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From Pearl Harbor to the Persian Gulf-the American effort during World War II in the Pacific and European theaters, followed by Korea, the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and Operation Desert Storm-this program covers 50 years of almost continuous action by America's military.

The story of Latina Activist Antonia Pantoja, who fought for bilingual education programs.

Dirty water has killed more humans than all the wars of history combined, but in the last 150 years, a series of radical ideas, extraordinary innovations and unsung heroes have changed our world. Johnson plunges into a sewer to understand what made a maverick engineer decide to lift the city of Chicago with screw jacks in order to build America's first sewer system. He talks about John Leal, who deliberately "poisoned" the water supply of 200,000...

The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-depth documentary is an absorbing narrative about a quintessentially American dance form--from its origins, to the historic and cultural events that shaped it, to its present day rebirth as a vibrant art form. Featuring archival footage of classic tap stars, highlights of the new generation of emerging talent, and commentary from historians, choreographers,...

Did you know that a woman - Victoria Woodhull - ran for President before most American women were even allowed to vote?

What began as a calm spring morning in Oklahoma City erupted into the largest terrorist act our country had ever experienced. The truck bomb left by Timothy McVeigh at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building killed 168 people.

Did you know that little over a year into the American Revolutionary War, the US army had been reduced to just 3,000 men? But over ten crucial days, all of that changed. Thanks to one man: George Washington.

At a time when the British ruled over the 13 colonies of North America with an iron fist, poet, playwright and 'whistleblower' Mercy Otis Warren - used her words to throw serious shade their way.

The most prestigious race in the country is also Boston's most popular event. Crowds turn out by the thousands to cheer on the runners of the Boston Marathon.

This A & E Special depicts the system of slave policing in America - enforced by militias, armed vigilante slave patrols, paid slave catchers, and federal law - and how escaped slaves and their supporters continued to struggle against overwhelming odds ... and sometimes won.