We’re super-excited to announce a refresh of our award-winning late US history survey, America in the 20th Century. The updated programs will feature entirely new graphics and visuals, updated in bright and brilliant High Definition Video (1080p). We’ve just released the first three installments in the revised series. Preview them here—or visit the Streaming Room™ to view

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In 1965 a series of events in Alabama inspired a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement, the historic march from Selma to Montgomery. Early in the year, civil rights activists launched a voter-registration campaign in Selma, where fewer than 1% of eligible blacks were registered to vote. They were confronted by Dallas County sheriff,

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The US President’s State of the Union address has a long and intriguing history. When George Washington delivered the first “annual message to Congress”—as it was known in his day—in January 1790, he was fulfilling his Constitutional duty. Article II. Section. 3. of the nation’s founding document states: [The President] shall from time to time

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