There’s nothing new in Scott McClellan’s book about the propaganda campaign or the role of the press in selling the war, so why is it such big news?

Eight synchronized Yamaha Disklavier player pianos plus an automated ensemble of 2 xylophones, 4 bass drums, tamtam, siren, 7 bells and 3 airplane propellers. If you’re thinking this is a composition perhaps written last week or earlier this year, you’re in the wrong century entirely. Read more…

In 1967, villagers in Equitorial Guinea captured a remarkable baby gorilla unlike any they had seen before. Learn more about the rare white gorilla.

Last week, the short films on Reel 13 featured a Japanese super heroine, a master of passive-aggression, and a creepy OCD case. You voted, now find out which film won.

The Labor Department shows the highest jobless rate since October 2004. See the surprising findings on NewsHour.

In 1876, after 8 years of incarceration in Western Australia, 6 Irish political prisoners escaped on board the American whaler Catalpa. Watch the voyage on Secrets of the Dead.

Charles Lockwood discusses the evolution of the New York row house from the 1820s onward. Open the door to 150 years of this iconic building type.

June 5, 1968
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles’ Ambassador Hotel after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested. (See article in The New York Times)

This episode looks at Boston’s “Big Dig” and the massive amount of waste that accompanies the $15 billion project. Paul Pedini, a civil engineer on the project, had the idea to build his own home from the Big Dig waste. Watch the episode here; read more about e2 here. (season 1, ep. 4)

Sen. Hillary Clinton is likely to end her historic run for the White House and endorse her rival, Sen. Barack Obama, on Saturday, senior campaign advisers have told the Associated Press and major news outlets.