History Channel (Television network)
4) The aviator
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
An epic biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Language
English
Description
Profiles the partnership between Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos as they undertake a covert operation to support Afghan rebels in their fight against the Soviet Union, and discusses the long-term effects of their work in light of the eventual Afghan uprising against the West.
10) Barack Obama
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The democratic political star during the Democratic National Convention in 2004, and now a possible front runner for the candidacy for the President of the United States, in many ways, his story is a unique American tale of the 21st century.
Publisher
A&E Home Video :
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Compares and contrasts what Bernie Madoff did with other Ponzi schemes throughout history. Plus an additional program, Crash: The Next Great Depression? which looks at the current financial crisis in the U.S. and compares and contrasts it with what led up to the Great Depression, its immediate aftermath, and the efforts that helped the country break free from it. Includes interviews.
Publisher
A&E Home Video :
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
A group of college students used its math skills to win millions and life in the fast lane seemed like a sure bet. Slip back to the '80s and '90s, when a group of overachieving M.I.T. students morphed into high-rolling, big-stakes gamblers. Backed by anonymous investors, they checked into hotels under assumed names and, pretending not to know each other, communicated with secret gestures and code words inside the casinos. Betting $50,000 a hand, the...
17) September 11th
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This stunningly comprehensive presentation of definitive documentaries brings sharp focus to the momentous, incomprehensible events surrounding our national tragedy. Ten years later, History pays tribute to the many heroes who laid down their lives with this exhaustive and exhausting collection of documentaries, including the award-winning "102 Minutes That Changed America."
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Triggered by a murder based on misunderstandings and an illicit love affair, this is the dramatic historic feud that teeters on the brink of an all-out civil war as friends and neighbors join opposing sides in a rivalry that would ultimately shape American history.
19) The War of 1812
Publisher
Arts and Entertainment Network :
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
The first episode, "First invasion : the War of 1812," depicts how only 30 years after winning the independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the events of September 11, 1814, America...
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