emerson, musicologists Josephine Wright and Dale Cockrell, and modern-day musicians influenced by Foster's work.
Сезон 121999–2000Серий: 15TMDB 7.0
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- 1New York (1): The Country and the City1999-11-14 · 55 min
S12E01 · Сезон 12
New York (1): The Country and the City
The Country and the City, 1609-1825: New York, notes narrator David Ogden Stiers, "was a business proposition from the very start," when Henry Hudson, exploring for the Dutch East India Company, sailed into its harbor. Part 1 also focuses on New Yorker Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury Secretary; and Gov. DeWitt Clinton, who built the Erie Canal. "All America," says Stiers, "now met in New York."
- 2New York (2): Order and Disorder1999-11-15 · 55 min
S12E02 · Сезон 12
New York (2): Order and Disorder
"Order and Disorder: 1825-1865" recalls a period of tremendous growth and ferment. Most of the new arrivals were Irish immigrants (100,000 by 1842—and that was before the potato famine), and the subsequent overcrowding led to the construction of Central Park (1857-58). But that didn't quell the ferment, which exploded in 1863 with the racially charged draft riots. "It was the largest incident of civil disorder in U.S. history," notes historian Mike Wallace.
- 3New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow1999-11-16 · 55 min
S12E03 · Сезон 12
New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow
"Sunshine and Shadow: 1865-1898" During the Gilded Age, New York "was home to the greatest concentration of wealth in human history," says narrator David Ogden Stiers. And, he adds, "the greatest concentration of poverty." This episode surveys that dichotomy, from Fifth Avenue mansions to slums documented by Jacob Riis in "How the Other Half Lives." Also recalled: the fall of William H. "Boss" Tweed ("he took a fall for the system," claims Pete Hamill).
- 4New York (4): The Power and the People1999-11-17 · 55 min
S12E04 · Сезон 12
New York (4): The Power and the People
"The Power and the People: 1898-1914" recalls the era of mass immigration. "The entire world would arrive on the city's doorstep," says narrator David Ogden Stiers (1.2-million in 1907 alone). "There was a message," says writer Pete Hamill. "Come here, everything is possible." The program also follows the political career of "Happy Warrior" Al Smith; and charts the construction of the subways and the rise of skyscrapers in the clogged city.
- 5New York (5): Cosmopolis1999-11-18 · 55 min
S12E05 · Сезон 12
New York (5): Cosmopolis
"Cosmopolis: 1914-1931" recalls the WWI years and the "Roaring '20s" in the city that F. Scott Fitzgerald called "the land of ambition and success." Of course, an egg was laid on Wall Street in 1929, but before that happened the city gave rise, narrator David Ogden Stiers says, "to a new culture, a mass culture" that was broadcast live on radio networks headquartered in New York.
- 6Eleanor Roosevelt2000-01-10 · 55 min
S12E06 · Сезон 12
Eleanor Roosevelt
Profiling Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), the wife of one president, the niece of another and, says historian Geoffrey Ward, "one of the best politicians of the 20th century" in her own right. That's a remarkable achievement considering that she was also an implacable social reformer all her life. This biography recalls Roosevelt on the public stage, and delves gently but forthrightly into her complex private life.
- 7Houdini2000-01-24 · 55 min
S12E07 · Сезон 12
Houdini
Mandy Patinkin narrates a biography of Harry Houdini (1874-1926) that focuses on his amazing feats (later ones are seen in clips; others are re-created) and the obsessions---notably his mother and death---that shaped his personality. "Escapology" was also high on the list. "He was so insanely devoted to what he did," observes author E.L. Doctorow, "that the ultimate insanity of his life never occurred to him."
- 8Nixon's China Game2000-01-31 · 55 min
S12E08 · Сезон 12
Nixon's China Game
Charting the tortuous three-year gambit that led to Richard Nixon's historic February 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China. What it did, says narrator David Ogden Stiers, was “alter the global balance of power.” How he did it is chronicled in vintage footage and interviews with major players, including Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig, as well as Chinese and Soviet officials, and Nixon himself (in a 1977 TV interview).
- 9The Duel2000-02-14 · 55 min
S12E09 · Сезон 12
The Duel
The duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, narrator Linda Hunt says, was an 1804 gunfight between “the founder of American capitalism and the first modern American politician.” Included: profiles of Burr (1756-1836) and Hamilton (1757-1804), and sketches of the political differences between them. In the Nation's early days, the political parties had not yet taken root and, as historian Joanne Freeman puts it, “the political and the personal mixed in.” Voice of Hamilton: Rene Auberjonois. Voice of Burr: Brian Dennehy.
- 10John Brown's Holy War2000-02-28 · 55 min
S12E10 · Сезон 12
John Brown's Holy War
John Brown could be seen as a hero or a madman (perhaps both), but either way, there's no doubt he played a role in igniting the Civil War. Actor Joe Morton narrates a chronicle of Brown's life (1800-59), which features archival stills, atmospheric re-creations and the comments of historians. Interviewed: Russell Banks, Bruce Olds, Margaret Washington, Dennis Frye, Edward Renehan, James Horton, James Stewart, Paul Finkelman and Charles Joyner.
- 11George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)2000-04-23 · 55 min
S12E11 · Сезон 12
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)
A haunting two-part profile of George Wallace, who, says narrator Randy Quaid, "divided a nation and launched a conservative movement that transformed the country." Part 1 covers Wallace's career up to the death of his first wife, Lurleen, in 1968, just as he was embarking on his second Presidential bid. But it begins by concentrating on what Quaid calls "the devil's bargain" he made to gain the Alabama governorship. Interviewed: lawyer J.L. Chestnut and Wallace biographer Dan Carter, as well as journalists, Wallace aides and two of his children.
- 12George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)2000-04-24 · 55 min
S12E12 · Сезон 12
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)
The conclusion of a two-part profile of George Wallace (1919-98) focuses on his Presidential campaigns and the 1972 attempt on his life, which left him paralyzed. "He loved power," says his daughter Peggy, and the shooting didn't stop him from regaining the Alabama statehouse or from running for President in 1976. But it did lead to reflection, and when he ran for governor again, in 1982, he sought black votes. "He's repented," says one black voter. Also interviewed: Wallace's ex-wife, Cornelia; Wallace biographer Dan. T. Carter. Randy Quaid narrates.
- 13Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory2000-05-01 · 55 min
S12E13 · Сезон 12
Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Former slaves spread the gospel of African-American music in an inspiring 2000 chronicle of the 1870s Tennessee vocal group Jubilee Singers that introduced such songs as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "This Little Light of Mine" into popular culture. Dion Graham narrates the hour, which follows the Jubilees as they tour the U.S. and Europe. They had to battle racism and internal strife, and in the process saved their school -- Nashville's Fisk University -- from bankruptcy. More important, they permanently broadened American music.
- 14Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life2000-05-08 · 55 min
S12E14 · Сезон 12
Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
An atmospheric profile of Joe DiMaggio (1914-99), baseball's "Yankee Clipper," explores how and why he played what narrator (and co-writer) Richard Ben Kramer calls "the hero's game" by projecting -- and zealously guarding -- an image of effortless elegance on and off the field. On the field, the Yankees won nine World Series in the 13 years he played for them. Off the field, former teammate Jerry Coleman describes DiMaggio's short-lived marriage to Marilyn Monroe this way: "She was the greatest woman in the world and he was the greatest man."
- 15The Wizard of Photography2000-05-23 · 55 min
S12E15 · Сезон 12
The Wizard of Photography
Profiling George Eastman (1854-1932), whose Kodak and Brownie cameras "forever changed the way people see their world," says narrator Judith Light. The hour uses interviews with historians and, of course, vintage stills and clips to recall the autocratic Eastman, whose business strategy bypassed professional photographers. "You press the button and we do the rest," was Kodak's slogan, and when he introduced the $1 Brownie in 1900, the "you" was everybody.
