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Hidden secrets launch a son’s life-long quest to discover a father he never knew. Revealed: a WWII pilot’s journey from a passionate romance to a heroic doomed air battle; imprisonment in a famous POW camp; a death march across Germany, and unexpected tragedy. The story’s intimate personal details of war speak to the archetypal trauma faced by veteran families of all eras. Martin Sheen narrates.

The railroad station once was in institution an American life, in small towns and big cities alike. This human-interest tale is interwoven with history as the program explores how people interacted with the stations in their towns through multiple generations.

The Route to Emancipation by Black History Bike Ride follows three friends as they embark on a 350-mile cycling route from the Texas Capitol in Austin to the site where Juneteenth began in 1865. The journey takes viewers back through centuries of Black history in Texas.

Burying the Hatchet: The Tom Quick Story is the fascinating account of how Lenni Lenape tribes had been dislocated from their Milford, Pennsylvania, homeland in the late 18th century and how this largely white community and disenfranchised tribal leaders worked together to reconcile the past and forge a shared path forward based on trust, friendship, and an inspiring and healing vision of the future.

Told exclusively through the words of the project’s visionaries, leaders, artisans and champions who made “the impossible plausible”, Remember Us is the remarkable story of America's new national World War I Memorial--an exceptional vision brought to life by a diverse coalition of Americans who overcame all odds to deliver a stunning achievement a full century after the War That Changed the World.

Explore the stories and contributions of Black jockeys, trainers, owners, grooms, and exercise riders in the 1800s who persevered through...

New Jersey, the Garden State, is known for its produce, but not for the enslaved people who tilled the soil. In this two-part...

It’s been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving. And there is a lot we are learning about that time. Just prior to the...

By Parties Unknown explores the story of the violent lynching of four Black men in Russellville, Kentucky in 1908 after they were singled...

Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom is a documentary by award-winning director, Ya’Ke Smith that invites viewers into the story of Juneteenth –...

During World War II, the U.S. government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the...

The inspiring true story of 20 women who raced across America in 1929. Wearing breeches and goggles during the day and ball gowns at...

Narrated by Phylicia Rashad, Alpha Kappa Alpha: A Legacy of Service , documents the 115-year history of one of the nation’s oldest...

The Stones Are Speaking tells the inspiring story of how archaeologist Mike Collins, at great personal sacrifice, saved a looted piece...

On Friday, June 23, 1972, Pennsylvania suffered the wrath of Hurricane Agnes, which at the time was the costliest hurricane to hit the...

City at War: Chicago tells the story of the most significant events that occurred in Chicagoland during World War II and explores the...

This documentary explores the affection Americans have for covered bridges, and includes a look at preservation efforts, history,...

Nancy Mills was a young girl during WWII, but did all she could to help the war effort. Nancy's memories are not of violence, but of...

Columbus Neighborhoods - a YouTube digital series: WOSU takes us behind the scenes and into the archives of the Ohio History Connection...

Walk in the footsteps of the Continental Army on the historic grounds of one of the most intense battles of the Revolutionary War, where...