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  Andrew Jackson - Fighting Off an Assassin (1:56)

Andrew Jackson - Fighting Off an Assassin
Andrew Jackson was known for being a tough individual and proved this when he stopped a would be assassin from shooting him at point blank range.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Death Threats (1:51)

Abraham Lincoln - Death Threats
Even before Lincoln's assassination, he received numerous death threats as soon as he entered the White House.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Humor (2:07)

Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Humor
Abraham Lincoln was known for having a sense of humor which he used in both his personal life and for political gain.
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  Grover Cleveland - Sex Scandal (2:04)

Grover Cleveland - Sex Scandal
In 1884, after a new interest in the personal lives of politicians, it was believed that Grover Cleveland may have fathered a child out of wedlock.
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  Grover Cleveland - Second Term (3:24)

Grover Cleveland - Second Term
Watch a short video about the second term of America's 22nd President Grover Cleveland.
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  Grover Cleveland - First Term (3:22)

Grover Cleveland - First Term
Watch a short video about the first term of America's 22nd President Grover Cleveland.
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  John Quincy Adams - Pushed Into Politics (1:06)

John Quincy Adams - Pushed Into Politics
Watch a short video about John Quincy Adams and discover how he became the sixth President of the United States.
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  Francis Scott Key - The Star Spangled Banner (1:08)

Francis Scott Key - The Star Spangled Banner
Watch a short video about Francis Scott Key and the origin of the American national anthem.
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  Janet Reno - First Female U.S. Attorney General (1:11)

Janet Reno - First Female U.S. Attorney General
Watch a short video about Janet Reno and learn about many struggles that this Florida native faced on her way to becoming the first female U.S. Attorney General.
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  Abraham Lincoln - A Clever Lawyer (1:14)

Abraham Lincoln - A Clever Lawyer
Watch a short video about Abraham Lincoln and when he made the transition from a sharp Southern lawyer to president of the United States.
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  Andrew Jackson - The Twenty Dollar Bill (2:02)

Andrew Jackson - The Twenty Dollar Bill
Why is Andrew Jackson on the twenty dollar bill? It's a question we may not have the answer to.
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  Andrew Jackson - Death of a President (1:37)

Andrew Jackson - Death of a President
Andrew Jackson evaded death many times in his life. After dying at the age of 78, researches many years later analyzed a strand of Jackson’s hair to discover his real cause of death.
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  Andrew Jackson - Firsts (1:36)

Andrew Jackson - Firsts
Learn about the many firsts Andrew Jackson achieved over his lifetime.
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  Barack Obama - Mini Biography (5:04)

Barack Obama - Mini Biography
Born in Honolulu, Barack Obama went on to become President of the Harvard Law Review. In 2008, he was elected President of the United States, becoming the first African-American commander-in-chief.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Mini Biography (3:54)

Abraham Lincoln - Mini Biography
Abraham Lincoln grew up in a log cabin in rural Kentucky and went on to become the 16th President of the United States. On January 1, 1963, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery. He was assassinated on April 15, 1865.
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  Barack Obama - America's First African-American President (2:40)

Barack Obama - America's First African-American President
On November 4th, 2008, Barack Obama was elected President, making him the first African-American President of the United States. His victory made a powerful statement about how far the country has come on the issue of race.
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  William Seward - Secretary of State (2:48)

William Seward - Secretary of State
Biographer Walter Stahr, author of "Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man," describes the contributions of William Seward, from buying Alaska to acquiring ports and islands around the world. Video courtesy of Simon & Schuster © 2012.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall
The life of Thurgood Marshall was one that touched every decade of the 20th century and forever changed the course of equality in the United States of America.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Death of Thurgood Marshall (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Death of Thurgood Marshall
As Thurgood Marshall’s health began to fail him, he still remained a force on the the Supreme Court. At age 83, he retired from the courts and passed away at the age of 85.
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  Thurgood Marshall - On the Supreme Court (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - On the Supreme Court
In 1967 Thurgood Marshall began his tenure as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Solicitor General (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Solicitor General
In 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the post of Solicitor General, forging a strong relationship between Marshall and the President.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Appointed to the Supreme Court (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Appointed to the Supreme Court
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Equal Rights Through the Courts (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Equal Rights Through the Courts
After the Brown vs BOE ruling, the Civil Rights movement emerged as a stronger force with Martin Luther King as an emerging Civil Rights leader. Still, Thurgood Marshall believed that courts held the key to equality.
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  Thurgood Marshall - NAACP Legal Defense Fund (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - NAACP Legal Defense Fund
In 1939, Thurgood Marshall was chosen to be the Director of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund. He worked to show the African American community that the law could work for them, not against them.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Little Rock Nine (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Little Rock Nine
As Thurgood Marshall fought for integration, Little Rock Central High School became the center of controversy as nine African American students were barred from entering the school grounds.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Reaction to Brown vs Board of Education (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Reaction to Brown vs Board of Education
After suffering the loss of his wife, Thurgood Marshall returned to the courts and fought for integration of schools at the local level.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Decision (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Decision
After the Brown vs. Board of Education Decision, Thurgood Marshall became one of America’s leading figures for integration. But in light of this victory, Marshall soon faced personal tragedy.
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  Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Case (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - The Brown vs Board of Education Case
As chief counsel to the NAACP, Thurgood Marshall argued the case that would define his career and legacy--Brown vs Board of Eduction.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Early Life (0:00)

