From the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 to the devastation of the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina, how has America handled natural disasters? Also, a continuing look at the New York Historical Society's landmark exhibit, 'Slavery in New York.' Guests: Dennis Smith, author, 'San Francisco Is Burning,' Joseph Treaster, New York Times journalist; James Horton, Chief Historian of the 'Slavery in New York' exhibit. Hosted by History Channel resident historian Steve Gillon. To download this Podcast onto your personal digital music player, simply copy and paste this url into your Podcast program: HistoryCENTER Podcast (xml file) For more information on Podcasts visit our help section .
Here's a portion of another old 1950s documentary - the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Photography was invented only a few decades before this & motion pictures were in their infancy...
reading comprehension 1. Culture shock is the mental shock of adjusting to a new country and a new culture that is dramatically different from your own. It largely results from the loss of cultural...
At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings. The quake was caused by a...
Over 50,000 animals were left behind. DWR gives you real life coverage of the animal rescues after Hurricane Katrina. A film about hope and survival in the face of one of the worst natural...
Over 50,000 animals were left behind. DWR gives you real life coverage of the animal rescues after Hurricane Katrina. A film about hope and survival in the face of one of the worst natural...
He led American armies to victory in World War II. But how did he see the war? HistoryCENTER looks at personal photographs taken by General George Patton as he fought the Second World War. Also, we...
From the album Hip-Hop History Master P and Romeo (collectively known as the Miller Boyz) present a powerful video for their track "Black History." This video was directed by Alex LeMay who also...
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of northern California at 5:12 A.M. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted...
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