Today in History for March 22nd

Highlights of this day in history: Britain enacts the Stamp Act on its American colonies; The 'Garbage Barge'; Skater Tara Lipinski reaches the record books; The Beatles release 'Please Please Me'; Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber born. (March 22)

Ancient Prophecies - Jules Verne

Jules Verne, writer of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, along with many other classic science fiction novels, was able to forsee with imagination the future: Cars, places, submarines, even weapons of mass destruction. Also, space travel. Watch this ten minute clip, complete, hosted by David McCallum.

Lost Treasures of the Ancient World - Carthage

Join us for an exploration of the wonders of the ancient city of Carthage, which stood on the northern coast of Africa, near modern-day Tunis. The earliest artifacts unearthed by archaeologists dat...
Join us for an exploration of the wonders of the ancient city of Carthage, which stood on the northern coast of Africa, near modern-day Tunis. The earliest artifacts unearthed by archaeologists date from 800 BC. Now, we provide an unique glimpse of the "New City" (in Phoenician, Qart Hadasht; Cartago to the Romans), including the mighty walled fortress of Byrsa, which overlooked Carthage's splendid twin harbors. Some of the world's leading authorities provide interpretation and analysis, including Dr. Chris Pelling of University College, Oxford; Nicholas Purcell of St. John's College, Oxford; Henry Hurst of Churchill College, Cambridge; and Professor T. Weiderman of Nottingham University. Features new location footage, stylish reconstructions, groundbreaking 3D graphics and animation sequences.

The Lost Treasures of the Ancient World series uses detailed reconstructions, sophisticated photography and 3D computer animation techniques to reconstruct wonders from past civilizations. In the video Carthage, viewers are introduced to the stunning wonders of the ancient city built along the northern coastal waters of Africa. Examine its earliest artifacts and see the famous walled fortress of Bysra. Other videos in the series include, Ancient Greece, Carthage, Ancient Jerusalem, The Romans in North Africa, and Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Hitler - The Rise of Evil (CBS/Alliance Atlantis)

Hitler: The Rise Of Evil is a TV miniseries that aired in two parts in May 2003 on CBS, and was produced by Alliance Atlantis. The film explores Adolf Hitler's rise and his early consolidation of power during the years after World War I and focuses closely on how the embittered, politically fragmented and economically buffeted German society after Word War I made that ascent possible. Also central to the plot is the influence that Ernst Hanfstaengl had on Hitler's rise to power. The subplot of this film follows the struggles of Fritz Gerlich, a German journalist who opposes the rising National Socialist German Workers Party. He is portrayed in the role of a martyr to fulfill the essence of the quotation attributed to Edmund Burke, which is displayed at the beginning and at the end of the film: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." 2 Episodes - 16 Parts Cast: Robert Carlyle as Adolf Hitler Stockard Channing as Klara Hitler Jena Malone as Geli Raubal Julianna Margulies as Helene Hanfstaengl Matthew Modine as Fritz Gerlich Liev Schreiber as Ernst Hanfstaengl Peter Stormare as Ernst Röhm Friedrich von Thun as Erich Ludendorff Peter O'Toole as Paul von Hindenburg Zoe Telford as Eva Braun Terence Harvey as Gustav von Kahr Justin Salinger as Dr. Joseph Goebbels Chris Larkin as Hermann Göring James Babsen as Rudolf Hess Patricia Netzer as Sophie Gerlich Harvey Friedman as Friedrich Hollaender Nicole Marischka as Blandine Ebinger Julie-Ann Hassett as Angela Hitler Thomas Sangster as Hitler age 10 Simon Sullivan as Hitler age 17 Robert Glenister as Anton Drexler Ian Hogg as Alois Hitler

Air Force One - flying White House

The world's most exclusive airplane, a combination of a luxury hotel and a super-secret military command post, is profiled in this documentary produced by National Geographic. The history of presidential flight, from its beginnings with President Roosevelt making a secret wartime flight in 1943, is covered, and particular attention is appropriately given to the historic flight that returned President Kennedy's body to Washington after his assassination. Filmed in the closing months of the Clinton administration, the film features the preparation for a presidential trip, which includes close involvement of the military and antiterrorist specialists of the U.S. Secret Service. The makers of this highly informative film were given unprecedented access to Air Force One, and the footage of the presidential 747 is spectacular.


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