Hamilton: Building America

Get classroom resources for Alexander Hamilton and much more. [@HistoryClassroom]( Hamilton: Building America Airs Friday, February 23 at 8am/7c This two-hour documentary captures the amazing life and times of our nation’s forgotten founding father: Alexander Hamilton. Exploring the iconic American political and financial institutions he helped to create, from the US Mint and Wall Street to the two-party political system, we examine Hamilton’s enormous influence that still resonates today. Ron Chernow, whose biography, Alexander Hamilton, served as the basis for the hit Broadway play, along with other notable names including Tom Brokaw and Maria Bartiromo, contribute to an all-encompassing look at one of our nation’s most accomplished leaders. Curriculum Links: Hamilton: Building America is appropriate for 7th graders and above. It would be useful for American History, Social Studies, Civics and Politics courses. [Watch Clips from This Special ›]( [Learn More About Alexander Hamilton ›]( [Resources from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ›]( HISTORY PROGRAMMING AND ONLINE RESOURCES America’s Greatest Threat: Vladimir Putin Airs Sunday, February 25 at 9/8c America’s Greatest Threat: Vladimir Putin offers a gripping look at Vladimir Putin's rise from humble beginnings to dictatorship. Russian leader Vladimir Putin was born in 1952 in St. Petersburg (then known as Leningrad). After graduating from Leningrad State University, Putin began his career in the KGB as an intelligence officer in 1975. Putin rose to the top ranks of the Russian government after joining President Boris Yeltsin’s administration in 1998, becoming prime minister in 1999 before taking over as president. Putin was again appointed Russian prime minister in 2008, and retained his hold on power by earning reelection to the presidency in 2012. This special charts his rise to prominence and Russia’s place in today’s geopolitical landscape. Curriculum Links: This program would be useful for History, Social Studies and Politics courses. It is appropriate for upper division high school and college students. [Watch a Preview ›]( [Learn More About Vladimir Putin ›]( HISTORY PROGRAMMING AND ONLINE RESOURCES 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Airs Tuesday, February 27 at 8am/7c On August 4, 1964, the bodies of three Civil Rights workers, Michael Schwerner, James E. Chaney and Andrew Goodman, were found in a dam on a farm near Philadelphia, Mississippi. These murders shocked Americans when news reports of the cold blooded killings circulated throughout the nation. The men had been ambushed by the Ku Klux Klan in retaliation for their participation in a massive drive to register African American voters known as Freedom Summer. This moving 1-hour documentary explores the disappearance and murder of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, and the stories of the brave men and women who stared down Jim Crow. The events of that summer marked a turning point in U.S. history and in the Civil Rights Movement, mobilizing American society and helping spur Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America is an outstanding introduction to the Civil Rights Movement, giving students a complex view of the violence and hope of these years. Curriculum Links: 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America would be useful for classes on African American History, American History, American Studies and Legal History. It is appropriate for high school and college students. [View the Classroom Guide ›]( HISTORY PROGRAMMING AND ONLINE RESOURCES Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live Airs Tuesday, February 27 at 9am/8c Was Lee Harvey Oswald solely responsible for the assassination of JFK? HISTORY® targets the mystery behind why the investigation raised more questions than it answered as the FBI and police detectives interrogated Oswald. In a minute-by-minute account of the intense, final two days of Oswald's life, this 2-hour special traces his story from the moment he pulled the trigger, including the intense interrogation of Oswald after his arrest. Oswald was an enigma to those who observed him in the last 48 hours of his life, with contradicting perspectives voiced by the FBI and the Dallas police detectives. How did detectives piece together information about Oswald's possible motive? Shot in original locations and the first documentary to film inside the Dallas Municipal Building, Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live probes even deeper into the cryptic actions of the infamous lone gunman. This special presentation gives students an opportunity to think critically about this important case and the methods used to determine the real story behind the Kennedy assassination.

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