Topic: History

Adman George Lois on advertising, Ali, and changing the world.

Trailblazer Mary Wells on bringing fun into the ads of the '60s.

The death of Longoria tore a Texas town apart and sparked a civil rights movement.

What happened in Three Rivers changed the lives of millions.

Santiago Hernandez on town opposition to a Felix Longoria commemoration.

The relationship of Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Hector Garcia was complex and contentious.

In 1940s Three Rivers, segregation extended from town to cemetery.

Hal Riney describes the innovative Saturn car campaign.

Historian Jean Meyer describes how notions of revolution, history, and memory inform the film.

William Burroughs was an iconoclast who himself became an icon.

Burroughs didn't feel at home unless he had a loaded gun by his side.

Later in life, Burroughs moved from words to images...using some very unusual techniques.

Publisher V. Vale describes how Burroughs became a role model on the punk rock scene.

Who was Gilbert Stuart? His most famous portrait may be more ubiquitous than even the Mona Lisa.

Benazir Bhutto lived a life of Shakespearean proportions.

Follow the unlikely story of America's original shock-jock.

Back in the USSR, one man created a secret collection of suppressed masterpieces.

Painter Mikhail Kurzin tried to follow the Soviet style, but he couldn't stand it.

Igor Savitsky made over 20 trips to Uzbekistan to smuggle art treasures out of Moscow.

Artist Elena Korovay reacted with some chagrin to Savitsky's zeal for her work.

This haunting film examines a controversial work of Nazi propaganda.

A decade after World War II, East German archivists discovered an outtake reel from "The Ghetto."

A survivor recounts the deliberate staging of a scene.

Archivist Adrian Wood describes how outtakes revealed the lies behind Nazi documentary footage.

An update on the plight of the Nukus Museum.

Called back in 2007 as Pakistan's best hope for democracy, Benazir paid the highest price.

Her wedding to Asif Ali Zardari was compared to a Bollywood movie or a campaign event.

In a recorded interview, Benazir described the people as her greatest source of strength.

One woman filed a historic lawsuit that forever changed the relationship between religion and schools.

Witness a century of defiant victories that impact Mexico to this day.