AMES, Iowa -- In the late 1700s and early 1800s, Americans pushed west, laying the groundwork for systematic land subdivision, property distribution and the planning of a nation of cities. Iowa State ...
AMES, Iowa -- In the years between Chicago's Great Fire of 1871 and the country's Great Depression, Chicago was the epicenter for development of the skyscraper. Iowa State University's Thomas Leslie ...
A Georgetown University English professor’s lecture on the cultural and literary significance of Truman Capote’s novel “In Cold Blood” was featured on Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN), ...
Fall of the Berlin Wall 25 th Anniversary - Sunday at 8pm ET The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago on November 9, 1989. Â We'll revisit that historic day this Sunday with archival C-SPAN video featuring ...
Non-fiction books and authors. Viewers join students in the classroom to hear lectures on campuses across the country on topics ranging from the American Revolution to 9-11. People and events that ...