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Publisher: WGBH So You Want to Buy a President? 
 Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about financial donations to 1996 presidential campaigns. Features "profiles examining the interlocking business and political relationships which dominate the Presidential fund-raising game," with profiles of individuals such as California vintner Ernest Gallo and Dwayne Orville Andreas, chairman of the Archer-Daniels-Midland Company. Also includes interviews with political experts and charts with lists of contributions by candidate, industry, and party. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/president/guide/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Mar 14, 2007 From the Top
The website for a humorous radio program showcasing the talents of young musicians (of pre-college age) from around the U.S. The site features a show archive, background about performers, listening guides, photo galleries, and more. National Public Radio (NPR) distributes the show, which is made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. http://www.fromthetop.org Topics: Music Last updated Dec 20, 2006 John Brown's Holy War
John Brown's Holy War explores the life and actions of the abolitionist known for his violent crusade against slavery at Harpers Ferry. Includes biographical information and timeline; excerpts from letters, speeches, and an editorial; profiles of related people and events; information on the song "John Brown's Body"; a bibliography; and a teacher's guide. This online companion to PBS program also features a film transcript and interviews with historians featured in the film. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Labor, Notable People, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 27, 2005 Bigger than Enron
An examination of how the "corporate watchdogs -- the bankers, lawyers, regulators, politicians, and above all, the accountants -- failed to prevent Enron and other scandals from happening" and "how the system of controls was eroded by conflicts of interest, as well as by congressional intervention that blocked efforts at protecting investors." Includes video clips of interviews, discussions, chat, transcripts, and Questions Investors Need to Ask . From the PBS series Frontline . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/regulation/ Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Finance Last updated Aug 21, 2002 Failure to Protect
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program that "goes behind the scenes of [Maine's] child welfare system." The two-part series covers the death of a five-year-old girl while in foster care and follows caseworkers as they "confront the heartwrenching decision of whether or not to remove children from their homes." Includes analysis, child welfare statistics, interviews, program transcript, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/fostercare/ Topics: Law by Subject, Social Issues Last updated Apr 28, 2004 Lost Roman Treasure
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program about the excavation of the Roman city of Zeugma in Turkey. A speedy excavation was required due to the construction of a dam and reservoir. The site includes photographs of mosaics found there, information about remote excavation (such as aerial photography and ground penetrating radar), and challenges faced by archaeologists. Includes a teacher's guide and program transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zeugma/ Topics: Archaeology, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 15, 2003 Spies That Fly
Companion site to the PBS NOVA special about "a new generation of pilotless planes [that] fly, spy, and bomb in places too risky for human pilots." Includes an illustrated timeline that explores the history of unmanned aerial vehicles from Civil War hot air balloons to miniature flying robots. Site also includes historical spy photos, information on radar imaging, a program transcript, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/ Topics: Geography, Government, Infectious Diseases, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Aug 6, 2003 Miss America
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about this beauty contest. Through "interviews with former contestants, behind-the-scenes footage, and photographs, the film reveals how the pageant became a battleground and a barometer for the changing position of women in society." Includes video clips from past pageants, a timeline, a list of Miss America winners, a teacher's guide, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/missamerica/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Photograph Collections, Social Issues Last updated Dec 22, 2004 The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
This companion site to the PBS "Frontline" episode "tells the story of the man behind the myth, probing Mandela's character, leadership and life's method through intimate recollections with friends, political allies, adversaries, and his fellow prisoners and jailers on Robben Island where Mandela spent 18 of his 27 prison years." Includes a transcript of the show, a chronology, interviews, anecdotes, commentary, and a teachers' guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/ Topics: Heads of State, International Governments, Politics by Place, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Social Issues Last updated Jun 19, 2003 The Fight
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the June 1938 boxing match "between the African American heavyweight Joe Louis and his German opponent Max Schmeling." The site explores "the impact Louis's victory had on black America and its significance for Jews on both sides of the Atlantic." Includes interactive features, a timeline, photo gallery, biographies, a teacher's guide, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/fight/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Sports Last updated Jan 4, 2005 Citizen King
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that "explores the last five years in King's life by drawing on the personal recollections and eyewitness accounts of friends, movement associates, journalists, law enforcement officers, and historians, to illuminate this little-known chapter in the story of America's most important and influential moral leader." Includes interview, an opinion poll, links to timelines, maps, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Holidays and Observances Individually, Notable People Last updated Jan 6, 2005 The Murder of Emmett Till
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the 1955 murder of a northern black teenager after he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. "Till's death was a spark that helped mobilize the civil rights movement." The site features a timeline, information about people and events (such as lynching in the United States), and related material. Also includes a transcript, teacher's guide, a bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/ Topics: Black Resources, Crime, Judicial Process, Mysteries and More, Social Issues Last updated Jun 15, 2005 "Jesus Malverde"
Story about Mexican folk hero Jesus Malverde (known as "the Angel of the Poor" and "The Generous Bandit") and how he has also become the patron saint of Mexican drug smugglers. Discusses the legend of Malverde, his shrine in Culiacan, Mexico, drug smuggling, and controversies related to Malverde. Excerpted from the book "True Tales From Another Mexico"; part of the website for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program "Drug Wars." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/business/malverde.html Topics: Crime, History By Place Last updated Nov 17, 2005 The Man Who Knew
This site examines the career of John O'Neill, the FBI's leading expert on al-Qaida for six years. It analyzes events and intelligence leading up to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Features interviews and speeches, an al-Qaida timeline, and suggested further readings and links. Originally produced in 2002, the site includes 2004 updates on "John O'Neill and the 9/11 Commission." From the PBS Frontline series. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Aug 12, 2005 Chasing the Sleeper Cell
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "takes viewers inside a secret national security investigation to witness how America's intelligence agencies pursued an alleged al-Qaida cell operating in the United States." The site features "profiles of the alleged terrorist group and their recruiters," interviews, a chronology of the investigation, and background information on counterterrorism and U.S. intelligence. Includes video and transcripts for the program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sleeper/ Topics: Government, Military, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Aug 12, 2005 Sri Lanka: Living With Terror, May 2002
This companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline feature provides background on Sri Lanka, its civil war, and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE or Tamil Tigers), "one of the world's most notorious terrorist groups. In their unrelenting drive for a separate homeland on the island, the Tigers have carried out more suicide bombings than Hamas, Islamic Jihad and al-Qaida combined." Includes video, a reporter's diary, and commentary. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/srilanka/ Topics: Death & Dying, Nonfiction by Genre, Terrorism, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 12, 2005 Bush's War
Companion to a two-part March 2008 Frontline series "that tells the epic story of how the Iraq war began and how it has been fought, both on the ground and deep inside the government." Features video of the full series, an annotated video timeline, and over 400 extended interviews. Also includes battlefield stories, timelines and maps, reporters' dispatches, and links to other fifth anniversary coverage of the war and related topics. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 3, 2008 The Alternative Fix