Сезон 111998–1999Серий: 10
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- 1America 19001998-11-18 · 55 min
S11E01 · Сезон 11
America 1900
Over one hundred years ago, Americans looked forward to the uncertainty of a new century with a mixture of confidence, optimism and anxiety. Following a range of characters from famous public figures to ordinary citizens, this chronicle of a year in the life of America examines the forces of change that would come to shape the twentieth century.
- 2Race for the Superbomb1999-01-11 · 55 min
S11E02 · Сезон 11
Race for the Superbomb
At the dawn of the Cold War, the United States initiated a top secret program in New Mexico to build a weapon even more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan. A world away, on the frozen steppes of Siberia, the Soviet Union began a similar effort. A web of spies and scientists, intrigue and deception marked the race to develop the hydrogen bomb, a weapon that would change the world.
- 3Hoover Dam1999-01-18 · 55 min
S11E03 · Сезон 11
Hoover Dam
Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. Hoover Dam, built during the Great Depression, drew men desperate for work to a remote and rugged canyon near Las Vegas. There they struggled against heat, choking dust and perilous heights to build a colossus of concrete that brought electricity and water to millions and transformed the American Southwest.
- 4Alone on the Ice1999-02-08 · 55 min
S11E04 · Сезон 11
Alone on the Ice
In June 1934, Richard Byrd lay alone in a small hut within the polar ice, hovering near death. No one before Byrd had ever experienced winter in the interior of the Antarctic. In an age of heroes, he was one of America's greatest. An explorer, aviation pioneer and scientist, Byrd was also an egotist, a risk-taker, and, his critics claim, a fraud who sometimes took credit for the accomplishments of others.
- 5Rescue at Sea1999-02-15 · 55 min
S11E05 · Сезон 11
Rescue at Sea
On January 23, 1909, two ships -- one carrying Italian immigrants to New York City, the other, American tourists to Europe -- collided in dense fog off Nantucket Island. In a moment, more than 1,500 lives became dependent on a new technology, wireless telegraphy, and on Jack Binns, a twenty-six-year-old wireless operator on board one of the ships. A story of courage, luck, and heroism at sea.
- 6Meltdown at Three Mile Island1999-02-22 · 55 min
S11E06 · Сезон 11
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
At 4:00am on March 28, 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suddenly overheated, releasing radioactive gasses. During the ensuing tension-packed week, scientists scrambled to prevent the nightmare of a meltdown, officials rushed in to calm public fears, and thousands of residents fled to emergency shelters. Equipment failure, human error, and bad luck would conspire to create America's worst nuclear accident.
- 7Lost in the Grand Canyon1999-04-05 · 55 min
S11E07 · Сезон 11
Lost in the Grand Canyon
In the summer of 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran led the first expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. John Wesley Powell's epic journey into the unknown established the Grand Canyon as a national landmark, and made him a hero. But when he used his fame to argue against the overdevelopment of the West, Powell was attacked.
- 8MacArthur (1): Destiny1999-05-17 · 55 min
S11E08 · Сезон 11
MacArthur (1): Destiny
Part 1 of a two-part biography of Douglas MacArthur takes "America's first soldier" from his brilliant WWI service into WWII, when his knack for alienating superiors hindered his "return" to the Philippines. Interviewed: biographer Geoffrey Perret; historian Stephen Ambrose; Gen. Vernon Walters (USA Ret.).
- 9MacArthur (2): The Politics of War1999-05-18 · 55 min
S11E09 · Сезон 11
MacArthur (2): The Politics of War
The conclusion of "MacArthur" focuses on his "return" to the Philippines in 1944, his years as Supreme Allied Commander in Japan after the war and his controversial command in Korea. Interviewed: onetime MacArthur aide Alexander Haig; historian David McCullough
- 10Fly Girls1999-05-24 · 55 min
S11E10 · Сезон 11
Fly Girls
During WWII, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the U.S. military. Wives, mothers, actresses and debutantes who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) test-piloted aircraft, ferried planes and logged 60 million miles in the air. Thirty-eight women died in service. But the opportunity to play a critical role in the war effort was abruptly canceled by politics and resentment, and it would be 30 years before women would again break the sex barrier in the skies.
Сезон 101997–1998Серий: 9
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- 1Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy1997-10-05 · 55 min
S10E01 · Сезон 10
Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy
A study of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president. Part 1 covers his service during World War I; his accomplishments as a small-time Kansas City politician; his two terms as a Missouri senator.
- 2Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets1997-10-06 · 55 min
S10E02 · Сезон 10
Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets
Harry S. Truman recalls his post-WWII economic policies; his 1948 presidential campaign; the Korean War; and his celebrated clash with Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
- 3A Midwife's Tale1998-01-19 · 55 min
S10E03 · Сезон 10
A Midwife's Tale
Chronicling the efforts of historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich to gather facts about early American life through the diaries of Maine resident and midwife Martha Ballard (1735?-1812). Included: dramatizations of some of the passages; and the use of town documents to supplement some of Ballard's accounts.
- 4Mr. Miami Beach1998-02-02 · 55 min
S10E04 · Сезон 10
Mr. Miami Beach
Recalling the life of Carl Fisher, the entrepreneur who “sold the glamour of Florida” and turned a swampland into Miami Beach. Included: how he developed the resort town using topsoil from the Everglades and sand from Biscayne Bay.
- 5Influenza 19181998-02-09 · 55 min
S10E05 · Сезон 10
Influenza 1918
Chronicling the epidemic of the Spanish flu in 1918, which claimed “more than 600,000 lives.” Included: futile attempts to develop a vaccine; and how the virus spread to Europe.
- 6Reagan (1): Lifeguard1998-02-23 · 115 min
S10E06 · Сезон 10
Reagan (1): Lifeguard
The life and legacy of Ronald Reagan are examined in a two-part study, beginning with his impoverished childhood; his start as a radio sportscaster and career as an actor; his two terms as governor of California; and his 1980 election to the Presidency. Among those interviewed: Nancy Reagan and Ron Reagan Jr.
- 7Reagan (2): An American Crusade1998-02-24 · 55 min
S10E07 · Сезон 10
Reagan (2): An American Crusade
The conclusion of a biography of Ronald Reagan focuses on the president's second term and includes his defense-spending policies and the Iran-Contra scandal.
- 8Surviving the Dust Bowl1998-03-02 · 55 min
S10E08 · Сезон 10
Surviving the Dust Bowl
Children of 1930s Plains farmers recall the Dust Bowl, the eight-year drought that was made far worse by the 30 years of aggressive farming that preceded it. "A lot of people thought it was the end of the world," one survivor says.
- 9Riding the Rails1998-04-13 · 55 min
S10E09 · Сезон 10
Riding the Rails
During the Depression-era 1930's, tens of thousands of teenagers hopped freight trains in search of a better life elsewhere. What they found was a mixture of adventure, camaraderie, hardship and loneliness. The evocative stories of teen hoboes crisscrossing America during tough times.
Сезон 91996–1997Серий: 22
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- 1T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign1996-10-06 · 55 min
S09E01 · Сезон 9
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign
TR is born into a wealthy New York family that has a strong sense of social justice. He fights his severe asthma through a strenuous exercise program. He becomes New York State assemblyman. Then tragedy strikes with the untimely deaths of his beloved first wife and his mother. To escape his grief, he flees to the Dakota Badlands for the rigors of ranch life. When he returns, his political career flourishes; he eventually becomes William McKinley's Vice President.
