NATHANAEL GREENE, DANIEL MORGAN AND THE BATTLE OF COWPENS | THE AMERICAN RE ..
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/amrevpbs | #americanrevolutionpbs nathanael greene is dispatched to the south to replace the disgraced horatio gates. despite being outnumbered, greene divides his army and gives daniel morgan command of a portion of his force. morgan, a master tactician lures th ..BENEDICT ARNOLD TURNS TRAITOR AND DEFECTS TO THE BRITISH | THE AMERICAN REV ..
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Watch the full three-part film: https://to.pbs.org/hdt2026 on may 6th, 1862, henry david thoreau passes away peacefully at age 44 from tuberculosis. his work continues to inspire generations to live in the present, experiment, and get excited about the experiment of being alive. thoreau offers us th ..WAS THE BOSTON MASSACRE ACTUALLY A MASSACRE? | LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES
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Watch the full three-part film: https://to.pbs.org/hdt2026 throughout his life, thoreau had been fascinated by indigenous culture. as he and a friend set out on another excursion to maine, he hires joe polis as a guide. polis is a penobscot leader, and throughout the trip, he teaches thoreau about t ..SAVING THE LAST TWINS AT AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU | FULL DOCUMENTARY | PBS
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Before he became an astronaut, victor glover was a fighter pilot in the us navy. he describes his career and life before nasa, where he would become the pilot of the artemis ii mission. made possible by viewers like you. support your local pbs station: https://www.pbs.org/donate enjoy full episode ..HENRY DAVID THOREAU'S "CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE" INFLUENCES MLK, MALCOLM X, & GAN ..
Watch the full three-part film: https://to.pbs.org/hdt2026 after refusing to pay four years of poll taxes, henry david thoreau is briefly imprisoned. thoreau is adamantly opposed to supporting a state that is involved in enslavement and wars of aggression. thoreau begins to write in earnest about so ..THE BRITISH VIEW OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES | F ..
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Official website: https://to.pbs.org/3jhh29l | #americanmasterspbs follow hannah mayree, musician, banjo maker, and founder of the black banjo reclamation project, as they organize workshops and performances celebrating the banjo’s black history. hannah mayree: songs of reclamation directed by ..ANTARCTICA'S MYSTERIOUS LIFEFORMS | FULL EPISODE | LIFE UNEARTHED WITH ARIE ..
Watch more of this series: https://to.pbs.org/4su8irh antarctica, often perceived as barren and lifeless, is in fact a dynamic ecosystem teeming with life. hosted by explorer ariel waldman, the episode follows her solo expedition through antarctica’s extreme environments as she documents the thriv ..WHEN HENRY DAVID THOREAU MOVED TO WALDEN POND | PBS
Watch the full three-part film: https://to.pbs.org/hdt2026 on july 4th, 1845, henry david thoreau moves into a 10x15-foot house on the northern shore of walden pond. he fills his days tending to his garden, walking in the woods, and most of all, writing. he takes detailed notes on the nature that su ..WHY CONSTANTINE PAINTED A SECRET SYMBOL ON HIS ARMY 🛡️⚔️
Constantine came to power in 306 ad with one goal: reunite a fractured roman empire. the night before his biggest battle, he ordered a greek symbol, the chi-rho, painted onto his soldiers' helmets and shields. was his vision and success divine intervention? watch watch "secrets of the dead: the sunk ..HENRY DAVID THOREAU, RALPH WALDO EMERSON AND TRANSCENDENTALISM | PBS
Watch the full three-part film: https://to.pbs.org/hdt2026 after graduating from harvard divinity school, henry david thoreau is introduced to an electrifying new social movement through the words of ralph waldo emerson: transcendentalism. transcendentalism is the first youth movement in american hi ..AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WORDS AND LIFE OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU | PBS
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Watch more: https://to.pbs.org/4ph4zhg | #findingyourroots hasan minhaj discovers one his ancestors had a royal surname, and another may have been shaykh (sheikh) - an honorary position in the muslim faith. hasan minhaj is a two-time peabody award-winning comedian best known for his breakout netfli ..MUSIC, MEMORY, AND MIGRATION | ALSARAH: THE SONIC HISTORIAN | IN THE MAKING ..
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/3jhh29l | #americanmasterspbs follow sudanese musician and ethnomusicologist alsarah as she leads alsarah and the nubatones, a band of immigrants exploring migration’s impact on culture through music — an essential venture amid displacement and an enduring ..DID MOZART ACTUALLY SIGN HIS OWN MUSIC? 🖊️
Could the signature 'amadeo wolfgang mozart' on some historical documents not be from the maestro himself? handwriting analysis reveals striking differences between mozart's known signatures and disputed inscriptions. if he didn't sign these documents, who did? watch secrets of the dead: mozart's si ..THE BRITISH SIEGE OF CHARLESTON | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | PBS
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/amrevpbs | #americanrevolutionpbs looking towards the south, british general henry clinton aims to take the carolinas. charleston was, at the time, one of the largest cities in the united states. the british surround and lay siege on the city as thousands of ensl ..LIZZO FAMILY ORDEAL NEVER SEEN BEFORE | FINDING YOUR ROOTS | PBS
Watch more: https://to.pbs.org/4ph4zhg | #findingyourroots lizzo discovers that her enslaved ancestors were granted freedom by the will of their deceased owner, with provision to send them to liberia, by way of the american colonization society. in all the time prof. henry louis gates, jr. has done ..CHRIS PAUL ON THE PERSEVERANCE OF HIS ANCESTORS #FINDINGYOURROOTS
Chris paul, legendary basketball player, discovers that his fifth great grandparents were born into slavery. watch more finding your roots with the free pbs app. made possible by viewers like you. support your local pbs station: https://www.pbs.org/donate #ancestry #genealogy #familyhistory #chris ..WHY SPAIN JOINED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AGAINST THE BRITISH | PBS
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/amrevpbs | #americanrevolutionpbs in june 1779, spain joins france in the war against england. as empire with colonies in america, spain does not support american independence. however, they see opportunity to attack their british enemies. meanwhile, privateer jo ..CHRIS PAUL DISCOVERS CONTRACT SIGNED BY HIS ANCESTORS | FINDING YOUR ROOTS ..
