Discover how bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
Three Black diplomats who broke racial barriers at the State Department during Cold War.
Discover the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment.
William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood.
The life of William Randolph Hearst, who transformed the media’s role in American life.
Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice - Sandra Day O'Connor.
One of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.
The life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
How a horrific incident of racial violence became catalyst for the civil rights movement.
The life of singer Marian Anderson and her triumphant 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial
The fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst.
Watch part two of Clinton.
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.
Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategies and reveals the pervasive racism.
The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.
The story of Ted Fujita's groundbreaking work to understand the deadliest storms.
Watch part two of the life and presidency of George W. Bush.
The life and presidency of the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush.
Story of the man who would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture.
Word spreads of a bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Watch a preview of Plague at the Golden Gate.
Ng Poon Chew was a writer, a publisher and an advocate for Chinese American civil rights.
On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown.
In 1901, Rupert Blue launched a health campaign that ended a deadly bubonic plague.
The war against rats helped end the bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco.
Dr. Joseph Kinyoun was a leader in the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases.
How the bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco.
Watch a preview of Flood in the Desert.
Beginning in the 1930s, large dams were built on important watersheds.
The Paiute people built sophisticated irrigation canals to channel water in California.
In 1922, Mulholland began building the St. Francis Dam to meet the needs of Los Angeles.
Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history.
Watch a preview of The American Diplomat.
President Johnson tasked Carl Rowan to oversee the documentary on March on Washington.
Explores the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors.
Terence Todman's diplomatic career achieved him the prestigious rank of career ambassador.
Carl Rowan: One of the highest ranking African Americans in the State Department.
Appointed as a minister to Liberia in 1948, Edward Dudley became an ambassador 1949.
The real cowboys were (and still are) way more diverse than what people saw in the movies.
