In the early 1920s, San Francisco was a picturesque city on a narrow, isolated peninsula. Known for its scenic, natural beauty, it had the potential to become one of America’s leading metropolises. But to fuel its economic growth, it needed a bridge -- across one of the most treacherous bodies of water on the Western seaboard.
To build a bridge across the s ... Show More
Mar 2021
America's Monuments | 58,000 Names | 6
<p>The Vietnam War was one of the most divisive conflicts in American history. Over 58,000 Americans died in the fighting; many more returned home with wounds both visible and hidden. </p><p>When veterans lobbied for a memorial to honor American soldiers lost in Vietnam, a y ... Show More
37m 13s
Feb 2024
Johnstown Flood | The Dam | 1
<p>It’s May, 30th 1889, and the South Fork Dam in Western Pennsylvania is in danger. After nearly a month of hard rain, eight inches have fallen in one day, filling the lake behind the dam to capacity. And the dam’s owners, the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club, have cut corner ... Show More
47m 2s
Nov 2022
#5 - Ma vie avec l'Histoire - J’ai débarqué aux Etats-Unis comme Lafayette
Le 7 septembre 2014, la réplique du fameux trois mâts qui a conduit La Fayette en Amérique, l’Hermione, s’élançait dans les eaux de l’Atlantique. Il a fallu quinze années de chantier à une poignée de passionnés pour reconstruire à l’identique le vaisseau de 47m de haut, selon les ... Show More
13m 25s
Jan 2022
USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Abandon Ship | 1
<p>In the final weeks of World War II, the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the middle of the Philippine Sea. The nine hundred survivors found themselves stranded in the middle of the open ocean, many without rafts or life vests, w ... Show More
42m 28s
Sep 2021
Endurance: Surviving Antarctica | Hope | 5
<p>In a final attempt to get his men home, Ernest Shackleton and his crew have to get through the Drake Passage, the most dangerous stretch of ocean in the world. And that’s just the beginning. When they reach their goal of South Georgia island, they realize the only wa ... Show More
46m 23s
Jan 2021
Boeing vs Airbus - Ça donne des ailes! | 1
Les années 1950 marquent de le début de l’ère de l’aviation moderne, avec l’arrivée des premiers avions de ligne à réaction. A l’époque,le constructeur britannique De Havilland est le leader mondial du secteur, grace à son avion, le Comet, réputé pour être le plus rapide et le pl ... Show More
24m 12s