history

Examines the system of segregation that existed in the United States until the mid-twentieth century and discusses the civil rights movement that changed this system.

Presents 546 photos, each with descriptions, chronicling the African-American battle for freedom and equality from 1840 to 2001.

Examines the history of medical treatments for the mentally ill in America since the mid-eighteenth century, focusing on people diagnosed with schizophrenia, and attempts to discover why individuals who suffer psychotic breaks in the U.S. and other developed countries fare so poorly.

Chronicles the history of baseball statistics throughout the game's more than 150 years, discussing fans' fascination with the numbers and profiling people who have shaped the field, including Henry Chadwick, inventor of the first box score, and John Dewan, creator of the sports data company STATS Incorporated.

Describes the experiences of a group of boys who had been sent to the Fernald State School, one of many schools in the United States that were designed to keep the mentally handicapped and potential criminals out of society, and their escape and struggles to survive without family, social connections, or education.

A history of communism, tracing the origins of the ideology, its manifestation in various countries, its collapse in several nations, and its practice in the twenty-first century.

Chronicles Henry Ford's attempts to create an American settlement in the Brazilian Amazon in the late 1920s, discussing the purpose of Ford's settlement, its impact on the region's ecosystem, his efforts to apply a system of regimented mass production to the area, and other related topics.

Tells the story of the March 31, 1982 avalanche that hit the Alpine Meadows ski resort near Lake Tahoe, California, and the rescue of a twenty-two-year-old woman who was trapped for five days.

Discusses various topics related to the life and works of Jane Austen, and covers various themes in her novels, and their translations into film, with quizzes, puzzles, trivia, and an interview with the author of "The Jane Austen Book Club.".