Tag Archives: U.S. History

New PBS Doc Profiles 7 Young Adults Who Lost Dads on 9/11

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Judith Trojan

“My father was a firefighter on 9/11.  I never met him.”— Megan Fehling, born October 2001. September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  Sadly, the number of casualties continues to grow.  9/11 First Responders have … Continue reading →

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In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Judith Trojan

“This felt personal. This is New York. This is home.” The documentary may be only 35 minutes long, but I challenge you to find a more powerful film about 9/11 than In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on … Continue reading →

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The Hatfields and McCoys Face Off in The Feud on PBS

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Judith Trojan

“Bloody war in Pike County.  The McCoys and Hatfields Doing Their Utmost to Exterminate Each Other.”—The New York Times, January 8, 1888. The Hatfield-McCoy feud has been called “the most famous family conflict in American history.” Yet most of what … Continue reading →

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1920 Bombing of Wall Street Revisited on American Experience

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Judith Trojan

The parallels are unsettling.  Immigrant profiling and deportation.  American workers embittered by a profiteering moneyed class. Homegrown terrorists schooled in bomb-making and rhetoric by foreign-born anarchists. Russia vs. the F.B.I. As revisited in the fascinating new documentary, The Bombing of … Continue reading →

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Watch and Remember The Words That Built America

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Judith Trojan

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. “— from The unanimous Declaration … Continue reading →

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John Lewis Inspires Us to Get in the Way

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Judith Trojan

“I don’t see this President-elect as a legitimate President,” said Civil Rights icon and longtime U.S. Congressman John Lewis. “I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.” After … Continue reading →

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Gun Control and the War at Home

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Judith Trojan

Today is Pearl Harbor Day  It’s hard to believe that 74 years have passed since a stealth attack by Japanese air and naval forces decimated our U.S. naval base at Oahu Island’s Pearl Harbor.  It was a day–December 7, 1941–that would forever be stained … Continue reading →

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Last Days in Vietnam Not To Be Missed on American Experience

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Judith Trojan

I’ve always been fascinated by the offspring of super achievers. If their moms, dads, grandparents or great grandparents are heavy hitters in politics, the arts, medicine, sports, the military or scholarly pursuits, these kids have quite an act to follow. Independent filmmaker Rory Kennedy, … Continue reading →

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The Big Burn Lights a Fire on PBS

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Judith Trojan

“The question of forest fires, like the question of slavery … sooner or later, it must be faced.”  So said Gifford Pinchot, the zealous conservationist who founded the U.S. Forest Service in 1905. The back story and legacy of the … Continue reading →

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Teddy Toplines Episodes 1-3 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Judith Trojan

  Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re well aware that the first episode of Ken Burns’ monumental and much-ballyhooed seven-part series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, debuts tonight on PBS (Sunday, September 14, 2014, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET).  It … Continue reading →

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