Mass.) WGBH (Television station : Boston
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
HIC OR TREAT--D.W. gets a case of the hiccups that just won't go away. No matter how much advice she gets, she just can't find the right cure. Will D.W. ever get relief-or will she have the hiccups for the rest of her life? MR. ALWAYSRIGHT--It seems that Brain is always right about everything and it's starting to get on Buster's nerves. But Buster is convinced that someday Brain will make a mistake-and when he does, Buster will be waiting. FRANCINE'S...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and reputation of Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American. Chronicles Lee's military successes, which made him the scourge of the Union and hero of the Confederacy, and reveals how Lee has been elevated to almost god-like status by his admirers after his death.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Tells the epic story of one of the greatest engineering triumphs in history. Learn how the project required literally moving mountains in one of the most challenging environments on Earth, breaking the back of the great range that connects North and South America.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Nova reveals the amazing technologies that make drones so powerful. From cameras that can capture every detail of an entire city at a glance, to swarming robots that can make decisions on their own, to giant air frames that can stay aloft for days on end, drones are changing our relationship to war, surveillance and each other. Discover the cutting-edge technologies that are propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the fatal fire that killed 148 workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City on March 25, 1911. Learn about the years of unrest in America's most profitable manufacturing industry leading up to the fire, including the spontaneous walkout in the same factory two years earlier. Reveals how this walkout of these 20,000 garment workers initiated the largest women's strike in U.S. history as the workers took to the streets...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
David Pogue gives the third degree to scientists pushing the limits of technology, not only to solve horrific murders, but to try to prevent crimes. Peer inside the criminal mind and discover cutting-edge forensic techniques that help investigators stop criminals in their tracks.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the case of Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African-American boy who, in 1955, innocently whistled at a white woman in Mississippi and was murdered because of it at the hands of two white men. Details how the acquittal of the boy's murderers helped mobilize the civil rights movement.
13) First air war
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When World War I began in 1914, the air forces of the opposing nations consisted of handfuls of rickety biplanes. By the war's end, the blueprint of the modern fighter aircraft had emerged. To trace the story of this astonishingly rapid technological revolution, NOVA takes viewers inside The Vintage Aviator, a team of New Zealand-based aviation buffs dedicated to bringing back classic World War One fighters.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the era of unbounded optimism on Wall Street leading up to the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Tells the story of how a small group of bankers, brokers and speculators manipulated the market, grew wealthy and helped create the economic boom in the decade preceding the crash. Then discover how the false promise or permanent prosperity came to an abrupt end in 1929 through the recollections of people whose families experienced the crash.
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Tells the dramatic stories of people of different ages, from diverse backgrounds who live with various forms of depression. Leading mental health experts highlight the latest scientific research and innovative treatments, offering greater understanding and hope for the millions of people living with this complex, but treatable, disease.
Series
American Experience volume 0
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Douglass escapes slavery, eventually joining Garrison in the anti-slavery movement. Threatened with capture by his former owner, Douglass flees to England, returning to the U.S. in 1847. He launches his own anti-slavery paper. John Brown meets with Douglass, revealing his radical plan to raise an army, attack plantations and free the slaves. Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852. A best-seller, and then wildly successful stage...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"The baby boomer generation is headed for a shock as it hits retirement: boomers will be long on life expectancy but short on income. In addition to Social Security, the pillars of retirement income for Americans have been either lifetime corporate pensions or employee-contribution plans such as 401Ks. But both retirement strategies are in trouble. Buffeted by pension cuts, corporate bankruptcies, and the 2001-2002 stock market crash, most boomers...