While many of us grew up knowing the story of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, why that was such a remarkable feat is something we don’t always understand. Although not specifically […]
When we think about both of the wars fought against Saddam Hussein, we think about the men and women of our military in harm’s way. Some think of the innocent people caught […]
With reality shows garnering more and more ratings, PBS, along with Channel 4 in Great Britain, produced a series of shows based on transporting people back to an earlier era. The idea […]
With all of the reality television shows popping up in the earlier part of this decade, PBS decided to enter the foray in its own unique way. By teaming up with Channel […]
We’ve romanticized the settling of this country in so many ways. From the tale of the pilgrims to vilifying the Native Americans, the notion of how this country came to be settled […]
With the popularity of reality shows the past few years, PBS had to get in on the act somehow. Although their entries into this phenomenon tried to take the high road a […]
With the reality show craze at its height, PBS decided to get into the act in its own way. It aired a series of “House” shows, some in collaboration with British television, […]
Thomas Jefferson is one of the enigmas of history. There is no doubt he was a great statesman but was a man of so many contradictions that history has a hard time […]
It is well that war is so terrible… we should grow too fond of it… – Robert E. Lee watching the battle of Fredericksburg. An anecdote about Wilmer McClain, who moved his […]
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