In 1903 the Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville, successfully flew a heavier-than-air powered machine. The story of these aviation pioneers is now told in a new book. Rita Braver spoke with the author, historian David McCullough….[Continue]
The Wright Brothers In Flight
The Wright Brothers flying at Fort Myer, France, and Italy in 1908-1909. Includes the first motion pictures ever taken from an airplane. Footage from 1938 Army Air Corps film….[Continue]
Ellis Island – History of Immigration to the United States
This documentary covers the single largest migration of immigrants to the United States of America through Ellis Island between 1890 and 1920….[Continue]
Statue of Liberty Secrets
We went to Liberty Island and talked to a ranger from the National Parks Service about the story of the statue and many of the secrets about it that you might not know….[Continue]
Immigration Through Ellis Island
From 1892-1954, Ellis Island was the port of entry for millions of European immigrants. Fascinating archival footage tells the moving story of families with dreams of opportunity, leaving their homes with what they could carry….[Continue]
America The Story Of Us: Statue Of Liberty
Do you know what the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty have in common? Find out in this short film about the history of the Statue of Liberty….[Continue]
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States in efforts to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies …[Continue]
