On December 17th, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers made a total of four flights that day.
Veteran CBS news broadcaster Walter Cronkite talks about the political future of Robert Kennedy and the tragedy of his assassination after winning the California primary.
Veteran CBS news broadcaster Walter Cronkite talks about the battle for civil rights. Since the early 1960s activists marched and protested to bring peace and equality to this nation.
Walter Cronkite covered many of the important news events for CBS, one being the Vietnam war. In this clip Walter talks about his coverage of the Vietnam War with some of the footage that was taken.
On August 26th, 1920, long overdue legislation was finally put into effect and women's suffrage became law. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified giving women the...
On January 16th, 1920, Prohibition, technically called the Volstead Act, was signed into law. Beer, wine and alcohol were officially banned by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States...
Walter Cronkite takes us back to June 1945 when the United Nations was formed. The United Nations was formed to eliminate wars among nations and to provide a platform for dialogue.
When you hear the name Richard Nixon most people think Watergate scandal. In this clip Walter Cronkite takes us back to the political scandals during the presidency of Nixon.