Thurgood Marshall - Early Life
Growing up in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall's father exposed him to law at an early age and his mother encouraged his ambitions.
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  Abraham Lincoln - The Emancipation Proclamation (2:26)

Abraham Lincoln - The Emancipation Proclamation
Before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had always thought that the President had no Constitutional right to attack slavery. On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, his executive order freeing slaves in 10 states.
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  Abraham Lincoln - The Call of Leadership (1:26)

Abraham Lincoln - The Call of Leadership
Hoping to win the admiration of his peers, Abraham Lincoln volunteered in the fight against Native Americans trying to reclaim land and was chosen as the captain of his company.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Second Inaugural Address (2:12)

Abraham Lincoln - Second Inaugural Address
Four years into Civil War, Abraham Lincoln made his second inaugural address. Trying to understand why the war had lasted so long, he turned to God for answers and thought it was his punishment for not having abolished slavery.
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  Abraham Lincoln - African American Soldiers (1:29)

Abraham Lincoln - African American Soldiers
While fighting to end slavery and win the Civil War over the confederacy, Abraham Lincoln turned to African American soldiers to help restore the Union.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Beard (2:21)

Abraham Lincoln - Presidential Beard
As he prepared to take the oath of office, Abraham Lincoln began to grow out his beard after receiving a letter from a little girl encouraging him to do so. Once his beard grew in, he appeared more statesmanlike and in command.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Growing Up on the Frontier (3:06)

Abraham Lincoln - Growing Up on the Frontier
In November 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a small cabin in Kentucky. His early years were filled with hard labor and abuse from his father.
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  Abraham Lincoln - The Gettysburg Address (4:08)

Abraham Lincoln - The Gettysburg Address
Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy suffered their first major defeat of the Civil War at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Months later, Lincoln appeared at the battle site and delivered his Gettysburg Address.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Origin of the Assassination (2:45)

Abraham Lincoln - Origin of the Assassination
When Abraham Lincoln announced his support for the right of African Americans to vote, John Wilkes Booth, a fanatic for the Southern cause, decided on a drastic action to stop him.
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  Michelle Obama - First Sitting First Lady to Tweet on Twitter (0:21)

Michelle Obama - First Sitting First Lady to Tweet on Twitter
Just before game one of the 2011 World Series, Michelle Obama became the first sitting First Lady to tweet on Twitter, when she sent out a message of support to military families. Video courtesy of the White House.
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  Michelle Obama - The White House Vegetable Garden (7:43)

Michelle Obama - The White House Vegetable Garden
In the Spring of 2009, locale school children helped First Lady Michelle Obama plant the first White House garden since Eleanor Roosevelt's World War II Victory Garden. Video courtesy of the White House.
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  Caroline Kennedy - Youthful Ambition (0:56)

Caroline Kennedy - Youthful Ambition
As a young adult, Caroline Kennedy hoped to become a reporter. But she realized early-on that as a Kennedy, she would always be the story.
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  Caroline Kennedy - Just Like Mom? (1:15)

Caroline Kennedy - Just Like Mom?
Although Caroline takes after her mother's shyness and sophistication, she is also her own person with a more relaxed and down-to-earth personality.
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  Caroline Kennedy - A Close-Knit Family (1:26)

Caroline Kennedy - A Close-Knit Family
After the death of her father in 1963, Caroline Kennedy became even closer to the already close-knit Kennedy family, especially with her female cousins.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Full Episode (46:39)

Thurgood Marshall - Full Episode
Thurgood Marshall, the crusading attorney and civil rights activist who led the fight against school desegregation, became the first African-American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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  Thurgood Marshall - Mini Biography (2:13)

Thurgood Marshall - Mini Biography
Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He was also one of the most effective Civil Rights crusaders of the 20th Century.
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  Andrew Jackson - Mini Bio (2:10)

Andrew Jackson - Mini Bio
A short biography of the 7th President of the United States, Andrew Jackson.
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  Michelle Obama - Mini Biography (3:43)

Michelle Obama - Mini Biography
A short biography of Michelle Obama, who rose up from her tough Chicago neighborhood to become a Princeton and Harvard alumni with a successful career, wife of Barack Obama, and eventually the first lady of the United States.
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  Abraham Lincoln - Full Episode (89:44)

Abraham Lincoln - Full Episode
Biography takes a rare glimpse into Abraham Lincoln's personal life, including his tumultuous marriage and abusive father.
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  Barack Obama - The Politician (2:29)

Barack Obama - The Politician
Barack Obama's rise in politics from his first step into the public sphere to being elected State Senator of Illinois.
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  Barack Obama - Becoming Barack (5:49)

Barack Obama - Becoming Barack
A look at the events of Barack Obama's childhood and youth that influenced and shaped him into the person he is today.
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  Barack Obama - Harvard (4:01)

Barack Obama - Harvard
Barack Obama attends Harvard Law School, becoming the first African-American to be elected president of the Harvard Law Review.
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  Caroline Kennedy - Full Episode (44:56)

Caroline Kennedy - Full Episode
The full biography of Caroline Kennedy.
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  Barack Obama - Full Biography (49:49)

Barack Obama - Full Biography
At the second day of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, an unknown and untested speaker took the stage as the keynote speaker for the event. 4 years later, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States.
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