Early 20th Century US ‑ Videos

Flashback: A Knife‑Throwing Mother Brings Her Family Into the Act

Louella Gallagher is not the prototypical mother of the 1950s. Her daughters Connie Ann, age 5, and Colleena Sue, age 2.5, serve as props in a knife‑throwing act that would be considered a bit too risky by today’s standards.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

A chronicle of a tragic fire that occurred at New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911.

John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller built an oil empire by guaranteeing a uniform quality for his Standard Oil kerosene.

Titanic: A Marvel of Modern Technology

During the early 20th century boom in construction, communication and transportation, the tragedy of the Titanic shocks the world and leaves in its wake a shattered faith in technology.

Titanic’s Lookout

This video clip from ‘What Happened After’ looks at the life of Fredrick Fleet, the infamous lookout aboard the Titanic who first saw the iceberg that would sink the ship.

Titanic: Stewardess Survival

This video clip from ‘What Happened After’ looks at the life of Violet Jessup, a stewardess aboard the Titanic who would ultimately become the only woman to survive the sinking of the Titanic and her sister ship, the Britannic.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

A look at the extraordinary life of Margaret Brown, best known as ‘Unsinkable Molly Brown’ after she survived the 1912 RMS Titanic disaster. She later became an activist for workers’ and women’s rights and made a bid for election six years before women had the right to vote.

Spanish American War

Explore the role of Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders during the Spanish‑American War.

How the Titanic’s Structure Contributed to the Disaster

Naval architect Roger Long breaks down Titanic’s structure to gain better insight into how and why the ‘unsinkable’ ship sank.

Titanic’s Tragic Sister Ship

Follow a team of wreck divers on an expedition to the sunken Britannica, the ship known as the sister to the ill‑fated Titanic.

Did Titanic Have an Achilles Heel?

Weighing the evidence and first hand accounts, a team of researchers attempts to discover the causes and truth behind the wrecks of the Titanic and its sister vessel the Britannic.

This Day In History: 01/11/1908 – Grand Canyon Made Monument