The series begins by identifying the key themes that shaped New York's history: commerce and… |
Already established as America's premier port, New York City swelled into the nation's greatest… |
Now the spotlight shines on the growth, glamour and grief of New York during America's giddy… |
As New York spilled into the new century, the extraordinary interplay of capitalism, democracy and… |
In this short but dazzling period, New York became the focal point of an extraordinary array of… |
Biography of the wife of FDR, her early life, marriage, and rise to the position of one of the most… |
In 1912 Harry Houdini was lowered into New York's East River in a crate wrapped in chains. The… |
Nixon and Kissinger decide to engage China as leverage in the Cold War. |
The background and aftermath of the 1804 conflict between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. |
Rise and fall of the volatile and sometimes violent abolitionist. |
The tumultuous career of the controversial politician from Alabama. |
The tumultuous career of the controversial politician from Alabama. |
Traveling singers from an all-Black school tour the north and overseas in the decade after the… |
The life of the "Yankee Clipper," from his humble beginnings as the son of an Italian-American… |
The story of the innovations that made photography affordable and easy enough for any American to… |