- 2T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit1996-10-06 · 55 min
S09E02 · Сезон 9
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit
After McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt becomes an "accidental" president. Seeing himself as a crusader, TR uses the presidency to advance his agenda of social reform. He expands the power of the presidential office and comes to dominate American politics. Yet, the night he is elected to a second term, TR announces he will not run again, ultimately weakening his second term.
- 3The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie1997-01-20 · 55 min
S09E03 · Сезон 9
The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
A look at the poor emigrant boy who built a fortune in railroads and steel, and, unlike any industrialist of his time, began to systematically give it away; a man full of contradictions and inner conflict.
- 4Hawaii's Last Queen1997-01-27 · 55 min
S09E04 · Сезон 9
Hawaii's Last Queen
Liliu'okalani moved easily between two worlds -- she had dined at the White House, had been a guest at Buckingham Palace, yet never abandoned her Hawaiian traditions. A writer and composer, she was thrust into a role she was never prepared to play, caught between two opposing forces.
- 5The Telephone1997-02-03 · 55 min
S09E05 · Сезон 9
The Telephone
At first rented only "to persons of good breeding," seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, within a decade the telephone had begun to transform American life. Trees gave way to telephone poles as operators known as "hello girls" began to connect a sprawling continent.
- 6Big Dream, Small Screen1997-02-10 · 55 min
S09E06 · Сезон 9
Big Dream, Small Screen
The little known story of Philo T. Farnsworth, a Utah farm boy who first sketched out his idea for electronic television at the age of fourteen. An eccentric genius, Farnsworth spent years battling corporate giants to receive acknowledgment for his invention.
- 7New York Underground1997-02-17 · 55 min
S09E07 · Сезон 9
New York Underground
It began with the blizzard of 1888 -- mountains of snow twenty feet high, horse cars and omnibuses abandoned, the city paralyzed. There was no doubt New York needed a public transportation system. It would be an American epic -- the largest public works project in history, overshadowed only by the Panama Canal.
- 8Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern1997-04-14 · 55 min
S09E08 · Сезон 9
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
A story of the realities leading to the vanishing role of the family farm in the United States.
- 9Around the World in 72 Days1997-04-28 · 55 min
S09E09 · Сезон 9
Around the World in 72 Days
At the age of nineteen, Nellie Bly talked her way into an improbable job on a newspaper, then went on to become "the best reporter in America." She was serious and spunky. To expose abuse of the mentally ill, she had herself committed. But when she travelled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne's fictional escapade, she turned herself into a world celebrity.
- 10Gold Fever1997-05-12 · 55 min
S09E10 · Сезон 9
Gold Fever
The 1890's in America were desperate times. A depression brought bank and business failures and forced millions of men and women from their jobs. When gold was discovered in a frozen no man's land between Canada and Alaska, 100,000 people made the treacherous journey in search of riches.
- 11Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2)1997-05-26 · 111 min
S09E11 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2)
"Vietnam: A Television History" begins by tracing the "Roots of a War" to French colonialism. "America's Mandarin" looks at the start of America's involvement in Vietnam during the 1950s and '60s.
- 12Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War1997-06-02 · 55 min
S09E12 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War
LBJ Goes to War (1964-65) examines the escalating American involvement following the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. Interviewed: Gen. William Westmoreland (USA Ret.) and former Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
- 13Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge1997-06-09 · 55 min
S09E13 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge
In "America Takes Charge (1965-67)," GIs recall combat experiences during the years of U.S. military escalation. Also: a sequence in which Americans and Vietnamese describe the same operation.
- 14Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy1997-06-16 · 55 min
S09E14 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy
As "Vietnam: A Television History" continues, "America's Enemy (1954-67)" examines the escalating war from the point of view of North Vietnamese leaders and their followers, beginning with the country's partition after the French defeat. Interviewed: former Premier Pham Van Dong.
- 15Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 19681997-06-23 · 55 min
S09E15 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 1968
Vietnam: A Television History": TV-news footage graphically recalls "Tet 1968," the bold North Vietnamese and Vietcong offensive. The attacks gave the enemy a "brilliant political victory" in the U.S, says former Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
- 16Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War1997-06-30 · 55 min
S09E16 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War
"Vietnam: A Television History": The gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops and their replacement by the South Vietnamese are recalled in "Vietnamizing the War (1968-73)." But morale was low among Americans still in the country, and veterans interviewed recall racial divisions and the availability of drugs.
- 17Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos1997-07-07 · 55 min
S09E17 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos
America's involvement in—and secret bombing of—Cambodia and Laos are chronicled as "Vietnam: A Television History" continues. After the bombing halt in August 1973, the Communist Khmer Rouge advanced on the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and finally, in April 1975, the city fell.
- 18Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand1997-07-14 · 55 min
S09E18 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand
"Vietnam: A Television History": "Peace Is at Hand (1968-73)" recalls the peace negotiations in Paris, including Henry Kissinger's "secret" talks with Le Duc Tho. As the talks dragged on, the U.S. stepped up air attacks.
- 19Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA1997-07-21 · 55 min
S09E19 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA
"Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront U.S.A.," traces the widening rift between supporters and opponents of the war, from the first demonstrations in the mid-1960s to the May 1970 Kent State shootings.
- 20Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel1997-07-28 · 55 min
S09E20 · Сезон 9
Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel
"Vietnam: A Television History" concludes with "The End of the Tunnel," which recalls the 1973 Paris accords and the subsequent collapse of South Vietnam. Included: vivid footage of helicopter evacuations in Saigon during the final hours before the Communists took the city on April 30, 1975.
- 30T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight1996-10-07 · 55 min
S09E30 · Сезон 9
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight
TR is just 46 years old when he is inaugurated as president. He builds the Panama Canal, wins the Nobel Prize for Peace, and combatively introduces widesweeping social reforms. As his presidency draws to a close, TR names his best friend, Secretary of War William Howard Taft, as his successor. Taft wins the 1908 election.
- 31T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care1996-10-07 · 55 min
S09E31 · Сезон 9
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care
TR opposes his old friend Taft for the 1912 Republican nomination. When Taft wins, TR runs for president with his own Progressive Party. Despite enormous popular support, he loses to Democrat Woodrow Wilson. TR, now 55, retreats to the jungles of Brazil for two years for what becomes the most harrowing expedition of his life. His four sons join the World War I effort; shatters TR. Nearly six months later, he dies in his sleep at Sagamore Hill.
Сезон 81995–1996Серий: 9
Где смотреть
- 1Murder of the Century1995-10-16 · 55 min
S08E01 · Сезон 8
Murder of the Century
In 1906, the murder of Stanford White, New York architect and man-about-town, by Harry K. Thaw, heir to a Pittsburgh railroad fortune, was reported "to the ends of the civilized globe;" much of the focus however was on Evelyn Nesbit, the beautiful showgirl in the center of the love triangle. A sensational murder story that had everything: money, power, class, love, rage, lust and revenge.
- 2Edison's Miracle of Light1995-10-23 · 55 min
S08E02 · Сезон 8
Edison's Miracle of Light
In 1878, Thomas Edison announced his intention to harness Niagara Falls and produce a safe, electric light system. He said he could do it in six weeks. Almost three years later, all the components -- bulbs, sockets, switches, wires, junction boxes -- were finally ready. The "Wizard of Menlo Park" may have revolutionized the world, but he was caught in a web of personal, patent and corporate battles, eventually losing control of the industry he founded.
- 3Chicago 19681995-11-13 · 55 min
S08E03 · Сезон 8
Chicago 1968
While America was reeling from the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King and public outcry against the Vietnam War, the Democrats held their convention in Chicago. Yippie and anti-war protesters were determined to be heard; Mayor Daley was just as determined to stop them. A clash of political visions would be fought in the back rooms, on the convention floor and in the streets of Chicago.
