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actor playing George WashingtonTen Crucial Days - The Road to Liberty examines the significance of General George Washington's Continental Army 1776 Christmas-night crossing of the Delaware River.
Thomas JeffersonWall of Separation
Most Americans assume that the First Amendment prevents the mixing of politics and religion. Just what was the view of the Founding Fathers on this issue?
Hollywood CemeteryHollywood: Richmond's Garden Cemetery
This special is a visually rich historical tour of a park-like cemetery - with winding roads and paths, indigenous trees and shrubbery - whose history, beauty and tranquility have made it a local treasure.
Lincoln Highway - IllinoisA Ride Along the Lincoln Highway
Rick Sebak travels across America's first transcontinental highway, checking out the changing landscape along the route from Times Square to San Francisco.
Monument at Hope Cemetery, VermontA Cemetery Special
This celebration of cemeteries across America takes an unusual and informative look at graves, monuments, family plots, sculpture, and the way cemeteries interconnect with many aspects of modern American culture.
depiction of Boston fireDamrell's Fire traces the extraordinary life of John S. Damrell, the courageous fire chief who directed the defense that saved Boston's densely populated neighborhoods.
Niagara FallsNiagara Falls
The awesome Niagara Falls was the nation's first great symbol, an emblem of a vast, untamed continent of beauty and limitless resources. The fate of that beauty and bounty is the focus of the film.
Mrs. Parkinson doing laundry the old-fashioned wayPower for the Parkinsons
Recognizing the enormous social costs associated with living without electrical service, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Program in 1935. In an effort to persuade more American farmers to join rural electric cooperatives, the REA asked Pare Lorentz to make a film on rural electrification.
Filmmaker Phillip Koch with Norman LearThe American Flag: Two Centuries of Concord and Conflict
This film is the definitive documentary about the history of the American flag. It features Revolutionary and Civil War re-enactments and new facts and insights about American flag history.
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