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "examines the controversy over complementary and alternative medical treatments." Covers topics such as acupuncture, homeopathy, vitamins, herbs, and integrative medicine. Features interviews with supporters and skeptics, commentary, consumer tips, a teacher's guide, video clips, a transcript, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/altmed/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs & Medications by Type, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jun 1, 2004 Emma Goldman
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about "the notorious lecturer, fearless writer, and merciless publisher." Includes a discussion of Goldman's beliefs and her philosophy of anarchism, a timeline, profiles of related individuals and events, images of the anarchist magazine Mother Earth, Goldman's arrest record, a teacher's guide, and related materials. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldman/ Topics: Notable People, Political Parties & Theories, Social Issues, Women Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Ghosts of Rwanda
Created on the 10th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, this site is a companion to an April 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline documentary. Features analysis of America's response and the genocide's legacy, interviews with U.S. and U.N. officials and others, a timeline, and information about the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Also includes a transcript, video clips, a teacher's guide, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/ Topics: History, History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Nov 11, 2004 Antiques Roadshow FYI
The PBS series "Antiques Roadshow FYI" is "the perfect complement to 'Antiques Roadshow'--a digest that gives viewers tools to enrich and improve their own treasure hunts." This site offers follow-ups to the popular "Antiques Roadshow" program, as well as features on shopping at auctions and antiques fairs, information about specific pieces, and a user forum. Searchable. From public television station WGBH in Boston. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/antiquesfyi/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Collectors & Collecting, Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Media, Recreation, Television Last updated Mar 3, 2005 Antiques Roadshow
A companion site to the PBS television series. Features tour and broadcast schedules, a FAQ on attending the show and receiving an appraisal, and background on featured appraisers. Tips of the Trade are arranged by topic and written by experts; Roadshow Resources are the several hundred reference works used to develop appraisals. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Home & Housing Last updated Apr 16, 2008 Lost King of the Maya
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "follows the work of archaeologists who are using new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Copán, a Classic Maya site in northern Honduras." The site features excerpts from explorer John Lloyd Stephens' 1839 account of seeing Copán, a map, information about Mayan hieroglyphics, a program transcript, video clips, teaching materials, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/ Topics: Archaeology, Native Americans Last updated Jan 26, 2004 Mysteries of the Nile
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA series that explores "the Pyramids, temples, and other monumental architecture of ancient Egypt." The site features panoramic views of structures such as the Luxor Temple (with obelisk and sculpture of the head of Ramses the Great), Colossus of Memnon, Karnak Temple, and Great Sphinx of Giza. Also includes information about excavating in a pyramid, raising an obelisk, and related material and resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture Last updated Dec 26, 2004 Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk
Another wonderful NOVA site, dealing with the question of how the Egyptians quarried, moved, and raised their obelisks. This site includes good information about levers, with an animated sketch of how one functioned in the raising of an obelisk. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/obelisk/ Topics: Archaeology Last updated Jul 14, 2005 Treasures of the Sunken City
"Companion Web site for the NOVA program...originally broadcast on November 18, 1997. This program chronicles the underwater discovery of the fabled Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, just offshore from the modern city of Alexandria in Egypt." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/ Topics: Archaeology, Mysteries and More Last updated Aug 12, 2002 Apocalypse!: The Evolution of Apocalyptic Belief and How it Shaped the Western World
Explores the origins of apocalyptic belief, and provides related information on Jesus and John the Baptist, the Book of Revelation and the Book of Daniel, the Antichrist legend, the Crusades, Martin Luther, Thomas Muentzer, Christopher Columbus, the Puritans, the American Revolution, doomsday cults, and more. Includes a glossary, and an illustrated timeline "of the apocalyptical worldview through the ages." Companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "Frontline" television program of same title. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/ Topics: Faiths, Literature: Fiction, Religion Last updated Apr 6, 2008 The Siege of Bethlehem
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about the 38-day confrontation between the Israelis and Palestinians at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in April and May 2002. Includes a timeline, a transcript of the program, video clips, and links to commentary, analysis, and related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/siege/ Topics: History, History By Place, International Governments, Religion, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 5, 2005 The Center of the World: New York: A Documentary Film
This companion to a television program about the history of the World Trade Center offers discussions, a timeline, maps of lower Manhattan, key events and people, a teacher's guide, program transcripts, and a brief but well-chosen list of related links. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/newyork/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 3, 2003 Sacred Ground
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "tells the inside story of the first stormy year in the struggle to design the Freedom Tower, the signature skyscraper to rise on the site where the World Trade Center once stood." Provides essays and slide shows on the designs, profiles of stakeholders, information about the architects, a chronology of the project, video clips, a bibliography, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sacred/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Fly Girls
Dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of World War II, this site features statistics, records, articles, songs, video, correspondence, a timeline, profiles of related people and events, maps, information on the B-29, and recommended resources. Online companion to the PBS film of the same title, this site also contains a transcript of the program, interviews with people featured in the program, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flygirls/ Topics: Correspondence, Notable People: Women, U.S. Military, United States History, Women, World War II Last updated Mar 9, 2005 Private Warriors
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program looks "at private contractors servicing U.S. military supply lines, running U.S. military bases, and protecting U.S. diplomats and generals" in Kuwait and Iraq. Website features discussions of the appropriateness of outsourcing, whether privatization saves taxpayer money, and the role of contractors. Includes contractor profiles, interviews, a FAQ, video of the program, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/ Topics: Business, Federal (U.S.) Government, Military Last updated Sep 21, 2005 The Opium Kings: Adrian Cowell's 30-year Chronicle of Burma's Heroin Trade and the Rise and Fall of Warlord Khun Sa
Includes U.S. Drug Czars responding to the question How can we crack down on heroin? ; interviews with filmmaker Adrian Cowell, former U.S. Ambassador to Burma Burton Levin, and D.E.A. agent Donald Ferrarone; maps of Burma and major trade routes for heroin; charts detailing world opium production; information on how opium poppies are transformed into heroin and the effects of heroin on the brain; and a timeline of opium throughout history. From the PBS series, Frontline . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heroin/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated May 25, 2005 Wave That Shook the World
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) NOVA program about the December 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The site includes interactive features on the anatomy of a tsunami and several historical tsunamis, and information about preparing for tsunamis. Also includes a teacher's guide, a bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tsunami/ Topics: Geography, Regions of the World, Regions of the World, Water Last updated Mar 29, 2005 World in the Balance
Companion to a 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program with "stories from India, Japan, Kenya, and China, ... [that] gives an up-to-date global snapshot of today's human family, now numbering 6.3 billion." The site includes essays, transcripts of interviews with human population experts, photos, and interactive features, such as information about human numbers through time and a demographics game. Also includes a teacher's guide and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/ Topics: Environment, Photograph Collections: Regional, Social Science Last updated Jun 21, 2005 The Shakespeare Mystery: Who, In Fact, Was He?