- 4The Orphan Trains1995-11-27 · 55 min
S08E04 · Сезон 8
The Orphan Trains
In the mid 19th century, thousands of children roamed the streets of New York in search of money, food and shelter. In an ambitious and controversial effort to rescue them, between 1854 and 1929 more than 100,000 of these so-called "street Arabs" were sent by train to the Midwest to begin new lives in foster families. Poignant and powerful are the memories of living "Orphan Train" riders who vividly recount their experiences.
- 5Freedom on My Mind1996-01-15 · 55 min
S08E05 · Сезон 8
Freedom on My Mind
In the summer of 1964, two groups converged in Mississippi: one mostly young, white and well educated from out of state; the other, African Americans who lived in the most violently segregated state. Recruits in a nonviolent army, together they fought the white political establishment to register black voters, create schools and bring national attention to the struggle. It was a summer of rage, pain and enormous danger.
- 6Daley: The Last Boss1996-01-22 · 55 min
S08E06 · Сезон 8
Daley: The Last Boss
Richard J. Daley was born on a street he would never leave and christened in the small church in which he would be buried. His climb up the political ladder to become Mayor was slow and methodical; in a job he coveted, he built a political machine that changed the nature of urban politics, but he was ill-equipped to cope with two great 20th century challenges: race and the war in Vietnam.
- 7The Battle Over Citizen Kane1996-01-29 · 55 min
S08E07 · Сезон 8
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
A thinly-veiled portrait of the immensely powerful newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, the movie created a buzz long before it was released. Most people thought it the work of a genius, but Hearst set out to destroy the director, Orson Welles, and suppress the movie. Just a year earlier Welles had terrorized the east coast with a radio broadcast simulating an alien invasion. But now the 24-year-old boy-genius had taken on one of the most powerful men in America.
- 8The Wright Stuff1996-02-12 · 55 min
S08E08 · Сезон 8
The Wright Stuff
Theirs is a quintessential American story of two midwestern boys who believed they could break the barrier of the air, succeeding where others with government grants and engineering educations had failed. Their remarkable breakthroughs in design and engineering shaped the course of the twentieth century.
- 9Spy in the Sky1996-02-26 · 55 min
S08E09 · Сезон 8
Spy in the Sky
In the spring of 1960, Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. Overnight, this top-secret plane became the most famous aircraft in the world. Behind the incident was a team of engineers and pilots who had raced against the clock to design, perfect and deploy a plane which could provide a high-tech peek behind the Iron Curtain.
Сезон 71994–1995Серий: 12
Где смотреть
- 1FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)1994-10-12 · 55 min
S07E01 · Сезон 7
FDR (1): The Center of the World (1882-1921)
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered the United States through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This first episode looks at the early life of FDR. Born into a wealthy family, there was little about his youth that would suggest the giant of history that he would become. His entry into state politics and a significant meeting with a woman named Eleanor would change his life and the course of a nation.
- 2FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)1992-10-12 · 55 min
S07E02 · Сезон 7
FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)
In this second episode, the subject is FDR's courageous fight with polio. With his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at his side, FDR, wins the Democratic nomination for president. He takes office at the beginning of the Great Depression. Exhorting the nation to keep the faith, FDR utters his famous words: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
- 3FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)1994-10-13 · 55 min
S07E03 · Сезон 7
FDR (3): The Grandest Job in the World (1933-1940)
In episode 3, the subject is FDR's leadership of America during the Great Depression. The nation turned to this son of great wealth for a host of social programs that promised a New Deal for the common man.
- 4FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)1994-10-13 · 55 min
S07E04 · Сезон 7
FDR (4): The Juggler (1940-1945)
The portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt concludes with his years as preside (1932 until his death in 1945), how he dealt with the Great Depression, and his link with Winston Churchill during World War II.
- 5Telegrams from the Dead1994-10-19 · 55 min
S07E05 · Сезон 7
Telegrams from the Dead
For 40 years, a new religion called spiritualism affected the nation as no other ever had. Abraham Lincoln, P.T. Barnum, Frederick Douglass, senators, and scientists argued over the discoveries of the spirit world as revealed through mediums. Congress debated whether to provide $40,000 to research the feasibility of using the new wireless technology to reach the other world. But by 1880, as one spectacular fraud after another was revealed, the movement began to fade.
- 6Midnight Ramble1994-10-26 · 55 min
S07E06 · Сезон 7
Midnight Ramble
The little-known story of a black independent film industry that thrived outside of Hollywood and produced close to 500 feature movies for African American audiences between 1910 and 1940. Many race movies tackled some of the difficult social issues that confronted black urban society: alcoholism, crime, morality, class conflict, even racism and lynching, setting the stage for today's independent black cinema movement.
- 7Battle of the Bulge1994-11-09 · 55 min
S07E07 · Сезон 7
Battle of the Bulge
The history of World War II's "Battle of the Bulge", when the German army launched a major surprise counteroffensive against the American forces that caught them almost completely off-guard, sweeping away major portions of the front line, pushing deep into the rear areas and causing tens of thousands of casualties before it was finally halted.
- 10One Woman, One Vote1995-02-15 · 120 min
S07E10 · Сезон 7
One Woman, One Vote
From Elizabeth Cady Stanton's electrifying call to arms at Seneca Falls in 1848, to the last battle for passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, a recounting of the infighting, the alliances and betrayals, defeats and victories on the way to winning the right to vote. The struggle split the suffragist movement into two opposing forces: the militants who faced imprisonment and riots and those who argued for a quieter, more persuasive ways. Both tactics, it turned out, were needed.
- 11The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)1995-05-08 · 55 min
S07E11 · Сезон 7
The Way West (1): Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845-1864)
A six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West was settled, subdued, exploited and incorporated into the American empire. Lakotas, Cheyennes, Kiowas, Poncas, Apaches, Nez Perces and Utes fought back, then watched as everything they had was taken from them, their way of life all but destroyed.
- 12The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)1995-05-09 · 55 min
S07E12 · Сезон 7
The Way West (2): The Approach of Civilization (1865-1869)
A six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West was settled, subdued, exploited and incorporated into the American empire. Lakotas, Cheyennes, Kiowas, Poncas, Apaches, Nez Perces and Utes fought back, then watched as everything they had was taken from them, their way of life all but destroyed.
- 13The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)1995-05-16 · 55 min
S07E13 · Сезон 7
The Way West (3): The War for the Black Hills (1870-1876)
A six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West was settled, subdued, exploited and incorporated into the American empire. Lakotas, Cheyennes, Kiowas, Poncas, Apaches, Nez Perces and Utes fought back, then watched as everything they had was taken from them, their way of life all but destroyed.
- 14The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)1995-05-17 · 55 min
S07E14 · Сезон 7
The Way West (4): Ghost Dance (1877-1893)
A six-hour documentary of how the West was lost and won, from the time of the Gold Rush in 1848 until after the last gasp of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee in 1893, when the West was settled, subdued, exploited and incorporated into the American empire. Lakotas, Cheyennes, Kiowas, Poncas, Apaches, Nez Perces and Utes fought back, then watched as everything they had was taken from them, their way of life all but destroyed.
Сезон 61993–1994Серий: 8
Где смотреть
- 1Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage1993-10-27 · 55 min
S06E01 · Сезон 6
Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was one of America's first celebrities. After only a few years as a pilot she became the best-known female flier in America, not only for her daring and determination but also for her striking looks and outspoken personality. Three weeks before her 40th birthday Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean, and her story became legend.
