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In 1994, Mehlville High School history teacher Rodney Wilson set out to start xt, which has now been adapted in countries around the world.

From 1994. Throughout its history, Omaha's near north side has been the neighborhood that succeeding generations of immigrants have moved...

From 1984, a history of farm protest movements in the U.S., especially those movements which began and flourished in the Great Plains area.

WQED host and Vietnam Veteran Chris Moore returns to Vietnam with close friends and fellow veterans Andrew Boone and LeRoy Perry for the...

WPSU’s original documentary explores the impact of the Vietnam War on Pennsylvanians throughout the past several decades and continuing...

What made Nebraska matter in 1968? Never before had the state received so much attention from presidential candidates. And not since that...

Two construction workers from Tacoma bought some beat up guitars in a pawn-shop, formed a band, and changed the history of rock and roll....

In conjunction with the landmark series The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Public Media Connect – ThinkTV and CET – asked the...

In 1967, Pittsburgh's inner city produced America’s first EMT service. Comprised solely of Black men and women recruited from the city’s...

Anthony Veliz, a fifth-generation Oregonian, shares his family's connection to Colegio César Chávez—the first accredited Chicano college...

An interactive site with a forward mission: where one can play as a character moving to a brand new school, 16 year old Verna Baker, that...

Sixty years ago, a quarter of a million people gathered in our nation's capital for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. At that...

From heartfelt letters from individual Americans to prestigious awards, Betty's influence on society was recognized in various meaningful...

We highlight Specialist Five James C. McCloughan of West Michigan. Specialist Five McCloughan served as a medic in the Vietnam War,...

On this episode, we’ll meet the real-life Nisei heroes who defied prejudice and fought for freedom. Hear the real-life story of West...

Experience U.S. history through the eyes of peers from the past with Mission US, WNET's free, award-winning interactive gaming series...

Examine the experiences of Mexican-Americans during the Second World War through interviews with veterans of all branches of our armed...

Experience U.S. history through the eyes of peers from the past with Mission US, WNET's free, award-winning interactive gaming series...

In the 1930s, archeologist Luther Cressman made a series of discoveries that shocked the scientific world. They included a cache of 75...

Eighty years after the Allied victory, Kansas City PBS examines the enduring legacy of World War II through the lens of Harry S. Truman...