April 25, 2010 • 45m
From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival! Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity; the north becomes a powerhou...Read more
April 25, 2010 • 45m
The colonies declare independence, taking on the might of the British Empire. Washington's army is near defeat, but new weapons an...Read more
May 2, 2010 • 45m
As the American nation is born, a vast continent lies to the west of the mountains, waiting to be explored. Yet this land is not e...Read more
May 2, 2010 • 45m
Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. The Erie Canal brings big risk and bigger ...Read more
May 9, 2010 • 45m
The Civil War rages. The minie ball is the great equalizer on the battlefield. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Un...Read more
May 9, 2010 • 45m
The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Native American civilizations decline as farmers set...Read more
May 16, 2010 • 45m
Americans conquer a new frontier--the modern city--with Carnegie's empire of steel as its backbone. Skyscrapers and the Statue of ...Read more
May 16, 2010 • 45m
America strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses; the nation hits the road. Massive engi...Read more
May 23, 2010 • 45m
Boom turns to bust when the stock market crash ushers in the Great Depression. Dust storms blanket the Midwest in darkness. Roosev...Read more
May 23, 2010 • 45m
The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War. The war effort revitalizes the nation's economy. American innovation a...Read more
May 30, 2010 • 45m
World War II transforms America into a global Superpower. The economy booms. Technology feeds the boom and a new age of consumeris...Read more
May 31, 2010 • 45m
America booms, in population and prosperity. The "baby boomers" are the next generation to reinvent America. Powerful new technolo...Read more