- 2The Hunt for Pancho Villa1993-11-08 · 55 min
S06E02 · Сезон 6
The Hunt for Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, was the culmination of years of bloody incidents along the border. For Americans, it was the last straw. In 1916, General John Pershing and his 150,000 man cavalry set out to get Villa, dead or alive. Before it was over, the U.S. and Mexico would be at the brink of war.
- 3Eisenhower1993-11-10 · 150 min
S06E03 · Сезон 6
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a decorated general, a skillful politician, a tough Cold War adversary and one of America's least understood presidents. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
- 4The Hurricane of '381993-11-17 · 55 min
S06E04 · Сезон 6
The Hurricane of '38
The Hurricane of '38 chronicles the lives of fishermen, residents and vacationers on the day before the storm, following their stories through one of the greatest natural disasters ever to befall the eastern seaboard.
- 5Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian1994-01-19 · 55 min
S06E05 · Сезон 6
Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian
The last surviving member of a California Indian tribe became a sensation in 1911, but the contact brought him terrible physical and psychological consequences.
- 6Malcolm X: Make It Plain1994-01-26 · 55 min
S06E06 · Сезон 6
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
If any man expressed the anger, struggle and insistence of black people for freedom in the sixties, it was Malcolm X. In Omaha, he was Malcolm Little; later he became "Detroit Red" a small time street hustler. From prison emerged another Malcolm, the fiery, eloquent spokesman for the Nation of Islam. After a trip to Mecca, there was a last transformation -- a new willingness to accept white allies. Who killed him and why has never been fully explained.
- 7America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference1994-04-06 · 85 min
S06E07 · Сезон 6
America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference
Complex social and political factors shaped America's response to the Holocaust, from Kristallnacht in 1938 through the liberation of the death camps in 1945. For a short time, the U.S. had an opportunity to open its doors, but instead erected a "paper wall," a bureaucratic maze that prevented all but a few Jewish refugees from entering the country. It was not until 1944, that a small band of Treasury Department employees forced the government to respond.
- 8D-Day Remembered1994-05-25 · 55 min
S06E08 · Сезон 6
D-Day Remembered
It was truly a "battle of the world," a pivotal turning point in history, and the most dramatic single event in WWII. A military operation fraught with incalculable risk; the secret campaign was a triumph of intelligence and teamwork moving 5,000 ships carrying 150,000 men and 30,000 vehicles across one of the most unpredictable and dangerous bodies of water in the world. For all the split-second planning and careful rehearsal, it came down to the young men whose remembrances and recollections are the heart of this story.
Сезон 51992–1993Серий: 13
Где смотреть
- 1The Kennedys (1): The Father, 1900-611992-09-20 · 55 min
S05E01 · Сезон 5
The Kennedys (1): The Father, 1900-61
No family has had such a powerful hold on the American imagination. A saga of ambition, wealth, family loyalty and personal tragedy, the Kennedy story is unlike any other. From Joseph Kennedy's rise on Wall Street and frustrations in politics, through John Kennedy's march to the presidency -- orchestrated by his father - -to Edward Kennedy's withdrawal from the 1980 presidential race following the scandal of Chappaquidick, the family has left a legacy that continues to influence politics today.
- 2The Kennedys (2): The Sons, 1961-801992-09-21 · 55 min
S05E02 · Сезон 5
The Kennedys (2): The Sons, 1961-80
No family has had such a powerful hold on the American imagination. A saga of ambition, wealth, family loyalty and personal tragedy, the Kennedy story is unlike any other. From Joseph Kennedy's rise on Wall Street and frustrations in politics, through John Kennedy's march to the presidency -- orchestrated by his father - -to Edward Kennedy's withdrawal from the 1980 presidential race following the scandal of Chappaquidick, the family has left a legacy that continues to influence politics today.
- 3The Donner Party1992-10-28 · 55 min
S05E03 · Сезон 5
The Donner Party
Of all the 19th century pioneer stories, none exerts so powerful a hold on the American imagination as this, during the worst winter ever recorded in the High Sierras. In June, 1846, 87 men, women and children began their legendary 2,000 mile journey from Illinois to California. They packed huge wagons, took food, hired servants. When family leaders made the fateful decision to take an untried short cut to beat the coming winter, only half would come out alive.
- 4Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II1992-11-04 · 55 min
S05E04 · Сезон 5
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
An account of Black American soldiers in World War II who combated racism in the segregated military and on the home front. In April 1945, some Black American soldiers were among the first 'liberators' to enter Nazi death camps, encountering the survivors described by one GI as "walking skeletons."
- 5George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King1992-11-18 · 55 min
S05E05 · Сезон 5
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
He was bumbling, yet ambitious. He volunteered to serve his country, but insisted on being reimbursed for expenses. He was the most famous general of the Revolution but a dismal tactician on the battlefield. Greedy and selfish, service to the colonies would profoundly change him. The man who came to symbolize the American Revolution could also be incredibly brave, generous and an inspirational leader who scorned attempts to participate in any system but a democratic one.
- 6Last Stand at Little Big Horn1992-11-25 · 55 min
S05E06 · Сезон 5
Last Stand at Little Big Horn
In 1876, when the U.S. Army planned its biggest Indian campaign yet against Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, General George Custer led the chase. Custer and his 210 men were surprised and surrounded, the result of arrogance, bad planning and bad intelligence. The battle took "about as much time as it takes a hungry man to eat dinner," leaving no white survivors. One of the most frequently depicted and least understood moments in American history, the story is told from both sides.
- 7If You Knew Sousa1993-01-11 · 55 min
S05E07 · Сезон 5
If You Knew Sousa
John Phillip Sousa became America's favorite bandmaster, but band music wasn't Sousa's only passion. He was the first to bring the classics -- Verdi, Wagner, Puccini -- to a burgeoning American middle class. Wildly popular, his was the first large musical organization to go on tour and make music pay. He helped give birth to that great American institution, the small town marching band.
- 8Simple Justice1993-01-18 · 55 min
S05E08 · Сезон 5
Simple Justice
Thirty years after the Supreme Court's "separate but equal" ruling, lawyer Charles Hamilton took over Howard University's rundown, segregated law school with the idea of training a cadre of elite African American lawyers to legally eradicate segregation, case by case, state by state. Their relentless and dangerous struggle would yield victory in the Supreme Court's landmark ruling, Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. A dramatic presentation.
- 9Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish1993-02-08 · 55 min
S05E09 · Сезон 5
Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish
When he died in 1931 in a plane crash on his way to Hollywood to sign a film contract, the President called it a "national loss." The funeral was broadcast live on CBS Radio to Europe, South America and Asia. As Notre Dame's football coach, Knute Rockne galvanized attention to his "Fighting Irish" and was a pivotal figure in the sudden rise of sports to a position of enormous power in American life.
- 10Sit Down And Fight1993-02-01 · 55 min
S05E10 · Сезон 5
Sit Down And Fight
In 1936, Walter Reuther led one of the bitterest, bloodiest battles ever fought in the history of the American labor movement. By sitting down and stopping the machinery of factory production, auto workers forced the Big Three to recognize their union. GM tried turning off the heat and blocking food deliveries and Ford sent members of their private security force to beat up UAW officials, but workers stood their ground.
- 11Rachel Carson's Silent Spring1993-02-15 · 55 min
S05E11 · Сезон 5
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
She had been a biologist for the federal government when she first took note of the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides, especially DDT. Magazines refused to publish her articles because they were afraid of losing advertising. When Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1963, she was viciously attacked, called "an ignorant and hysterical woman." But her warning sparked a revolution in environmental policy and created a new ecological consciousness.