"Investigates the controversial theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, a poet and intimate of Queen Elizabeth I, was, in fact, the real bard." Contains debates, articles, perspectives from the Stratfordians and Oxfordians, and links. From the PBS series, Frontline . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shakespeare/ Topics: Literature & Books, Notable People Last updated Oct 5, 2004 Lindbergh
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "American Experience" program on Charles Lindbergh, "an American hero whose life teemed with contradictions." The site provides program transcripts, biographical material and images of Lindbergh, a timeline of aviation milestones, and a teacher's guide. Includes special features about Lindbergh's plane (The Spirit of St. Louis), his wife (Anne Morrow Lindbergh), and the kidnapping of his son. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/ Topics: Notable People, Transportation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Balloon Race Around the World
"On this site, you can delve into the history of science and ballooning, [and] follow the attempts of earlier balloonists to make the round-the-world flight." Includes a virtual balloon flight, materials for teachers, a program transcript, and links to related sites. A companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/ Topics: Outdoor Recreation Last updated Oct 20, 2004 Modern Meat
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline show that "goes inside the world of the modern American meat industry and shows that this once simple product, the hamburger, is no longer so simple." Includes features on industrial meat, foodborne illnesses and meat safety, the meat inspection process, and politics. Provides interviews, a program transcript, video clips, and links to consumer resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Industries, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Mar 23, 2004 Secret of Photo 51
This companion site to a PBS NOVA episode "investigates the seminal role that Rosalind Franklin and her remarkable X-ray photograph played" in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Includes background materials, program transcript, images, a slide show, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/photo51/ Topics: Biology, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Science, Science Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Bioterror
This companion site to an episode of the PBS television series NOVA offers background information on the history, current status, and possible future of the use of communicable diseases as weapons of war. Highlights include a brief history of biowarfare, interviews with Russian and American former biowarriors, a guide to which nations are known to have explored bioweaponry, symptoms and treatment for eight of the likeliest biological agents, and future possibilities for defense against biowarfare. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bioterror/ Topics: Biology, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Weapons Last updated Aug 23, 2002 Harvest of Fear
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA/Frontline program that explores "the intensifying debate over genetically-modified (gm) food crops. Interviewing scientists, farmers, biotech and food industry representatives, government regulators, and critics of biotechnology, the ... [report] presents both sides of the debate." The site features interview transcripts, a video clip, a show transcript, comments from the public, interactive learning activities, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/ Topics: Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Safety, Social Issues, Technology Last updated Sep 4, 2004 The Pill
An exploration of the history and the physiological and social effects of the pill for women approved by the FDA as an oral contraceptive in 1960. Includes interviews on video, samples of birth control pill package design, andn a teacher's guide. This site is designed to supplement a PBS film presented as part of their "American Experience" television series. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Families, Health, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Feb 26, 2005 Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation, 1450 to 1750
This section of a PBS site on Africans in America deals directly with the Middle Passage ("so called because it was the middle leg of a three-part voyage"). It includes a history of the era, links to other entries related to the Middle Passage, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p277.html Topics: Black Resources Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Dirty Bomb
Companion to a September 2003 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "probes the realities and implications for public health policy of a disaster that many consider to be all but inevitable: a terrorist attack on a major city using a radioactive 'dirty bomb.'" Includes interviews, an interactive feature on radioactive sources, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/dirtybomb/ Topics: Environment, Terrorism, Weapons Last updated May 12, 2004 Frontline World: Suicide Terrorism
"After the events of September 11, suicide bombing attacks that had been regular occurrences in places like Sri Lanka and the Middle East seemed suddenly much closer to home for many Americans." This 2002 interview with a specialist on terrorist organizations in Asia provides background information and analysis on suicide terrorism. Includes links to other articles on suicide bombing. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program Frontline. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/srilanka/feature2.html Topics: Death & Dying, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism, Weapons Last updated Jul 19, 2005 Golden Gate Bridge
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience documentary about "the construction of what was then [1937] the longest suspension bridge in the world, built hundreds of feet above the dangerously churning waters of the entrance to San Francisco Bay." The site features a timeline, photos of bridge construction, information about people and events, and a discussion of mathematical principles. Also includes video clips, a teacher's guide, and related material. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldengate/ Topics: Architecture, Transportation Last updated May 4, 2004 Super Bridge
"Learn about the four major types of bridges and then test your knowledge by matching the right bridge to the right location." Interesting and informative descriptions are provided for the different bridge types, along with images of each type of bridge. Also included is a teacher's guide and an annotated list of bridge-related links. From the NOVA television program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Apr 22, 2002 Dreams of Tibet: A Troubled Country and Its Enduring Fascination
This site contains information on Tibetan Buddhism, animism, Bon teachings and practices, pundits (explorer/spies), Heinrich Harrer, and Nain Singh; a chronology of Tibet's history; an overview of the impact of China on Tibetan religion, environment, and human rights; and interviews with Orville Schell, Andrew Nathan, Henry Kissinger, Frank Wolf, Tenzin Tethong, Jamyang Norbu, Martin Scorsese, Jon Avnet, Richard Gere, Steven Seagal, and Adam Yauch. From the PBS series, Frontline . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tibet/ Topics: Faiths, Government, Government, History By Place Last updated Mar 29, 2002 Lost Treasures of Tibet
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program about restoration efforts for ancient Buddhist murals located in the monastery of Thubchen in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Mustang. Features an interactive tour of Mustang, information about restoration methods and results, and clues about deciphering Buddha imagery. Also includes a teacher's guide and a program transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tibet/ Topics: Art by Region, Faiths Last updated Apr 27, 2004 The Jesus Factor
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that focuses on "how George W. Bush became a born-again Christian — and the impact that decision has had on his political career." Features interviews and analysis, articles on aspects of evangelicals and politics, and discussions of Bush's religious background, faith-based initiatives, and religion in the White House. Includes video of the program, a teacher's guide, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jesus/ Topics: Government, Presidents by Name, Religion Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Karl Rove: The Architect
Companion to a program that looks at the life and career of Karl Rove, chief political adviser to President George W. Bush; the full program can be viewed at this site. Features biographical information, a chronology, essays about the Republican Party and politics in the state of Texas, interviews with political figures, news articles, and lesson plans. A joint report of PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) Frontline and the Washington Post. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/architect/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Lesson Plans, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics by Place, Presidents by Name Last updated Aug 15, 2007 Zoot Suit Riots: Los Angeles Erupts in Violence
Explores the 1943 Los Angeles riots, when "ethnic and racial tensions [between Anglos and Mexican-Americans] that had been building up over the years boiled over." Includes a timeline (1880s-1972), maps, letters of the Sleepy Lagoon defendants sent from San Quentin Prison, press depictions of the riot, information on related people and Zoot Suit culture, and a teacher's guide. Companion to the PBS American Experience program of same title (includes transcript). Available in English and Spanish. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/zoot/index.html Topics: Activism, California: History, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Correspondence, Social Issues Last updated Jun 29, 2005 Cambodia: Pol Pot's Shadow
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about Cambodia following the death of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. The site features an analysis of U.S.-Cambodia relations from 1953-2002, maps, interviews with Cambodian-Americans, and film clips. Also contains links to sites about the Cambodian genocide, current politics, human rights, culture, and related topics. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/ Topics: History By Place Last updated Apr 19, 2005 Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege
Learn what life was like for castle-dwellers, find out about medieval armaments, and even try your hand at destroying a castle at this NOVA site. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ Topics: Architecture, History, Technology, Weapons Last updated Jun 5, 2002 Secrets of the Crocodile Caves
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program about the animals (such as lemurs, fossas, and Nile crocodiles) living in and around the caves within the Ankarana reserve on the northern tip of Madagascar. Features a slide show and panoramas of the landscape, legends of Madagascar, a description of crocodile species from around the world, and information about crocodile anatomy. Also includes a teacher's guide and links to related information. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/croccaves/ Topics: Literature & Books, Outdoor Recreation, Religion Last updated Jan 19, 2004 Descent Into the Ice
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "follows a team of daring 'glacionauts' as they descend into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France's Mt. Blanc" to search for trapped floodwater. The site includes information about shrinking glaciers, glacier hazards, the life cycle of a glacier, and ice climbing gear. Also includes links to related information and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mtblanc/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Feb 9, 2004 Little Criminals
