The first president born in the 20th century, Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917. He grew up in a wealthy family. He was sickly as a child and continued to have health problems the rest of his life. He attended private schools his whole life including the famous prep school, Choate. He then attended Harvard (1936- 40) majoring in Political Science…
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 50 minutes
Beatles Travelers around the world in the 60’sWhen The Beatles left the United Kingdom on 7 February 1964, an estimated four thousand fans gathered at Heathrow, waving and screaming as the aircraft took off. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” had sold 2.6 million copies in the US over the previous two weeks, but the group were still nervous about how they would be received.[69] At New York’s John F. Kenne…
George Harrison – John Lennon – Paul McCartney – Ringo Starr
Genre: Documentary – Comedy – Music
In this 20 part series the Great war is fully reviewed. World War I was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918 and involved most of the world’s great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centered around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history…
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 92 minutes
The Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 – March 26, 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a battle in which the United States fought for and captured Iwo Jima from Japan. The battle produced some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The Japanese positions on the island were heavily fortified, with vast bunkers, hidden artillery, and 18 km (11 mi) of underground tunnels…
David Helpern
Mickey Rooney – Fred Astaire – Lionel Barrymore – Humphrey Bogart – Ward Bond – James Cagney – John Carradine
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 85 minutes
