Governments can be constitutional monarchies, dictatorships, federal republics, parliamentary democracies, constitutional republics. More than a system of rules and regulations, they help civilized people to live together peacefully. These stories explore different forms of government.
After the Tsar abdicated in March of 1917, Russians set up local soviets (governing councils).
During "The Winter of Discontent," worker strikes paralyzed Britain.
Part 2 of Stefan Sharff's documentary on the Selma-to-Montgomery civil-rights march.
Forty-seven years after the death of President Kennedy, Gerald Blaine (a former Secret Service agent assigned to the White House Detail) and Clint Hil...
Clint Hill was Mrs. Kennedy's secret service agent on November 22, 1963.
WARNING: THIS CLIP INCLUDES AN EXECUTION SCENE WHICH TOOK PLACE DURING THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.
The Bay of Pigs fueled Castro's worry of an American invasion and his desire for missiles from the Soviet Union.
President Kennedy summoned his most trusted advisors to evaluate America's options.
Walter Cronkrite recalls tension in the CBS newsroom during the height of the "missile crisis.
As plans for an invasion of Cuba continued, during the "Missile Crisis," President Kennedy sent his advisors home on Saturday evening.
This Universal Newsreel depicts the coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, his Queen Consort, on May 12, 1937.
Television was in its infancy on the day of George VI's coronation.
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