- 12Goin' Back to T-Town1993-03-01 · 55 min
S05E12 · Сезон 5
Goin' Back to T-Town
In Tulsa, the community of Greenwood was a place where blacks had some measure of financial, social and political independence. Burned to the ground in 1921 by angry whites, Greenwood was rebuilt and boasted the largest concentration of black businesses in the country. In a nostalgic celebration of old fashioned neighborhood life, the black residents of "T-Town" relive their community's remarkable rise and ultimate decline.
- 20Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian1992-12-02 · 55 min
S05E20 · Сезон 5
Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian
When "Ishi," the last surviving member of a small Indian tribe, walked into the small California town of Oroville in 1911, he became a media curiosity and scientific "specimen." The San Francisco Museum built a Yahi house where audiences could watch Ishi make arrowheads and shoot bows. Ishi went to the theater and received invitations of marriage. But contact would bring him terrible physical and psychological consequences.
Сезон 41991–1992Серий: 13
Где смотреть
- 1LBJ (1)1991-09-30 · 55 min
S04E01 · Сезон 4
LBJ (1)
LBJ's career started in 1938 when he was elected a congressman, one of the youngest ever. He was elected to the Senate in 1948 under a cloud of suspicion. LBJ won by only 87 votes. In 1954, when the Democrats took over the Senate, LBJ became the youngest majority leader ever at age 46. In 1957, LBJ engineered passage of the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction, but the bill had too many compromises and no teeth. By 1960, LBJ felt he was ready for the presidency, but John Kennedy got there first and then picked LBJ as his vice president.
- 2LBJ (2)1991-09-30 · 55 min
S04E02 · Сезон 4
LBJ (2)
Lyndon Johnson's ascension to the Presidency and the controversial events of his tenure such as the Great Society and the Vietnam War are chronicled here.
- 3The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry1991-10-07 · 55 min
S04E03 · Сезон 4
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The first officially formed regiment of northern black soldiers who fought in the Civil War, the 54th's roster included shopkeepers, clerks, cobblers and seamen. They knew the eyes of the nation would be on them at a time when many whites insisted that black soldiers were too cowardly to fight. By the war's end, 180,000 black troops filled the Union ranks.
- 4Scandalous Mayor1991-10-28 · 55 min
S04E04 · Сезон 4
Scandalous Mayor
James Michael Curley dominated Boston's politics for almost half a century, building a sophisticated political machine based on rhetoric, old-fashioned patronage and sheer personal will. In 1903, he ran a campaign from jail and won; he overpowered opponents with charisma and intelligence, and if that didn't work, he smeared them. Curley's colorful, combative style seized the imagination of the community because he thumbed his nose at the Yankee establishment.
- 5The Johnstown Flood1991-11-04 · 55 min
S04E05 · Сезон 4
The Johnstown Flood
By an abandoned earthen dam, at a mountain resort 14 miles up the valley, the leaders of industry and their families created an exclusive summer retreat. But the structure of the dam was fatally flawed. On May 31, 1889, after steady spring rains, it broke without warning, and this small city in Pennsylvania was swept away in a wall of water over 30 feet high. More than two thousand people lost their lives; thousands were left homeless.
- 6Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance1991-11-11 · 55 min
S04E06 · Сезон 4
Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance
The shock of what happened on December 7, 1941 has made Pearl Harbor a synonym for deceit and unpreparedness. Produced for the 50th anniversary, this examination of events shows the attack could have been foreseen -- the US and Japan had been on a collision course for years. A minute-by-minute account, on both sides of the Pacific, leading up to the surprise attack that Sunday morning.
- 7G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover1992-02-24 · 55 min
S04E07 · Сезон 4
G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover
The rise of the FBI from a minor government bureaucracy to the premiere law enforcement agency in the world under the controversial leadership of J. Edgar Hoover.
- 8Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo1991-12-09 · 55 min
S04E08 · Сезон 4
Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo
At a time when black and white musicians rarely performed together, when black musicians were exploited by record companies, Ellington was an international star. He made the Cotton Club his showcase for original jazz compositions, some of the most exiting music America had ever heard. Underscored with more than 40 Ellington pieces.
- 9The Quiz Show Scandal1992-01-06 · 55 min
S04E09 · Сезон 4
The Quiz Show Scandal
When CBS premiered The $64,000 Question in 1955, the show was more than a hit; it was a national phenomenon. More quiz shows followed. What the audience was to learn, much later, was that many of these shows were fixed. Slowly, painfully, the deceit unravelled. A look at the formative years of television and the scandal's impact on the TV business and a naive America.
- 10Love in the Cold War1992-01-13 · 55 min
S04E10 · Сезон 4
Love in the Cold War
Eugene Dennis fled to Moscow to avoid indictment and prison for his work for the American Communist Party in the late 1920s; his wife Peggy and 18-month-old son soon followed. In 1935, they were reassigned to America but ordered to leave behind their five-year-old who spoke only Russian. A second son, born in America, offers an honest and touching examination of the lives of his parents, whose political beliefs tore the family apart.
- 11Wild by Law1992-02-10 · 55 min
S04E11 · Сезон 4
Wild by Law
For years there was no federal law to protect the shrinking wilderness from encroaching industry and tourism, until three men dedicated their lives to finding a remedy. Robert Marshall, Aldo Leopold, the prophet of the modern environmental movement, and Howard Zahniser struggled for decades to create a permanent system of federally protected wilderness areas. The fruit of their efforts, the Wilderness Act, passed in 1964.
- 12Barnum's Big Top1991-10-14 · 55 min
S04E12 · Сезон 4
Barnum's Big Top
P.T. Barnum was huckster, con man, promoter and entertainer. His American Museum featured ancient relics side by side with such "living curiosities" as lions, snakes, bearded ladies and Siamese twins. In 1871 he took the whole show on the road; it traveled by rail. Barnum introduced the idea of three rings, and his "Jumbo the Elephant" added a new word to the English language. By the time he teamed up with James Bailey, his circus had become "The Greatest Show on Earth."
- 13In the White Man's Image1992-02-17 · 55 min
S04E13 · Сезон 4
In the White Man's Image
In 1875, in St. Augustine, Florida, an ambitious experiment was conceived -- to teach Native Americans to become imitation white men. With the blessing of Congress, the first school for Indians was established in Carlisle, PA, to continue the "civilizing" mission. Indian students ha their hair cut short, were forbidden to speak their native languages or to visit home for up to five years. By 1902, there were 26 reservation boarding schools. Although liberal for the times, it was cultural genocide -- a humanist experiment gone bad.
Сезон 31990–1991Серий: 11
Где смотреть
- 1Lindbergh1990-08-27 · 55 min
S03E01 · Сезон 3
Lindbergh
At 25, Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Paris, the first man to fly across the Atlantic -- handsome, talented, and brave -- a hero. But the struggle to wear the mantle of legend would be a consuming one. Crowds pursued him, reporters invaded his private life. His marriage, travels with his wife and the kidnapping and murder of their first child were all fodder for the front page.
- 2Nixon1990-10-15 · 180 min
S03E02 · Сезон 3
Nixon
He possessed a fateful combination of strengths and weaknesses that propelled him to the White House and then brought him down. One of the most enigmatic modern political figures, Richard Nixon inspired divided passions in America. From his days as a young anti-Communist crusader to the president who astounded the nation with his foreign policy initiatives in China and the Soviet Union, and finally, his resignation in the face of impeachment, Nixon was a tragically insecure man with a bold vision. At the center of American politics for more than 25 years, he continues to arouse both anger and admiration.