Watch more: https://to.pbs.org/4ph4zhg | #findingyourroots chris paul learns about his ancestors' post-slavery lives. often referred to as 'slavery by another name', sharecropping or a share wage agreement, was a common system across the american south after the civil war. emancipated people often s ..WHO CONTROLS WOMEN’S BODIES? ANI LIU RESPONDS | IN THE MAKING | PBS
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Elephants surprisingly possess uniquely adapted feet that allow them to navigate challenging mountainous landscapes with remarkable agility. their feet, featuring a massive fat pad akin to a human heel, enable them to go 'tiptoe' and adapt their shape to the environment. did hannibal lead the ancien ..A SOLAR ECLIPSE AND THE BATTLE OF MONMOUTH | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | PBS
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/amrevpbs | #americanrevolutionpbs a solar eclipse plunges the colonies into darkness in june 1778 as the continental army mobilizes from valley forge to attack british supply chains. the two armies clash near monmouth court house in new jersey in brutal summer he ..TRACY LETTS LEARNS HIS CHEROKEE ANCESTORS MOVED PRIOR TO FORCED REMOVAL | F ..
Watch more: https://to.pbs.org/4ph4zhg | #findingyourroots tracy letts discovers that his cherokee ancestors chose to move west willingly before the forced removal of native americans. prof. henry louis gates, jr. unveils the research that proves the move happened, but the reasons for it have been l ..VALLEY FORGE TESTED THE RESOLVE OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY | THE AMERICAN REVO ..
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/amrevpbs | #americanrevolutionpbs the continental army settles down in valley forge, pennsylvania, for the winter, where they face harsh conditions and dwindling supplies. hundreds of soldiers desert, either returning home or surrendering to the british in nearby ..POMPEII'S DEADLY END: THE WALL OF DEATH AND PYROCLASTIC FLOW 🌋
Ash fell for 18 hours. roofs collapsed. people tried to hide. but it wasn’t the falling debris that ended pompeii. it was the pyroclastic surge known as the wall of death that killed everyone still in the city. find more from this series, "pompeii: the new dig" -- anytime, anywhere with the free ..WHAT IF SAVING THE PLANET WERE A GAME? | CLIMATE CALIFORNIA | FULL EPISODE ..
Watch more of this series: https://to.pbs.org/4jtv25v play isn’t just for fun—it’s how we’ve always made sense of the world. it’s where we test ourselves. so we join gamers, influencers, surfers, and economists, who are reimagining the game. rpg | climate california this program is made ..INDEPENDENCE AND THE GLOBAL WAR FOR NORTH AMERICA | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ..
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/amrevpbs | #americanrevolutionpbs france and spain join the war against britain, continuing the series of wars between the european empires for the prize of north america. the weary continental army settles in valley forge for the winter, where they suffer from a ..PAUL REVERE'S MIDNIGHT RIDE, MYTH OR TRUE? 🐴#AMERICANREVOLUTIONPBS
Historians are in agreement that paul revere did alert colonial rebels that soldiers were on the move in april of 1775, but he wasn't alone and his now famous quote: "the british are coming!" is an inaccuracy, it's just not how colonial people would have spoken at the time. the phrase is likely shap ..JAMES BROWN’S “PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE” 🎙️ #MUSICHISTORY
Witness james brown bring gospel fire to the secular stage, transforming a simple "please please please" into a moment of pure ecstasy. feel the raw power of his performance 🎤 learn more about james brown's early years in "king of them all: the story of king records", now streaming on the pbs app ..BANNED BOOKS AND THE LIBRARIANS CAUGHT IN THE POLITICAL BATTLE | FULL DOCUM ..
Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4kzegek | #indielenspbs when lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. across the u.s., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race ..THE BETSY ROSS STORY, MYTH OR TRUE? 🇺🇸 #AMERICANREVOLUTIONPBS
Historians are not convinced that betsy ross actually sowed the first american flag. she was a successful upholsterer and flag maker at that time, but the story of her involvement in the very first flag did not surface until nearly a century after the first flag was made. learn more about our nation ..MOM AND NEWBORN MONKEY ESCAPE WILD DOGS | PARENTHOOD | NATURE
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Official website: https://to.pbs.org/amrevpbs | #americanrevolutionpbs the continental army at saratoga swells to 17,000 as it once again clashes with the british, led by general john burgoyne. benedict arnold is seriously wounded while leading the troops, but the patriots are successful in pushing ..THURGOOD MARSHALL: AMERICA’S SOCIAL ARCHITECT | FULL DOCUMENTARY | PBS
Explore the life and legacy of the nation’s first african american supreme court justice. the film follows justice marshall, known as “mr. civil rights,” from his legal career with the naacp to his 1967 appointment to the nation’s highest court. follow justice marshall’s journey from his ..WHO WAS DRAGGING CANOE? 🛶
Dragging canoe was a cherokee chief who tried to stop colonial settlers from taking native lands during the american revolution. learn more about dragging canoe in the american revolution | a film by ken burns, sarah botstein and david schmidt, now streaming on the pbs app. made possible by viewers ..RECORDS REVEAL DELROY LINDO'S ANCESTORS IN JAMAICA | FINDING YOUR ROOTS | P ..
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