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- This award-winning program brings to life Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address and, major events leading up to the Civil War, and the Battle of Gettysburg. It also recounts the life of Abraham Lincoln.
- Ride along with the pioneers who suffered hardships and victories to forge The Oregon Trail, America's longest and most famous trail. Then discover little-known facts about the legendary Pony Express riders and their part in the Civil War.
- Experience over 100 years of railroad history and how trains changed transportation and the industrialization of America.
- This is the story of the 8,000 mile journey documenting the exploration of America's West by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the Corps of Discovery.
- Learn about the inventions, politics, sports, Wall Street, rail expansion, women's rights, Indian resettlement, Civil Rights, unions, music, Statue of Liberty, Edison, Twain, Brooklyn Bridge, photography, movies, telephone, more.
- The History of the mighty Mississippi River is full of the legends, legacy, and lore that have made this river so famous.
- Jefferson's West, an Electronic Field Trip to Colonial Williamsburg produced in partnership with Monticello, explores the science, diplomacy, commerce, and exploration of the Louisiana Territory by Lewis and Clark's Corps of Volunteers for North Western Discovery. Hear the stories of this remarkable expedition through the voices of Lewis and Clark and the American Indians they encountered. Join Thomas Jefferson as he examines the flora, fauna, and Indian artifacts they collected and reflects on the significance of the expedition.
- Known as "the peanut man", for his discovery of over 300 uses for peanuts, this is the life story of George Washington Carver his many achievements, teachings, and inventions.
- A look at the creation of the final mural painting by Thomas Hart Benton for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
- A caboose followed at the end of every freight train, and its design was improved to ensure better conditions, visibility and security for the conductor and brakeman. Their bright colors (red, yellow...) helped them to stay on the memory of the kids that saw them pass, or eventually stop for the conductor to perform some community service when he received a radio message for help.
- 1997–1998TV EpisodeThe Pinkerton detectives protected trains from robbers, and strong men were also hired by the railroads to evict penniless people from taking the train without a ticket. From those early times, security on board of trains got more sophisticated until the end of the 20th century.