- 3God Bless America and Poland, Too1990-10-22 · 55 min
S03E03 · Сезон 3
God Bless America and Poland, Too
Frank Popiolek was 14 when he came to America in 1911, one of 2 million Polish immigrants who made the journey. He settled in Chicago and became a barber, instilling in his family a love of the "old world" traditions and pride in their Polish heritage. A nostalgic and humorous look at how old world Chicago lives side by side with the new.
- 4Insanity on Trial1990-10-29 · 55 min
S03E04 · Сезон 3
Insanity on Trial
On July 2, 1881, Charles Julius Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President James A. Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore & Potomac train station in Washington, D.C. As sensational as the assassination itself was, Guiteau's trial lasted over three months and became a very public battle over the meaning of insanity. Was it hereditary? Did it show on a man's face?
- 5The Satellite Sky1990-11-05 · 55 min
S03E05 · Сезон 3
The Satellite Sky
Few events shocked America more than the news in 1957 that Russia had launched the first satellite. It was an assault on our national pride, even a threat to national security. Using news reels, commercials, television shows, government films, and science fiction movies, the film presents a uniquely impressionistic history of the early years of the Space Race.
- 6The Crash of 19291990-11-19 · 55 min
S03E06 · Сезон 3
The Crash of 1929
In 1929, while the stock market was rising, there were few critics. It was a "New Era" when everyone could get rich. But it was a small group of bankers, brokers and speculators who by manipulating the stock market grew fabulously wealthy. The film captures the unbounded optimism of the age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit on October 29th.
- 7The Iron Road1990-11-26 · 55 min
S03E07 · Сезон 3
The Iron Road
A tale of high adventure, enormous human effort and engineering brilliance. On May 2, 1869, when the last railroad spike was driven, bells in the churches of New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Omaha and St. Louis rang in celebration. Six years in the making, the transcontinental railroad captured the imagination of the nation, symbolizing unification of the country after five years of Civil War.
- 8French Dance Tonight1990-12-10 · 55 min
S03E08 · Сезон 3
French Dance Tonight
When French settlers, exiled from Nova Scotia, migrated to Louisiana in the 1750s, they mixed with African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, and others to create one of America's richest, most varied cultures. The film captures many of Cajun and Zydeco music's most important innovators and performers as they talk about the emergence of two musical traditions.
- 9After the Crash1991-01-07 · 55 min
S03E09 · Сезон 3
After the Crash
After the stock market crashed in 1929, thousands suffered unemployment and poverty in the Great Depression. The most desperate year, 1932, brought World War I veterans' Bonus March, the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the New Deal.
- 10Los Mineros1991-01-28 · 55 min
S03E10 · Сезон 3
Los Mineros
The story of Mexican American miners -- "los mineros" -- whose pitched labor battles, beginning with the first strike in 1903, shaped the course of Arizona history. It was only in 1946 that the two-tier wage system for whites and Mexicans was abolished. The film recounts the rise and fall of three small towns -- Superior, Clifton-Morenci and Sonora -- where the mining of copper ore dominated the lives of all the inhabitants.
- 11Coney Island1991-02-04 · 55 min
S03E11 · Сезон 3
Coney Island
Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny spit of New York real estate was internationally famous as the world's most remarkable carnival of delights, offering everything from the bawdy to the surreal. The hot dog was invented here; so was the roller coaster.
Сезон 21989–1990Серий: 16TMDB 7.0
Где смотреть
- 1The Great Air Race of 19241989-10-03 · 55 min
S02E01 · Сезон 2
The Great Air Race of 1924
The first around-the-world air race, sponsored by the Army Air Service to prove that the airplane had a commercial future, was the ultimate test of man and machine. Four pilots took off in single-engine, open-cockpit planes; 175 days later, two remaining pilots would land where they'd begun, in Seattle.
- 2Demon Rum1989-10-10 · 55 min
S02E02 · Сезон 2
Demon Rum
Prohibition's effect on Detroit, Michigan, the first major American city to "go dry," where smuggling liquor across the Canadian border became the second largest indusry in town. A humorous, wild tale related by residents who lived through this national experiment which lasted from 1920 to 1933.
- 3A Family Gathering1989-10-17 · 55 min
S02E03 · Сезон 2
A Family Gathering
Lise Yasui explores three generations of her Japanese-American family - from their immigration to Oregon in the early 1900s through their imprisonment in internment camps during World War Two.
- 4The Great War: 19181989-10-24 · 55 min
S02E04 · Сезон 2
The Great War: 1918
All lingering 19th-century notions of the romance of battle were replaced by the terrible reality of 20th-century mechanized warfare. At Verdun, the French lost 300,000 men; at the Somme, the English lost one million. Against this setting, America reluctantly sent its boys to fight. The wrenching and heroic accounts of U.S. soldiers and nurses who served in the closing battles of the bloodiest war of the century.
- 5Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil1989-10-31 · 55 min
S02E05 · Сезон 2
Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil
The tale of mavericks whose risk-taking, sweat and dreams changed an American industry. Starting with Spindletop, the first Texas gusher in 1902, rare archival film and interviews with pioneering oilmen are set against a contemporary story of a modern "wildcatter," gambling to find his fortune in yet another narrow hole in the Texas earth.
- 6Forever Baseball1989-11-07 · 55 min
S02E06 · Сезон 2
Forever Baseball
There is hardly a city, town or village without a baseball diamond. More than a game, baseball is a tradition, rite of passage, an enduring passion, a code for understanding the culture. A wry, philosophical essay on what makes baseball the great American pastime.
- 7Mr. Sears' Catalogue1989-11-14 · 55 min
S02E07 · Сезон 2
Mr. Sears' Catalogue
They started selling watches. Then Richard Sears and Alva Curtis Roebuck started a revolution -- a "wish book" that made life on the farm a little easier and put consumer goods within reach of every American. A story of entrepreneurial triumph as well as an affectionate portrait of America from the 1890s through the 1920s.
- 8Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven1989-11-21 · 55 min
S02E08 · Сезон 2
Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
A stunning film portrait of Yosemite National Park. The film's narration is taken from using the 1851 diary of the first expedition of soldiers into the sacred valley home of the Ahwahnechee tribe and introduces today's hikers and campers, to whom Yosemite is a true shrine.
- 9Adam Clayton Powell1989-11-28 · 55 min
S02E09 · Сезон 2
Adam Clayton Powell
Affluent, handsome, light-skinned and blond, he could pass for white. But his message about "economics and jobs" would make him one of the most charismatic black leaders in the 20th century. A U.S. Representative for 25 years, he pushed through social legislation, but his relish for money and fast living eventually led him to political ruin.
- 10Journey to America1989-12-05 · 55 min
S02E10 · Сезон 2
Journey to America
A tribute to the twelve million people who emigrated to the U.S. between 1890 and 1920. A recapturing of the journey through Europe to seaport towns, to the arrival in New York Harbor, and into the early months of settlement from urban ghettos out into the prairies. Letters, diaries and oral interviews are used to depict one of the largest single human migrations in history.
- 11Ballad of a Mountain Man1989-12-12 · 55 min
S02E11 · Сезон 2
Ballad of a Mountain Man
Bascom Lamar Lunsford was a pioneer folklorist who in the 1920s began a campaign to preserve mountain music and dance. He dignified what was known as "hillbilly music." Knocking on doors of local banjo pickers and fiddlers, listening to their songs, he amassed an extraordinary repertoire, recorded for the Library of Congress and started the first folk music festival.
- 12Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice1989-12-19 · 55 min
S02E12 · Сезон 2
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Born into slavery, she became a journalist and newspaper owner in Memphis, and was radicalized following the lynching of three friends. Her crusade against lynching led to death threats, but she bravely continued for the rest of her life to call for an end to sexism and racism.
