Chronicles the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, discusses events leading up to the development of these documents, and includes comments from historians, as well as quotations from framers and others.
Explores the environmental issues created by the advent of the railroad and steam engine, the development of large corporations, and the growth of cities between 1870 and 1910.
Describes Hern?n Cort?s's and Francisco Pizarro's conquests and explorations in Mexico and Peru, discussing the sophisticated Aztec and Inca civilizations and the role of European diseases in their destruction.
Follows a day in the lives of two children and their families in the United States, providing insights into the lifestyles, family interactions, foods, celebrations, schools, and other aspects of American culture.
Reenactments, readings, interviews, film footage, and photographs explore major events involving World War I including the War Industries Board and Wilson's Fourteen Points.
Describes the origins and historical background of Thanksgiving, and looks at how the holiday is celebrated. Includes a visit to Plimoth Plantation, an Abnaki tribe myth on the origin of corn, and a craft demonstration.
Alien space travelers Adi and Woops answer questions about the solar system, discussing what a light year is, why planets orbit the sun, how the sun was formed, and how the sun's rays travel through space.
Examines the events that brought the U.S. into World War II and the impact of the war on the nation; and covers topics such as the Lend-Lease Act, Pearl Harbor, and internment of Japanese Americans.
