Explores the life and career of Jackie Robinson, the famous African-American baseball player whose entrance into major league baseball in 1947 changed professional sports in this country forever.

Milk and cookies: travel to the Keebler Company Bakery and the Oberweis Dairy for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of children's favorite snack. Bats & balls: Chicago White Sox star Robin Ventura leads a tour of the places where baseball equipment is manufactured. News & comics: See how the Dick Tracy comic strip is created, how paper is produced and recycled, how ink is manufactured, and how a news story is written.

Joe DiMaggio was more than the most complete all-around player of his generation, more than an icon: he was the one and only Joe DiMaggio. He burst onto the scene in 1936, helping the Yankees to win 10 pennants and 9 Series. When he retired in 1951, he had a lifetime average of .325, and two home run crowns--after serving three years in the military during World War II. Combining historic photographs, newsreel footage, and film clips with reminiscences...

Uses archival photographs, sound recordings, and film footage to explore world events, sports, life-styles, and achievements during 1950-1959. Includes Harry Truman as the "give 'em hell" President; the Cold War between the U.S. and Russia; the Communist invasion of South Korea; the U.S. in the Korean War; Douglas MacArthur; Cuba's new dictator, Fidel Castro; bomb shelters as big business; Stalin replaced by Nikita Kruschev; Hungarian Freedom Fighters;...