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Tag Archives: U.S. History
The Hatfields and McCoys Face Off in The Feud on PBS
“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
1920 Bombing of Wall Street Revisited on American Experience
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
Watch and Remember The Words That Built America
“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
John Lewis Inspires Us to Get in the Way
“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
Gun Control and the War at Home
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
Last Days in Vietnam Not To Be Missed on American Experience
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
The Big Burn Lights a Fire on PBS
“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
Teddy Toplines Episodes 1-3 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
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
CBSNEWS.com to Stream Historic 1963 JFK Assassination Coverage
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Friday, November 22, 2013, and as a follow-up to my review of the fine PBS documentary, American Experience: JFK (see blog post 11/11/13), I urge you to … Continue reading
