Usa History Movies

Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States is a 1937 short directed by Edward Cahn.

A retrospective on the great election battles of the past in the United States: the Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960, the first ever to be televised; the...

The stirring personal journey of an amazing couple whose story would help shape the 20th century. A small town boy from Illinois with big dreams,...

In Adios Amor, the discovery of lost photographs sparks the search for a hero that history forgot—Maria Moreno, a migrant mother driven to...

Documentary which examines the September 11 attacks, and America's military response, including previously unseen and recently declassified battle...

This short film recounts efforts in the 20th century to develop programs and procedures that protect human subjects of research. Citing selected...

The pioneer Jews of San Francisco arrived from Germany during the Gold Rush and were instrumental in building the city. The roles they were relegated...

African American filmmaker David A. Wilson decided to look into his family's history during the slave era. The result is this documentary, which...

In 1899, a photographer at American Mutoscope & Biograph mounted his camera on the front of a trolley traveling over the Brooklyn Bridge. The three...

Follow the triumphs and tragedies of America's first family, the Kennedys, beginning in Wexford, Ireland, in 1848 and culminating at the apex of...

"A Home On The Range" tells the little-known story of Jews who fled the pogroms and hardships of Eastern Europe and traveled to California to become...

This award-winning documentary shows the irreplaceable role classical Physical Education plays to develop smart, productive and mentally stable...

US Dept of Agriculture film that shows how cane sugar is harvested and processed for sale.

Music provided relief during the years of the Japanese American internment throughout WWII. Mary Nomura performed in Manzanar for the three years of...

Following his duel with Alexander Hamilton, Vice President Aaron Burr devises a plan to lead the first secession in US history.

An exploration of the visual and psychological parallels between the American western frontier and the conflict in the Middle East.

For anyone who has ever wondered just what that mysterious pyramid on the back of the dollar bill really represents, investigative mythologist...

Within minutes of the first explosion, CameraPlanet's video journalists hit the streets and began shooting videos of the tragedy as seen through the...

A short documentary looking at Altoona in its heyday.