Click on a video title below to explore biographies of fascinating Americans worth knowing that maybe you don’t.
War Stories | Why Captain Wendell Pruitt is Part of the “Gruesome Twosome”
How Chicago’s Airport Got Its Name | The Legacy of War Hero Edward “Butch” O’Hare
From Slavery to Dress Designer for Mary Todd Lincoln | The Life of Elizabeth Keckley
Everyday Heroes | The 410,000 Americans Behind the Moon Landing
Discovering Pluto | The Image That Revealed Planet X
From Missionary to Saint | The Story of Mother Duchesne
Who Was John Alden? The Real Story Behind Longfellow’s Hero
Civil Rights Icon: Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals
Why Do We Call It “Kindergarten”? | How Susan Blow Changed American Education
A Sister in Selma | Exclusive Interview with Civil Rights Icon Sister Mary Antona Ebo
Photographing History | My Work as White House Photographer for George Bush
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Annie Malone
My Career in Sports Photography | Elsa Garrison
Difference Makers | The Greensboro Four
She Did It! | Nellie Bly Triumphs in Race Around the World
The Mind That Guided Us to the Moon | The Story of “Doc” Draper from MIT
The Woman with Immortal Cells | The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
Immortal Valor: The Black Medal of Honor Winners of WWII by Robert Child
From Moo to You | Temple Grandin Revolutionizes Farming & Advocates For Autism
From Runaway to Blues Legend: The Remarkable Henry Townsend Story
Florence Hayward | The Unknown Woman Behind the 1904 World’s Fair
Meet Patricia McKissack, Master Storyteller of Children’s Books with Black Voices
History Makers | Bob Chandler, Bigfoot, and the Birth of the Monster Truck
A Life Committed to Civil Rights | Frankie Freeman, In Her Own Words
Sports Pioneer Arthur Kennedy, Jr. | The Jackie Robinson of Speed Boat Racing
Difference Makers | The Story of Scientist Dr. Lincoln Diuguid
Bio Briefs | Weatherbird, America’s Longest-Running Daily Cartoon
Bringing Theatre to America’s Frontier | The Story of Noah Ludlow
Difference Makers | The Story of Judge Nathan B. Young
Jeanne Trevor | The First Lady of St Louis Jazz
She Defied the Odds: A Trailblazer in Veterinary Medicine
Teddy Roosevelt’s Original Cowgirl | The Story of Lucille Mulhall
Difference Makers | The Story of Sufragette Victoria Clay Haley
Difference Makers | The Story of Lawyer and Activist Margaret Bush Wilson
First Person One on One: Peter Raven
Extraordinary Black Missourians by Dr. John Wright and Dr. John Wright, Jr.