Focusing on the 1996 Richmond, California incident of a six year old boy nearly beating a baby to death, this site explores the causes of violence in children and ways of dealing with juvenile violence. Includes expert testimony on early predictors of violence, research on social and biological factors, and related public policy aspects. Also features information on San Francisco's 1971 Crucifixion Murder. From the PBS series, "Frontline." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/little/ Topics: Law, Law, Social Issues Last updated Jun 25, 2003 Warnings From the Ice
This site is a companion to a 1998 Public Broadcasting (PBS) NOVA program about the possibility of global warming due to the gradual disappearance "over the last half-century [of] the coastal ice on the Antarctic Peninsula." The site features an ice-core timeline, an overview of the Antarctic environment and wildlife, and images of what the coasts might look like if the ice sheets melted. Also includes links to resources and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Environment, Maps by Place, Pollution, Regions of the World, Scientific Themes, Weather Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Surviving Denali
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that followed "a medical expedition to Alaska's Denali (Mt. McKinley)." The site features a description of the expedition, images of the climb, information on survival skills (such as an illustrated guide to building an igloo), a glossary of climbing terms, and a discussion of how the body uses oxygen. Also provides links to related materials. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/denali/ Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Dec 15, 2003 Everest
This site presents "an intensive look at the personalities, dangers, history, culture, and lore surrounding the world's highest mountain." It is a companion Web site to several NOVA television programs on Mt. Everest and climbing topics as they relate to Everest. Some of the programs included are Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine , Everest: The Death Zone , and High Exposure: Humans at Altitude . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/ Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Sports Last updated Apr 24, 2002 Volcano Above the Clouds
This site about Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program. Includes information about Kilimanjaro's shrinking summit glaciers, a tour of Mt. Kilimanjaro's six ecological zones, images of the highest mountain on each of the seven continents, and information about mountain weather. Also includes recommended links and books and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kilimanjaro/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Water Last updated Apr 21, 2005 The Monster That Ate Hollywood
This site explores how the movie business "works today, [and] what the future may look like." Features interviews with studio executives, producers, directors, actors, writers, industry analysts, and critics; and information on independent films (indies), the seven major movie studios in Hollywood, summer blockbusters, "windows of exhibition," digital technology, broadband, and the Internet. From the PBS series, Frontline . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Apr 2, 2002 Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies
Companion to a PBS NOVA program that "chronicles the lives and covert activities of the so-called 'atom spies' in the 1940's." Features information about "translations of Soviet cables decrypted back in the 1940s by the Venona Project," the U.S. government's effort to intercept messages from Soviet military intelligence. Also includes transcripts of "interviews with the closest relatives of some of America's most notorious atomic spies," biographical information about 20th century spies, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venona/ Topics: Government, Government, History, Military, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 6, 2003 Truth, War & Consequences
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "examines why the U.S. went to war in Iraq, what went wrong in the planning for the postwar occupation, and what is at stake for both the U.S. and for Iraqis." Features interviews with "key players in Baghdad and Washington," reports and commentary, audio clips and transcript of the show, related links, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/truth/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) NOVA program about "Typhoid Mary" (Mary Mallon), "a cook who was quarantined for life against her will in the early 1900s" because she was a carrier of typhoid fever. The site features a historical analysis, a letter from Mary asking for her release, and a chronology of quarantine. Also includes an interactive epidemiology feature, program transcript, teacher's guide, bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/ Topics: Correspondence, Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Mar 28, 2005 Death Star
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "probes the deep mysteries of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful celestial explosions since the big bang." Features articles from astrophysicists, an interactive tour of the electromagnetic spectrum, and information about other extraterrestrial wonders such as "pulsars and quasars, antimatter and dark matter, [and] brown dwarfs and white dwarfs." Includes a teacher's guide and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gamma/ Topics: Astronomy, Electrical Energy, Science, Science Last updated Jun 8, 2004 The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program on the Carter Family, known for country music classics such as "Keep on the Sunnyside" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." Includes information about the film, special features, a description of people and events, a timeline, gallery of photos, and a teacher's guide. Contains video and audio clips. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carterfamily/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jun 8, 2005 Cyber War!
This companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline special investigates a "set of warriors fighting on the new battlefield of cyberspace, and ... evaluate[s] just how vulnerable the Internet may be to both virtual and physical attack." It also looks at a number of attacks such as "Slammer" in January 2003 and the "Nimda" virus of 2001. Site also includes FAQs, interviews with experts, a program transcript, video clips, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cyberwar/ Topics: Internet, National Security, Terrorism Last updated Nov 18, 2003 Innocence Lost the Plea
This companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program provides "an investigation of the Little Rascals Day Care case in Edenton, N.C.," which took eight years and involved 429 counts of sexual abuse of children. The site features a chronology and overview of the case, excerpts from the trial, a discussion forum with experts, and articles on child witnesses in court. Includes a show transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/innocence/ Topics: Crime, Families, Judicial Process Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
This site contains background material to accompany NOVA 's PBS television programs about Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Antarctic expedition. It includes an interview with Shackleton's daughter Alexandra, several stories of polar survivors, teacher resources, and an annotated list of suggested books and online resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/ Topics: Geography, History, Regions of the World, Transportation Last updated Apr 24, 2002 Dogs and More Dogs
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that examines dog evolution and diversity. "The program also investigates dog genetic diseases — how they reflect misguided breeding practices and, surprisingly, what they tell us about our own genetic disorders." Features articles, photos, a book excerpt, interactive features on working dogs and dog breeds, a teacher's guide, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/dogs/ Topics: Mammals, Pets Last updated Jan 20, 2004 American Experience: The Donner Party
This companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program features a description and transcript of the film, along with links to other books, articles, and Web sites on the Donner Party and the settlement of the West. Includes a map of the group's route and a teacher's guide for related activities and discussion ideas. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/ Topics: California: History, United States History Last updated Jan 19, 2004 Surviving the Dust Bowl
This site examines the combination of farming techniques, economic conditions, and an eight-year drought (1931-1939) in the southern plains of the United States that led to giving the area the name "The Dust Bowl." The people involved, the results of the drought, and the various government remedies to the situation are also covered. A companion to the PBS program of the same name, a part of The American Experience series. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/dustbowl/ Topics: Agriculture, Weather Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Secrets of Lost Empires
An exploration of the "long-forgotten secrets of early architects and engineers." Medieval Siege is about early weapons and life in castles; Pharaoh's Obelisk demonstrates how these large objects were shaped, transported, and erected; Easter Island looks at the moai statues; Roman Bath features sophisticated plumbing; and China Bridge demonstrates the use of bamboo to build a bridge. Sections contain interactive activities to demonstrate the concepts presented, suggested Web and other resources, and teacher's guides. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/ Topics: Architecture, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Jun 3, 2002 They Made America
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series that "examines America's evolution over two centuries." The site features images and profiles of the "extraordinary innovators whose ideas and entrepreneurial spirit gave birth to landmark advances like the steamboat and the 747 jetliner, and cultural touchstones like the Barbie doll and CNN. Profiles of each innovator can be viewed chronologically, geographically, and by category." Also includes resources for teachers and an "Innovators Tournament" game. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/ Topics: Business, Business, Notable People, Science, Technology Last updated Nov 16, 2004 Ancient Creature of the Deep
This is a companion site for a PBS NOVA program about the discovery of the coelacanth, a fish thought to be extinct, by Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer and J.L.B. Smith in 1938 in East London, South Africa. Includes information about coelacanth anatomy, other living "fossil fish" (bichir, bowfin, gar, hagfish, lamprey, lungfish, paddlefish, and sturgeon), program transcript, images, teacher’s guide, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fish/ Topics: Science, Science, Social Issues Last updated Jul 17, 2003 Fire Wars
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that follows firefighters during "one of the most destructive wildfire seasons ever, the summer of 2000." Provides interactive fire maps, information about firefighters' clothing and tools, a wildfire simulator, a glossary, a teacher's guide, and features exploring combustion, the wildlife-wildfire bond, and other fire-related topics. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/ Topics: Environment, Outdoor Recreation, Science Last updated Jul 13, 2004 Kaboom!