- 13Orphans of the Storm1989-12-26 · 55 min
S02E13 · Сезон 2
Orphans of the Storm
In the summer of 1940, as the German Luftwaffe began its assault on England, 10,000 British children were sent on a perilous sea voyage to safe havens in the United States. There, they forged life-long relationships with their "adopted" families, relationships that changes lives and attitudes on both sides of the Atlantic.
- 14Forbidden City, USA1990-01-02 · 55 min
S02E14 · Сезон 2
Forbidden City, USA
Before WWII, San Francisco's Chinatown was a separate world, closed to outsiders, ruled by rigid homeland customs. But in the 1930s, second generation Chinese Americans defied cultural tradition to pursue their passion for American music and dance. They started careers as "Chinese Fred Astaires" and "Chinese Frank Sinatras" in one of the city's famous Chinatown night clubs, Forbidden City.
- 15Battle for Wilderness1990-01-09 · 55 min
S02E15 · Сезон 2
Battle for Wilderness
The first major battle for wilderness preservation erupted over the building of Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park in 1906. On the one side were the purists who argued that wildlands were to be left as God made them; on the other, those who believed in the wise management of natural resources. President Roosevelt, an ardent conservationist, was caught between the two.
- 16Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad1990-01-16 · 55 min
S02E16 · Сезон 2
Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad
Men and women, black and white, risked their lives to carve an elaborate network of escape routes out of slavery in the mid 1800s -- trails and backroads, safehouses, river crossings and night trains leading as far north as Canada. Disguises, secret rendezvous and special codes were used to guard the identity of "conductors" and their fugitive "passengers." But flight to free territory didn't guarantee freedom; fugitives could be hunted down and returned.
Сезон 11988–1989Серий: 16TMDB 7.2
Где смотреть
- 1The Great San Francisco Earthquake1988-10-04 · 55 min
S01E01 · Сезон 1
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
From Enrico Caruso to the ordinary San Franciscan, this film presents vivid memories of those trapped in the terrifying event of 1906. Four hundred eighty square blocks were reduced to rubble; thousands were killed, tens of thousands left homeless. Then the heroic struggle to rebuild a city from the ashes began.
- 2Radio Bikini1988-10-11 · 55 min
S01E02 · Сезон 1
Radio Bikini
While the U.N. debated strategies for control of atomic energy, the U.S. Navy was preparing two highly-publicized nuclear tests. Seven hundred fifty cameras were shipped to Bikini to be used for a major propaganda film. Bikinians had no say about turning their idyllic island into an atomic test site. Forty years later, their home would still be too contaminated to support human life.
- 3Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo1988-10-18 · 55 min
S01E03 · Сезон 1
Indians, Outlaws and Angie Debo
As a child in 1899, Angie Debo was taken to Oklahoma in a covered wagon. She would become her state's most controversial historian -- her career threatened when she uncovered a cache of documents which proved a widespread conspiracy to cheat Native Americans out of oil-rich lands.
- 4Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A Dream1988-10-25 · 55 min
S01E04 · Сезон 1
Eric Sevareid's Not So Wild A Dream
A touching memoir beginning with life in a small Minnesota town and taking us through a young man's early days as pacifist. Reporting on the rise of fascism in Europe, Sevareid, as a young CBS reporter, would change his belief. Based on Sevareid's best-selling book of the same title.
- 5The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter1988-11-01 · 55 min
S01E05 · Сезон 1
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
An original look through newsreels, war department films, posters and interviews with five, real-life "Rosies" about the reality of working in the defense plants during WWII, and their reactions to having to give up those jobs for returning GIs.
- 6Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?1988-11-08 · 55 min
S01E06 · Сезон 1
Do You Mean There Are Still Real Cowboys?
A year in the life of Wyoming cowboys and the ranching families who have lived in Big Piney for six generations. Although very much the same as it was one hundred years ago -- tough, lonely, but still romantic -- ranching is now a threatened way of life.
- 7Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close1988-11-15 · 55 min
S01E07 · Сезон 1
Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close
An intimate portrait of the Kennedy brothers and their confrontation with Alabama Governor George Wallace when he defied the courts by refusing to integrate the University in 1963. The film offers unprecedented access to the Oval Office as well as to strategy meetings held by Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
- 8Geronimo and the Apache Resistance1988-11-22 · 55 min
S01E08 · Сезон 1
Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
The story of a tragic collision of two civilizations, each with startlingly different views of one another. In 1886, 5,000 U.S. troops mobilized to capture this one man and his band of followers, who by refusing to move onto a reservation, defied and eluded federal authorities.
- 9Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited1988-11-29 · 55 min
S01E09 · Сезон 1
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: Revisited
An updated look at the Alabama tenant families that Walker Evans and James Agee documented in their 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, an American classic.
- 10That Rhythm, Those Blues1988-12-06 · 55 min
S01E10 · Сезон 1
That Rhythm, Those Blues
The evolution of rhythm and blues through the careers of singers Ruth Brown and Charles Brown, from the 1940s into the 50s, with contemporary performances by both.
- 11The Radio Priest1988-12-13 · 55 min
S01E11 · Сезон 1
The Radio Priest
Father Charles Coughlin, a Roman Catholic priest from Michigan, uses the new power of radio to become one of the first media stars; every Sunday he would broadcast his message railing against the nation's economic and social system to millions of listeners caught in the grip of the Depression.
- 12Hearts and Hands1988-12-20 · 55 min
S01E12 · Сезон 1
Hearts and Hands
The design and art of quilting yields intimate clues about the lives of 19th century women, who stitched their personal and political stories into these artifacts of history.
- 13Views of a Vanishing Frontier1988-12-27 · 55 min
S01E13 · Сезон 1
Views of a Vanishing Frontier
The journey of Prince Maximilian, German naturalist, and artist Karl Bodmer, who explored the Mississippi River area from 1832-34, meticulously documenting in paintings and journals the landscape, plants and life of Native Americans.
- 14Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings1989-01-03 · 55 min
S01E14 · Сезон 1
Eudora Welty: One Writer's Beginnings
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty narrates the story of her own Southern childhood and early artistic development in Jackson, Mississippi. Based on her best-selling book of the same title.
- 15The World That Moses Built1989-01-10 · 55 min
S01E15 · Сезон 1
The World That Moses Built
From the late 1920s through the 1960s, Robert Moses held almost total power over the landscape of New York. He built bridges, highways, Jones Beach, Lincoln Center and the United Nations, some of the most ambitious public works ever conceived, and some of the most controversial.
- 16Sins of Our Mothers1989-01-17 · 55 min
S01E16 · Сезон 1
Sins of Our Mothers
A Gothic tale of sin and redemption in 19th century New England. A small town in Maine reacts to the unconventional behavior of one of its young residents, a woman named Emeline Gurney. A fascinating examination of small town mores.
Спецвыпуски2003Серий: 1
Где смотреть
- 1Chicago: City of the Century Extras2003-01-15 · 55 min
S00E01 · Спецвыпуски
Chicago: City of the Century Extras
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В ролях
David Ogden StiersNarrator (voice)
David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
Michael MurphySelf - Narrator (voice)
Linda HuntSelf - Narrator (voice)
Oliver PlattNarrator (voice)
Liev SchreiberNarrator (voice)
Joe MortonNarrator (voice)
Julian BondNarrator (voice)
Jason RobardsNarrator (voice)
Blair BrownNarrator (voice)
Frances Sternhagen(voice)
Campbell ScottNarrator (voice)
Andre BraugherRobert Carter (voice)
George PlimptonSelf (voice)
Stacy KeachNarrator (voice)
Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
Dion GrahamSelf - Narrator (voice)
René AuberjonoisAlexander Hamilton (voice)
