See the half of Ellis Island that’s usually hidden to the public–the old hospitals and wards, and hear the forgotten stories of the thousands of people who were held, quarantined, healed there. Airs tonight at 10:00 pm.
From WWII hero to national security risk: what happened to Oppenheimer after he ushered in the atomic age? In recreations within the story, actor David Strathairn portrays Oppenheimer. Watch full episode now.
Updike, most famous for his four ‘Rabbit’ novels, passed away on Tuesday of cancer at age 76. Over his lifetime he was awarded the Pulitzer not once, but twice, and published more than 50 books. See more about Updike from PBS programs.
30 years ago, there were no daily business news program on television…until Nightly Business Report came along. See NBR’s 30th Anniversary site–with video from 1979, reporters’ favorite stories, interviews with Steve Forbes and Warren Buffett on the last 30 years of financial news, and much more. See features.
For the first time in years, This Old House heads to Brooklyn for an NYC renovation, starting on-air January 24 at 7:00 pm. A 104-year-old row house in the Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood will convert from a boarding house to a 3-family home. See the project progress in real time here.
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that access to abortion services is a fundamental right. By establishing that women can terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters, the Supreme Court reversed a century of anti-abortion legislation in the US. Now, with states across the U.S. passing regulations [...]
Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation’s past can tell us about the future.
Experts also appraise a 1956 signed photo of 10-year-old, posed between baseball Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella, valued at $6,000, in Hour 3 of Antiques Roadshow from Palm Springs, California. Watch all appraisals from this episode.
President Obama’s inauguration took place the day after the nation honored Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., and religious leaders are among those who see ties between Obama’s election and King’s vision for America. Many Americans across racial and religious lines see Obama’s inauguration as one key fulfillment of King’s dream. Watch. (Originally aired: 1/16/2009).
Make ‘Em Laugh (next installments tonight at 8:00 pm) also has a number of online exclusive videos. In the series “My Comedian Hero“: watch Whoopi Goldberg talk about Richard Pryor; Richard Belzer’s ode to Andy Kaufman; George Carlin opine about Lenny Bruce; and MANY more. Watch now.