Satisfy your curiosity about fireworks at this site, which explains the anatomy of an actual firework and the chemicals that make it work. Includes an interview with a demolition expert who tells how buildings are brought down by using small explosions to make it implode. Also provides a transcript of the NOVA public television program on which the site is based. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Technology Last updated Jun 29, 2005 Mystery of the Megaflood
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program exploring "the evidence for a huge catastrophe that struck eastern Washington State thousands of years ago. It took scientists decades to figure out that a colossal flood had carved out bizarre landscape features strewn across thousands of square miles." Includes opinions from geologists, images, a geology quiz, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/megaflood/ Topics: Geography, Geology, Hurricane Katrina, Water, Weather Last updated Sep 15, 2005 Sinking City of Venice
This companion site to a PBS NOVA television program "covers the battle to keep the world's most unusual city from drowning beneath the rising tides of the Adriatic Sea." An article, video, and animations illustrate the problems caused in Venice by rising sea levels, as well as potential solutions to the dilemma (such as a series of mobile gates). Includes a program transcript and teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venice/ Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Water, Weather Last updated Aug 11, 2004 Kim's Nuclear Gamble
Companion site to an April 2003, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "traces the delicate maneuvers and clumsy turns that have brought the world to the brink of a nuclear showdown in East Asia." Includes background information about North Korea and Kim Jong Il, a look at North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, a chronology of U.S.-North Korea relations, interviews and analysis, a teacher's guide, program transcripts, and video clips. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kim/ Topics: International Governments, Weapons Last updated Oct 22, 2003 Nixon's China Game
Explores the 1972 meeting between President Richard Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse-tung. Includes a timeline, maps, and recommended resources; profiles of Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Mao Tse-tung, and Chou En-lai; and information on the People's Republic of China (PRC), Sino-Soviet border disputes, ping-pong diplomacy, and the Shanghai Communiqué. Online companion to the PBS film of the same title, this site also contains a program transcript, interviews with program participants, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/ Topics: International Governments, Presidents by Name Last updated Mar 27, 2002 Target America
Part of the PBS Frontline television series, this program explores America's "first war on terrorism," initiated by President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Includes a timeline covering attacks on Americans from 1979 to 1988, interviews with officials such as Caspar Weinberger and Bud McFarlane, and an overview of the evolution of Islamic terrorism, starting from 1968. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/target/ Topics: International Governments, Presidents by Name, Regions of the World, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism Last updated Mar 30, 2006 Terror and Tehran
This companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program considers the question, "Does America's war on terror hold democracy hostage in Iran?" The site features a discussion about Iran and the "Axis of Evil," information about Iranian elections from 1997-2001, interviews with Iranian and U.S. experts, and a chronology of U.S.-Iran relations for 1906-2002. Also includes a program transcript and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/ Topics: Terrorism Last updated Feb 17, 2004 The Kennedys
This site is a companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about "America's most famous political family and their repeated pursuit of the presidency." The site includes a timeline, a family tree, a photo gallery, and information about specific family members and events featured in the program, such as Joseph Kennedy's relationship with the FBI. Also includes a program transcript, teacher's guide, and related books and sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/kennedys/ Topics: Notable People: Government, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Presidents by Name Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Wayback: Gold Rush!
Aimed at children, this site offers "information about this fascinating moment in American history, looking at Californios, the Spanish-speaking community that had been in California since the mid-1700s; the various routes Forty-Niners took to reach the gold fields, with mixed success; and the overall history of the Gold Rush." Includes a guide for teachers and parents. From PBS Kids. http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/ Topics: California: Education, California: History, History, United States History Last updated May 24, 2004 A Brilliant Madness
Site provides a biographical portrait of Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash. Includes suggestions for further reading, an overview of game theory, excerpts from an in-depth interview with Nash, timeline on the history of treating mental illness, and a teacher's guide. April 28, 2002 is the first airing of this program, a part of the PBS television series American Experience . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/ Topics: Disabilities, Economics, Games & Puzzles, Mathematics, Mental Conditions, Notable People Last updated Oct 4, 2004 A Biography of America
This telecourse, video series, and Web site explores United States history via 26 topics, each including interactive maps, key events, transcripts of the series, and Web links. Searchable. From the WGBH Educational Foundation. http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/ Topics: History, United States History Last updated Apr 27, 2005 Magnetic Storm
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program about the magnetic field that protects the Earth from radiation, its current weakening and potential for continuation or reversal, and effects of these changes on animals. The site features essays, images of auroras ("the most visible signs of Earth's magnetic field"), a simulated flip of the Earth's magnetic field, a teacher's guide, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/magnetic/ Topics: Geology Last updated Nov 17, 2003 Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that tells the story of how British clockmaker John Harrison solved the problem of calculating longitude and thus "discovered the key to navigating on the open seas." The site provides a program transcript, information about secrets of ancient navigation and the current Global Positioning System (GPS), and thoughts from scientists about recent scientific challenges. Also includes a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/ Topics: Astronomy, Geography, Technology, Transportation Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Last Battle of the Gulf War
This site is a companion to a 1998 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about "what's behind the bitter Gulf War Syndrome controversy." The site explores whether this illness came from exposures to chemicals, vaccines, and biological agents during the war or from psychological stress. It features interviews with doctors and politicians, analysis, excerpts from documents, veterans' stories, and an evaluation of the role of the media. Includes links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/syndrome/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, History, Infectious Diseases, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 28, 2006 American Experience: Truman
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about Harry S. Truman, the 33rd U.S. president. Features biographical material, timeline, documents, and image gallery. Includes information about domestic policy (such as civil rights) and foreign policy (such as the decision to drop the atomic bomb and the division of post-World War II Europe). Also includes a teacher's guide and show transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/truman/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Reagan
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience "four-and-a-half hour documentary [that] examines [Ronald] Reagan's life through the testimony of family, friends, historians, biographers, and other witnesses to Reagan's private life and public career." Features interviews, text of some of Reagan's speeches, video clips, book excerpts, photos, a timeline, a teacher's guide, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reagan/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jun 9, 2004 Busted: America's War on Marijuana
"A behind-the-scenes report on the marijuana industry and the controversial effort to eradicate it." Includes interactive quizzes; related interviews; opposing views and reports on the effectiveness of D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education); a marijuana timeline; information on laws, sentencing, and prices; two case histories of individuals serving marijuana-related prison terms; and principles for practical drug policies from "experts with varying political perspectives." From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series Frontline. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Law by Subject, Plants by Name Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Partners of the Heart
This companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "American Experience" program of the same title describes the collaboration between Alfred Blalock, a white surgeon, and Vivien Thomas, an African American with a high school education, in the 1944 creation of a heart surgery procedure that would save the lives of thousands of "blue babies." Includes a transcript; information about topics including "race relations, civil rights, segregation, [and] medical advances"; and a resource guide for teachers. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/partners/ Topics: Black Resources, Education, K-12 Education, Medical Treatments & Devices, Social Issues, The Human Body Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Riding the Rails
"At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America." Special Features contains the stories of seven teenage hobos, hobo songs from that period, and the difficulties faced by black Americans. Some of the songs include lyrics and sound files. Includes a timeline, railroad map, bibliography, and teaching resources. Transcripts and bibliography of this program from The American Experience are also available. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/ Topics: Communities & Groups, United States History Last updated Jan 2, 2009 The Hurricane of ’38
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series American Experience describing this unnamed, catastrophic hurricane that slammed against the New England shore, destroyed over 8,000 homes, and resulted in over 700 deaths. Users can catch a glimpse of "the lives of fishermen, residents and vacationers on the day before the storm." Features a timeline of U.S. storms since the 1600s, maps, and survivors' accounts. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hurricane38/ Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Weather Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Battle Plan Under Fire
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "probes the rapidly evolving science of war." Features interviews with technology and warfare experts, a history of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), interactive features on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and on designing aircraft for stealth, a teacher's guide, and related reading and links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wartech/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Technology Last updated May 5, 2004 Technology in America
This site explores some technology history in the U.S. Specifically, the development of the telephone, the New York subway, and television, as well as the U-2 CIA spy plane and its pilot, Gary Powers. In addition, there is a technological timeline that provides brief information on many other American inventions, as well as a section called Forgotten Inventors with brief information on seven inventors. Also available are bibliographies, teacher's resources, and transcripts of the programs. Based on the PBS American Experience documentary series on Technology in America . http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/ Topics: Business, Business, Notable People, Science, Science, Technology Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Behind the Mask: The IRA & Sinn Fein
Companion to a 1997 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program on the Northern Ireland conflicts, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and the IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein. Provides a timeline of Northern Ireland politics, expert commentary, interviews, a map, readings, poetry and songs, and related information. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ira/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Frontline: From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
This companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program provides discussions by biblical scholars, maps, timelines, and more exploring "new and controversial historical evidence which challenges familiar assumptions about the life of Jesus and the epic rise of Christianity." Includes a 10-question quiz on biblical history. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/ Topics: Christianity Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Around the World in 72 Days
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the 1889-1890 around-the-world journey of pioneering woman journalist Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran). The site includes a map of the journey (inspired by Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days"), excerpts from her writings, and biographical information. Also includes a transcript of the program and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/ Topics: Notable People Last updated Feb 22, 2005 Frontline: The Princess and the Press
This site focuses on the relationship between the British royal family and the media. Included are pictures from the tabloids, a transcript of the 1995 BBC interview with Princess Diana, interviews with prominent British journalists and writers (including Andrew Morton, who wrote a controversial biography of Princess Diana), readings (including one on Princess Margaret, "the Diana of her day"), and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/royals/ Topics: Media, Notable People Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Global Connections: The Middle East
This site provides background information for events in the Middle East. Contrains a timeline of key events from 1900; a thematic section viewing "events through the lens of politics, science, economics, and more"; and a section of "big picture" questions with accompanying essays and lesson plans. From the PBS station WGBH in Boston. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/ Topics: History By Place, International Governments, Lesson Plans, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Teachers' Domain
"Online, multimedia resources for the classroom and professional development," targeted at K-12 teachers. Includes videos, lesson plans, and more. Most of the content requires registration (free) for access, but a fairly lengthy tour of the site answers questions about what users will find. Produced by public radio station WGBH Boston. http://www.teachersdomain.org Topics: Education, K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Notable People Last updated Jun 14, 2005 Between the Lions
Tying in with the television program of the same name, this site offers interactive stories and games for children learning to read and write. Information for parents about the importance of reading to their children, using the local library, and ways to connect art and writing is also included. The American Library Association, the American Association of School Librarians, and the Association for Library Service to Children are founding partners of Between the Lions . http://pbskids.org/lions/ Topics: Education, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Sep 2, 2002 The Question of God
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series based on Dr. Armand Nicholi's Harvard course that "illustrates the lives and insights of Sigmund Freud, a life-long critic of religious belief, and C.S. Lewis, a celebrated Oxford don, literary critic, and perhaps this century's most influential and popular proponent of faith based on reason." The site features video, a transcript, interviews, background information on Freud and Lewis, a discussion guide, and links to related information. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/ Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program that explores Galileo’s struggles to convince church authorities of the validity of his scientific discoveries. Also features a brief chronology of his life; articles on his experiments; an interactive section explaining his theories on falling objects, incline planes, and more; a directory of external links; a bibliography; and a teacher’s guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/ Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Infinite Secrets
This companion to a PBS NOVA program concerns a mathematical treatise by Archimedes thought to have been lost but now recently discovered as a palimpsest ("a manuscript with a layer of text written over an earlier scraped- or washed-off text"). Features a history of the manuscript, information about the technology used to read the erased text, and essays about great surviving manuscripts, contemplating infinity, and approximating Pi. Also includes library and teacher guides. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes/ Topics: Mathematics, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Life and Death in the War Zone
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that follows the activities of a Combat Support Hospital (CSH) during two months in 2003 during the Iraq War. The site features an essay about the ethical issues faced by combat doctors, a slide show, and an interactive feature about military medicine from the Civil War to the Iraq War. Also includes links and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/combatdocs/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Military Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Murder at Harvard
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program on "one of the most notorious American crimes of the 19th century," involving the disappearance of a prominent Harvard physician and the events leading up to the trial for his murder. Includes a program transcript, brief timeline of Western medical history, image gallery of medical instruments and teaching aids from the 19th century, a teacher's guide, and related features. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/murder/ Topics: Crime, Judicial Process, Mysteries and More Last updated Apr 22, 2004 Who Killed The Red Baron?
This companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program investigates "the most famous aviation mystery of World War I" involving "the notorious Baron Manfred von Richthofen." Includes articles, competing theories about the incident, a slideshow on the aerial arms race, a teacher's guide, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/redbaron/ Topics: Mysteries and More, Notable People, Transportation, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 22, 2005 Search for a Safe Cigarette
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) "NOVA" episode that "chronicles the tobacco industry's decades long effort to create a 'safer' cigarette." Interactive features cover cigarette design, attempts to remove toxins from cigarettes, nicotine and the brain, and combustion basics. Includes a teacher's guide, related resources, and program transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cigarette/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Drugs & Medications by Type, Industries Last updated Jan 11, 2004 The Elegant Universe
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program about string theory (the idea "that the fundamental ingredients of nature are inconceivably tiny strings of energy, whose different modes of vibration underlie everything that happens in the universe") as explained by author-physicist Brian Greene. Includes interviews and articles, information about the film's special effects, interactive features on multidimensional math and supersymmetry, a teacher's guide, and related resources. Note: Contains some dead links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/ Topics: Energy, Film, Movies, & Video, Physics, Science, Technology Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Orchid Hunter
" NOVA investigates an all-consuming passion for orchids, nature’s most highly evolved plant" on this Web site which offers supplemental content to the NOVA program, Orchid Hunter . A slide show of a collection of 15 different orchid species is featured, along with a video clip and article about the orchid’s tenacious ability to survive. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orchid/ Topics: Plants by Name Last updated Feb 4, 2003 The Perfect Pearl
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "travel[s] to exotic locations around the world where pearls are grown and harvested." Features articles on the history of pearls, culture of freshwater pearls, and the mysterious deaths of akoya oysters in Japan. Also includes activities, a teacher's guide, program transcript, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pearl/ Topics: Science, Science Last updated Oct 21, 2003 Secret History of the Credit Card
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program in which Frontline and The New York Times "join forces to investigate an industry few Americans fully understand. ... [C]orrespondent Lowell Bergman uncovers the techniques used by the industry to earn record profits and get consumers to take on more debt." The site features the full program, interviews, facts for credit card users, and related articles. Also includes a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/credit/ Topics: Finance, Investing Last updated Nov 30, 2004 China in the Red
Companion to a 2003 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline "documentary that tells the stories of 10 Chinese individuals ... caught up in China's dramatic, ongoing effort to modernize its economy." The site includes a chronology, commentary about potential for democratic reform, and information about and audio clips of Beijing rock music. Also includes a complete video of the show, a teacher's guide, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/red/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 26, 2005 Life's Greatest Miracle
The site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that uses microimagery "to track human development from embryo to newborn." The site features the full program (which describes DNA and fetal development from conception through birth), a pregnant mother's journal, and information about prenatal testing, stem cell technology, cell division (meiosis and mitosis), and how sex is determined. Also includes links to resources and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Families, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Science, Science, Social Issues, Women's Health Last updated Apr 13, 2004 America's Stone Age Explorers
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "investigates the evidence for and controversies surrounding who the first Americans were, where they came from, and how they arrived in the Americas." Features images of and information about the prehistoric spearhead know as the Clovis point, an interactive map, a stone tool quiz, a teacher's guide, and related reading and links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stoneage/ Topics: Archaeology, Native Americans Last updated Nov 9, 2004 Bataan Rescue
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the Bataan Death March during World War II. "In late 1941, tens of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers fought a desperate battle to defend the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines from the Japanese. When they lost, they were marched to prison camps. ... Many thousands died." The site includes a timeline, gallery, map, and survivor interviews. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bataan/ Topics: Crime, Military, World War II Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Mr. Miami Beach
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program that tells "the story of Carl Graham Fisher, a millionaire promoter and entrepreneur from Indiana who risked everything he owned to turn a thousand acres of Florida swampland into an American Riviera." Features essays on vacation travel by car and Miami Beach today, a list of Miami Art Deco buildings, a map of the area in 1935, a teacher's guide, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/miami/ Topics: Finance, Housing, Investing, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 9, 2004 Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program that "tracks the extraordinary stories of ordinary Americans — Southern and Northern, white and black — as they struggle to shape new lives for themselves in a world turned upside down" following the Civil War. Features primary source materials, maps, a timeline, video clips, a teacher's guide, a bibliography, related links, and a program transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Aug 4, 2004 Bomb Squad
Explores how robots are used to perform dangerous activities such as defusing explosives. Contains a video, an interview with scientist Hans Moravec, and information on the hazardous duty robots Mini-Andros, Robug III, and the Spiral Track Autonomous Robot (STAR). Includes a transcript of the show. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program NOVA. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/robots/ Topics: Technology Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Nova Online
A searchable, browsable collection of Nova programs. This PBS program is well-known for its episodes on the sciences, social science, and expeditions. Each program has information, photographs, resource links, and a complete transcript. Some have sound or video clips. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Recreation, Television Last updated Apr 22, 2002 A Science Odyssey
This companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program from 1998 presents an overview of developments in science and technology during the 20th century. Includes annotated timelines on topics such as medicine, physics, human behavior, and earth and life sciences. Also features "a databank of biographies of scientists and descriptions of key events and discoveries," games and activities, and resources for educators. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/ Topics: Notable People, Science, Science Last updated Sep 15, 2003 Submarines, Secrets, and Spies
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "goes in search of clues to two tragedies of the Cold War, the wrecks of the nuclear submarines Thresher and Scorpion." The site features virtual tours through two submarines, information about the U.S. Navy loaning out its submarines, and stories about life on submarines. Also includes links to related information and a program transcript. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/ Topics: Government, Transportation Last updated Jan 13, 2004 Tax Me If You Can
Companion website to a 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that considers "the rampant abuse of tax shelters since the late 1990s." Features a FAQ on tax shelters, articles on the tax shelter promotions of the accounting firm KPMG, commentary on the possible causes of the 1990s tax shelter explosion and on tax reform related to tax shelters, and more. Includes video of the show, transcripts of interviews, and readings and links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tax/ Topics: Tax Filing Season Last updated Aug 30, 2005 American Porn
This site "examines the business ties between respected corporations and porn companies ... and the pending political battle." Features interviews with federal and state prosecutors, anti-porn activists, and individuals working within the industry; the "Cambria List"; related U.S. Supreme Court cases; and information on mainstream companies profiting from pornography, the economics of the industry, American consumers of porn, and the impact of politics and technology. From the PBS series Frontline. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/porn/ Topics: Crime, Judicial Process Last updated Jan 2, 2009 D-Day
This companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program tells the story of the D-Day invasion of France on June 6, 1944, during World War II. It features a timeline, a map of the Allied Forces routes, personal stories from soldiers, a list of the contents of the paratroopers' packs, newspaper articles, profiles, and related information. Includes a teacher's guide and reading suggestions. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, World War II Last updated May 24, 2005 Frontline: The Invasion of Iraq
Companion site to a February 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline documentary "examining the key strategies, battles, and turning points of the [Iraq] war as seen from both sides of the battlefield." Features interviews, a chronology of the invasion of Iraq, analysis, video clips, a FAQ, related reading and links, show transcript, and a teacher's guide. Note: The Readings & Links section contains some dead links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Pyramids: The Inside Story
Includes maps, virtual tours, and basic facts about the Menkaure, Khafre, and Khufu pyramids, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the Sphinx. Also features speculations on the age and builders of the pyramids in Egypt, and interviews with archaeologists. Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/ Topics: Archaeology, Architecture, Architecture by Place Last updated Jun 20, 2004 Tupperware!
