The Wright Brothers | The Art of the Bird | 1

The Wright Brothers | The Art of the Bird | 1

In the late-1890s, two brothers from Ohio, Wilbur and Orville Wright, became obsessed with what Wilbur described as “the problem of flight.” With no formal training or funding, they threw themselves into studying the mechanics of birds, determined to design a new method of flying for humans. They soon began building a glider in the small workshop above their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio.

It wasn’t long before the Wright brothers would travel to North Carolina’s Outer Banks to test their glider. Facing swarming mosquitoes and biting winds, they would risk their lives in their quest to be the first pilots to the sky.

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Political Parties - A Tale of Two Parties | 1

Political Parties - A Tale of Two Parties | 1

In the earliest days of the United States, there was no such thing as an organized political party. George Washington, elected twice to the presidency unanimously in the Electoral College, warned the ...

21 Marras 201845min

History of the Lincoln Motor Company

History of the Lincoln Motor Company

Named after one of the greatest U.S. presidents, the Lincoln Motor Company has become as ingrained in American culture as the Statue of Liberty. Founded by Henry Leland to produce plane engines during...

20 Marras 201824min

Civil Rights - Interview with Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely | 7

Civil Rights - Interview with Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely | 7

We conclude our series on the American Civil Right Movement with an interview with a woman who was there, on the front lines of the fight.Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely is longtime civil rights activi...

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Civil Rights - The Unfinished Journey | 6

Civil Rights - The Unfinished Journey | 6

Seeking to build upon the gains of the early 1960s, Civil Rights activists pushed forward on a series of ambitious efforts. Voting rights activists returned to Alabama and again faced violent reprisal...

7 Marras 201843min

Civil Rights - On The March | 5

Civil Rights - On The March | 5

As the Civil Rights movement entered the landmark years of 1963 and 1964, activists had faced many challenges - but had also won many victories. Now, they sought to launch new campaigns in Alabama and...

31 Loka 201846min

Civil Rights - Prairie Fire | 4

Civil Rights - Prairie Fire | 4

As the Civil Rights movement entered the Sixties, a new generation of activists took the fore. Frustrated by the pace of progress but emboldened by strides made in the previous decade, students embrac...

24 Loka 201838min

Civil Rights - Jim Crow Fights Back  | 3

Civil Rights - Jim Crow Fights Back | 3

After the Brown V. Board of Education ruling, civil rights activists had legal standing to desegregate schools. But doing so proved dangerous. The first black students to step into newly integrated sc...

17 Loka 201838min

Civil Rights - Strides Towards Freedom | 2

Civil Rights - Strides Towards Freedom | 2

In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal, on a “separate but equal” basis. But for more than five decades, life for black and white Americans was seldom equal, but always separ...

10 Loka 201835min

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