Inc Towers Productions
Language
English
Formats
Description
Delves into the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and how it affected people, how the American public worked together to get through the massive hardships, and how the economy recovered with World War II. Examine the changes that swept the shaken nation during the first year - from the landslide victory of FDR in 1932 to Dust Bowl farmers. Americans sought release from the hard times wherever they could find it - from marathon dancing to going to the movies....
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Takes a long, hard look at the security measures that were in place before September 11th and the changes that have been proposed and enacted since. Experts like Billie Vincent, the former FAA head of security, and Isaac Yeffet, the former chief of security for El Al Airlines, detail the many ways that terrorists could exploit the shortcomings and analyze the impact that new legislation and technology is likely to have. And we'll visit airports throughout...
7) Barack Obama
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Follow Obama from his early childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his student days at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and his political career in Chicago. Go behind the scenes of Obama's extraordinarily successful presidential campaign and his journey to the 2008 Democratic Convention, and finally his election as president.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Relive the promise of hope and change for the furture that was to become the rally cry of Robert F. Kennedy, the third Kennedy son earmarked for the presidency. Cultivating the most dedicated of friends as well as the most ruthless of political and personal enemies, learn of the shy insider, devoted father, and ruthless politician, in the most complete portrait of the man.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
America's most famous political family has undoubtedly suffered more than its share of tragedy, beginning with the untimely deaths of Joe Jr. and Kathleen in separate airplane crashes during WWII to John Jr.'s fatal airplane crash. In the interim there have been two assassinations, as well as murder, rape and drug charges for the Kennedy cousins.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Using comprehensive analysis of events, hours of government audio tapes, and personal interviews, National Geographic takes viewers into the eye of Katrina to uncover the decisions and circumstances that determined the fate of the Gulf residents.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Travel back to prehistoic times to get to know the fascinating creatures, the dinosaurs. From groundbreaking discoveries involving the T. rex to the intriguing possibility of dinosaurs returning to life. Follow the excavation and research of a new species of Therizinosaur, the most primitive member of a bizarre group of feathered dinosaurs. Using state-of-the-art computer animation, live-action backgrounds and the latest scientific finds.