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Roaring Twenties | The Age of Jazz
Season 38 Episode 2
In the 1920s, Americans moved to the city in droves, and a new, diverse generation sparked an era of dizzying social change. It was the Age of Jazz, …
4 years, 7 months ago
Roaring Twenties | Rise of the Radicals
Season 38 Episode 1
In 1919, American soldiers returned from the battlefields of Europe to face a nation torn apart by a different war. One-fifth of the nation’s workfor…
4 years, 7 months ago
Encore: National Parks | Fire and Ice
Season 37 Episode 6
Alaska: big, open, frozen and wild. In 1867, the acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire was widely derided as “folly.” But early explorers lik…
4 years, 8 months ago
Encore: National Parks | Playgrounds of the People
Season 37 Episode 5
In 1914, America’s National Parks had a problem: no one was using them. And those few that were faced unmaintained roads, trails strewn with garbage,…
4 years, 8 months ago
Encore: National Parks | The Great Disaster
Season 37 Episode 4
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the city of San Francisco was torn apart by a huge earthquake and devastating fire. As the c…
4 years, 8 months ago
Encore: National Parks | Rough Rider
Season 37 Episode 3
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was atop a mountain when he heard the news: an assassin’s bullet would likely take President McKinley’s life, and m…
4 years, 8 months ago
Encore: National Parks | Calling in the Cavalry
Season 37 Episode 2
Yellowstone was our nation’s first national park. Its strange, wondrous landscapes were perfect for exploration - and exploitation. Upon Yellowstone’…
4 years, 8 months ago
Encore: National Parks | The Business of Nature
Season 37 Episode 1
America's national parks are truly among our country's greatest treasures. But many of these beautiful landmarks have ugly pasts. On this series, we’…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | Passing the Torch
Season 36 Episode 4
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics were marred by controversy and poorly organized events like the marathon. But at least they took place as scheduled. In 1…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | The Home Stretch
Season 36 Episode 3
In the summer of 1904, the young women of the Fort Shaw Indian School basketball team took the St. Louis Olympics and the World’s Fair by storm with …
4 years, 9 months ago