Inside Thirteen blogger: Bob Morris, Producer
Our president, Neal Shapiro, calls Thirteen.org “a house of ideas.” It’s a very apt phrase...
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July 14th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Bastille Day, the French national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on July 14, 1789, and marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
Without losing sight of …
July 11th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Archaeologists digging on the Ferry Farm site in Fredericksburg, Virginia found remnants of an old farmhouse believed to be where George Washington spend most of his boyhood. The house was demolished by Union troops during the civil war. Now that the house has been found, a re-creation of the 1740s structure is planned.
July 11th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
This one-hour film tells the dramatic story of the famous landmark’s construction through interviews with historians, architects, and engineers, while weaving in contemporary portraits from present day New Yorkers who describe their personal connections to Grand Central. Watch entire episode online.
July 10th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Franz Boas, known as the “Father of American Anthropology,” was born on July 10, 1858. In the early 20th Century he influenced a generation of anthropologists and changed the way …
July 8th, 2008 at 10:59 am
This season on History Detectives, the audience can become a history detective by getting involved with their new exciting feature - Web Investigations. History Detectives post a mystery and you help them solve it. Each week, updates and new leads - provided by the audience and their own History Detectives - will be released.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Harvard and Oxford historian Ferguson wrote the companion book to the documentary series, which provides a controversial angle on WWII. The second installment of the series, “A Tainted …
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
On July 2, 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the historic Civil Rights Act in a nationally-televised ceremony at the White House.
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
What’s the street-level experience of voters in today’s America? In a triumph of documentary storytelling, P.O.V.’s Election Day combines 11 stories — shot simultaneously on November 2, 2004, from dawn until long past midnight — into one. Watch now…
June 30th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
From Ragtime to Billy Bathgate to City of God, writer E.L. Doctorow uses historical fiction to tell the story of the American experience. On April 2007 in Washington, there was …
June 30th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
The 6th season of History Detectives begins Monday, June 30, 9 pm(check local listings), with a diary of a WWII pilot.
This season, the audience can become a history detective …
The Waterfalls and New York City
Home Delivery: The Cases of Japan and Scandinavia
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the...
Randi Weingarten Elected AFT President
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is...
