Curated Video
The Development of the West
Dr. Forrester talks about the Transcontinental Railroad and how it dramatically changed America. She then talks about those who settled in the Great Plains, including ranchers and farmers.
Hip Hughes History
Manifest Destiny in Ten Minutes
With many misguided comments, please know this is a lecture designed to help kids pass tests, the curriculum is set by NY state. I do not choose to bash Europeans, nor ignore ugly truths. This is a short theme based lecture on U.S....
Next Animation Studio
Solar plane completes Spain to Morocco flight
A solar powered plane has completed a 19-hour flight from Madrid in Spain to Morocco. Swiss plane the Solar Impulse is the size of a Boeing 747, but weighs around the same as a family car. The transcontinental flight is seen as a warm up...
Curated Video
Coast to Coast: America's First Transcontinental Railroad
Before there were viral videos and trending hashtags, the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 was one of the first mass media events in US history. Behind the glitzy headlines of that historic day - there’s a darker story...
Curated Video
Mirabel, Que., flyer bylaw leads to legal challenge
Residents in Mirabel, Que., must opt into receiving flyers, under a bylaw passed in 2019 to reduce landfill waste. The Quebec Superior Court rejected a lawsuit by the flyer distributor to quash the bylaw over access to information...
Getty Images
Howard Hughes' Constellation airplane sets flight record
/ Constellation airplane leaves California and lands in Washington, DC, in less than 7 hours / passengers boarding a constellation airplane / baggage cart slides under plane / CU propellers / plane in flight / flies across continent /...
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Transcontinental Flight Tme Lapse
Long Time Lapse video of a transcontinental flight over the USA from San Diego to Atlanta with turbine visible
Getty Images
American Airlines Transcontinental Flight
Arriving at Gander International Airport / Boarding American Airlines Flight / Cabin Plane Wing / American Airlines Transcontinental Flight on September 10, 1955 in Gander, Newfoundland (Footage by Getty Images)
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Ira C. Eaker discusses first transcontinental blind flight
In 1953, Lieutenant General Ira C Eaker discusses first transcontinental blind flight / states how he was in first B-12 plane with hood over it and William Kempner was in a second plane acting as safety pilot / image of plane flying /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
John Macready and Oakley Kelly make first nonstop coast-to-coast flight across the US in 1923
WS ground crew pumps gasoline into Fokker T-2 airplane at Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, on May 2, 1923 / aviators Oakley Kelly (in shirt sleeves) and John Macready (in flight gear, smoking a cigarette) shake hands in front of...
Bloomberg
Private Plane Market Takes Off to Hit Max Speed of $16,000 A Hour
Jan.21 -- On "Bloomberg Money Undercover", Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz talks with Thomas Flohr, founder and chairman of Vista Global, which competes in the private plane market under its brands XO and VistaJet.