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program that "charts the origins of the small plastics company that unpredictably became a cultural phenomenon." Features motivational writings from the 1950s, video clips of Tupperware Jubilees, and features on women and work, the history of plastics manufacturing, and life in the 1950s. Includes a program transcript, timeline, teacher's guide, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tupperware/ Topics: Business Last updated Feb 16, 2004 Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program "examines the growing controversy over the Wal-Mart way of doing business and asks whether a single retail giant has changed the American economy." The companion Web site features essays (on topics such as Wal-Mart and China and Wal-Mart's low prices), interviews, a chronology, program transcripts and video, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/ Topics: Industries Last updated Jun 1, 2005 The O.J. Verdict
This 2005 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline documentary revisits the O.J. Simpson trial, which lasted over a year until a verdict was reached in October 1995. The companion website provides video of the full program and some selections, and includes interviews, observations and analysis, discussion of race and class in the judicial system, highlights from the trial, and other features exploring the impact of the trial and the racial tensions surrounding the case. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/oj/ Topics: Crime, Social Issues Last updated Oct 5, 2005 Liberia: No More War
This May 2005 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program covers the "biggest peacekeeping mission in the world" following the civil war in Liberia (and preceding the October 2005 presidential and parliamentary elections). Provides background information about Liberia and U.S.-Liberia relations, statistics, photos, video clips, and related material on Liberia. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/liberia/ Topics: Regions of the World, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Oct 13, 2005 Einstein's Big Idea
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program about "the story behind the world's most famous equation": energy equals mass times the speed of light squared (E = mc²). The site features an essay explaining this 1905 equation that "says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable," information about scientists whose experiments paved the way for Albert Einstein, an audio clip of Einstein explaining the equation, links to related sites, materials for library activities, and much more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/ Topics: Physics Last updated Oct 13, 2005 Kinsey
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience film about Alfred Kinsey, the "man who would become known as the greatest chronicler of America's sexual experiences," Includes features on what it was like "to sit in Kinsey's interview chair," public reactions to his Kinsey Reports, expert opinions, a timeline, letters to Kinsey, profiles, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kinsey/ Topics: Notable People, Society & Social Science Last updated Oct 19, 2005 Volcano Under the City
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program that follows a team of scientists studying Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in eastern Congo. Dangers include molten lava and gas vents that release carbon dioxide so that there is a danger of asphyxiation. Features an evaluation of forecasting volcano eruptions, an anatomy of a volcano, and an overview of "some of the worst volcanic disasters of the past 400 years." Includes a teacher's guide and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/volcanocity/ Topics: Geography, Geology Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Las Vegas: An Unconventional History
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program "steps into the world of bright lights and back-room deals to illuminate what makes Las Vegas perhaps the most American city in the country." The website companion to the show includes features on the city's economy, casino architecture, atomic tourism, entertainers and other people involved in the city's history, a gallery of Las Vegas weddings, a timeline, teacher's guide, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lasvegas/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 2, 2005 The Torture Question
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program "traces the history of how decisions made in Washington in the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11 ... led to a robust interrogation policy that laid the groundwork for prisoner abuse in Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and Iraq." Features opinion from legal experts about whether torture is ever justified, analysis of treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq, a video tour of U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, photos, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/torture/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Frontline: The Storm
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program "examines how and why government at every level -- local, state and federal -- was unprepared, uncoordinated and overwhelmed in dealing with the Hurricane Katrina disaster." The website features interviews, analysis, a timeline of the warnings leading up to the hurricane, excerpts from home videos, video of the program, readings and links, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/storm/ Topics: Hurricane Katrina Last updated Dec 1, 2005 Storm That Drowned a City
Companion to a November 2005 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova documentary in which "experts and eyewitnesses reconstruct the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans." Features a timeline about New Orleans's 300-year struggle to stay above water, a visual chronology of the Hurricane Katrina flooding, a slideshow about technological solutions that other flood-prone cities use, and more. Also includes video and transcript of the program, links to related sites, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orleans/ Topics: Hurricane Katrina Last updated Nov 16, 2006 Frontline: Diet Wars
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program from 2004 looks at some popular diets and weight-loss programs (such as Weight Watchers, Atkins, and South Beach) and provides additional background information about diet and health, eating habits, obesity, the USDA food pyramid, and the low-fat and low-carb trends. Includes interviews with nutritionists, video of the program, a teacher's guide, a quiz, and related links. Note: The Reading & Links section contains some dead links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/diet/ Topics: Health, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Plast-o-matic
These activities for children focus on learning more about plastic, "any of a group of compounds that can be molded, extruded, cast, or otherwise shaped." Includes a plastics extruding activity, experiments (such as making "slime"), and an interview with a plastics engineer. Part of the website for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program. http://pbskids.org/wayback/future/plastics/ Topics: Technology Last updated Jan 3, 2006 Rescue at Sea
Companion to a 1999 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about a 1909 shipping disaster in which "two ships -- one carrying Italian immigrants to New York, the other American tourists to Europe -- collided in a dense fog off Nantucket Island." The site includes a show transcript, map, timeline of maritime disasters (1850-1994), and material about wireless ship communication and the development of radio. Also includes a teacher's guide and a bibliography. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rescue/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Feb 7, 2006 The Meth Epidemic
This documentary, viewable online, "investigates the meth [methamphetamine] rampage in America: the appalling impact on individuals, families and communities, and the difficulty of controlling an essential ingredient in meth -- ephedrine and pseudoephedrine -- sold legally in over-the-counter cold remedies." Companion resources include essays, a FAQ, interviews, a map showing the spread of the epidemic, a timeline, readings and links, and a classroom guide. From PBS Frontline, in association with The Oregonian. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Mar 15, 2006 Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience documentary that "tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context of the harrowing family dramas and personal upheavals that shaped him." Includes an illustrated timeline, O'Neill play chronology, photo gallery, video clips of famous actors discussing O'Neill and performing, program transcript, and teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/oneill/ Topics: Notable People, Performing Arts Last updated Mar 27, 2006 Can You Afford to Retire?
Companion to a 2006 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that examines the retirement prospects for the baby boomer generation and current issues with pension and 401(k) savings plans. Provides a FAQ about retirement plans, articles, analysis, interviews, retirement stories, a teacher's guide, and readings and links. Includes video of the full program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/retirement/ Topics: Finance, Investing, Seniors Last updated May 30, 2006 The Great San Francisco Earthquake
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) American Experience program about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Includes a transcript of the show, quake history quiz, photos, teacher's guide, short bibliography, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/earthquake/ Topics: California: History, Geology Last updated Apr 18, 2006 Murder, Money & Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Salinas Brothers
Companion to a 1997 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about major illegal drug traffickers who brought drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. The site includes a map, an overview of drug cartels and anti-narcotics officials, news, reports, and related material. Also includes a program transcript. Note: Most links to related sites are broken. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mexico/ Topics: Crime, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated May 9, 2006 Annie Oakley
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about Western sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne Moses). The website provides features on women in sports and Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, profiles of people and events from Oakley's life (1860-1926), a gallery of promotional posters, and a timeline of Oakley's life. Includes the program transcript and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/oakley/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Women Last updated May 16, 2006 The Age of AIDS
Companion website to a May 2006 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program on the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS. Features essays on topics such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), potential for an AIDS vaccine, needle-exchange programs, testing, and prevention. Also includes an interactive timeline, interviews, maps, historical speeches and letters, video clips, and links to related websites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/aids/ Topics: Infectious Diseases Last updated Jun 6, 2006 The Tank Man
This PBS Frontline program looks back at the events surrounding "June 5, 1989, one day after the Chinese army's deadly crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, [where] a single, unarmed young man stood his ground before a column of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace." Provides a timeline, eyewitness accounts, expert opinions, analysis, and interviews. Includes video and transcript of the full program, teacher's guide, and related readings and links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/ Topics: Activism, History By Place Last updated Jun 8, 2006 The Insurgency: An Investigation Into the People Who Are Fighting Against U.S. and Coalition Forces in Iraq
Companion to a February 2006 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline report about enemy attacks against U.S. and Coalition military forces in Iraq since June 2003. Features a map showing the location of Iraq's major ethnic and religious groups, statistics about attacks (through December 2005), and interviews and essays about the nature of the insurgency and whether it can be defeated. Also includes video of the full program and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 13, 2006 Dimming the Sun
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