The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
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.
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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 fiery campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the vote.
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 a preview of Part One of Taken Hostage.
The Iran Hostage crisis in 1979 changed the modern mediascape forever.
Colonel James Q. Roberts recalls the details of the failed Iran Hostage rescue mission.
Watch the opening sequence of Taken Hostage.
Who's who of the Iran Hostage Crisis.
Barry Rosen was the press attaché at the U.S. embassy during the Iran hostage crisis.
Hilary Brown was the first female foreign correspondent at ABC News.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last shah of Iran.
With the Iran hostage crisis, President Carter faced one of the biggest challenges.
The secret U.S. and U.K. plan to put the Shah in control of Iran in 1953.
A snapshot of each year from 1970 to 1979.
The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
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.
