What's New
American History in Video was updated on October 29th with 1,623 new titles (listed below) from Pennebaker-Hegedus (a new partner); PBS, including the balance of the Jazz Series by Ken Burns and number of other titles; and many more years of Universal Newsreel, beginning with film from 1929. This brings the collection to a total of 3,149 videos, equaling about 766 hours. Forthcoming are The Black Panther Party Library from Newsreel Films (new partner); titles from Documentary Educational Resources (new partner); archival film about the Nixon-Kennedy election of 1960, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and much more.
For immediate access to all the Ken Burns films in the collection, visit our new playlist, The Films of Ken Burns.
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Title 
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Type 
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Series
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Collection
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Historical Era
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Duration |
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  20th Century With Mike Wallace: Crisis In Iran. Death of the Shah and the Hostage Crisis
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Documentary | The History Channel | Late Twentieth Century (1975–2000) | 00:45:31 | |
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Air War in the Pacific / Bloody Ridges of Peleliu
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Documentary | War Chronicles | The History Channel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:45:01 |
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Battle of Chattanooga/Women at War
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Documentary | Civil War Journal | The History Channel | Civil War (1860–1865) | 01:33:20 |
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The Battle of Fredericksburg
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Documentary | Civil War Journal | The History Channel | Civil War (1860–1865) | 00:44:40 |
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Battle of the Bulge / Battle of Germany
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Documentary | War Chronicles | The History Channel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:44:37 |
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Beachhead at Anzio / D-Day Normandy Invasion
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Documentary | War Chronicles | The History Channel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:45:18 |
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Campaign Manager
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Documentary | Pennebaker Hegedus | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:26:38 | |
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Chiefs
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Documentary | Pennebaker Hegedus | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:19:58 | |
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Episode 10: A Masterpiece By Midnight
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Documentary | Ken Burns's Jazz | PBS | Late Twentieth Century (1975–2000) | 01:48:32 |
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Episode 2: The Gift
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Documentary | Ken Burns's Jazz | PBS | World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928) | 01:49:58 |
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Episode 4: The True Welcome
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Documentary | Ken Burns's Jazz | PBS | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 01:59:09 |
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Episode 6: Swing, the Velocity of Celebration
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Documentary | Ken Burns's Jazz | PBS | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 01:41:34 |
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Episode 7: Dedicated to Chaos
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Documentary | Ken Burns's Jazz | PBS | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 01:58:36 |
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Episode 9: The Adventure
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Documentary | Ken Burns's Jazz | PBS | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 01:56:41 |
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Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
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Documentary | American Experience | PBS | Late Twentieth Century (1975–2000) | 01:29:22 |
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Jimi Plays Monterey
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Documentary | Pennebaker Hegedus | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:48:55 | |
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John & Abigail Adams
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Documentary | American Experience | PBS | Early National Era (1790–1828) | 01:59:38 |
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Lost Colony of Roanoke
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Documentary | In Search of History | The History Channel | Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650) | 00:43:49 |
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Monterey Pop
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Documentary | Pennebaker Hegedus | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 01:19:39 | |
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The Nuremberg Trials
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Documentary | American Experience | PBS | Post-war Era (1945–1960) | 00:54:09 |
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Rebels & Redcoats
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Documentary | PBS | Revolutionary Era (1765–1789) | 03:17:46 | |
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Town Bloody Hall
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Documentary | Pennebaker Hegedus | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 01:22:07 | |
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United News, Release 54, 1943
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Newsreel | United Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:09:37 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 27, 1956
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Post-war Era (1945–1960) | 00:07:59 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 27, 1962
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:06:39 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 28, 1930
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:06:57 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 28, 1955
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Post-war Era (1945–1960) | 00:06:42 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 29, 1962
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:06:42 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 29, 1966
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:07:23 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, December 31, 1958
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Post-war Era (1945–1960) | 00:06:42 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 1, January 1, 1930
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:05:02 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, February 1, 1930
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:06:58 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, January 28, 1932
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:08:21 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, January 28, 1963
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:06:20 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, January 29, 1931
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:06:12 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, January 29, 1962
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:06:38 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, January 30, 1956
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Post-war Era (1945–1960) | 00:06:46 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 10, January 30, 1961
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:06:46 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 10, 1956
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Post-war Era (1945–1960) | 00:06:36 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 10, 1962
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:06:10 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 11, 1930
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:08:49 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 12, 1967
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:07:01 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 14, 1929
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:08:14 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 8, 1932
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:07:06 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 100, December 9, 1963
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:05:53 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 101, December 12, 1932
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:06:02 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 101, December 12, 1963
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:05:59 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 101, December 13, 1962
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | The Sixties (1960–1974) | 00:06:22 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 101, December 14, 1931
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Depression & World War II (1929–1945) | 00:11:37 | |
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Universal Newsreels, Release 101, December 14, 1956
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Newsreel | Universal Newsreel | Post-war Era (1945–1960) | 00:06:43 |