Have Fun With History: Space Program Progress

The holiday season is upon us and Have Fun With History gives you the opportunity to go back and view some ghosts of Christmas Past in this collection of videos and a game.

This archival color footage of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is joined with the voice of President John F. Kennedy expressing his concern over the buildup of the Russian space program during the cold war.

J.F.K. tours a number of facilities around the U.S. connected with the development of the space program. Highlights include a visit with Werner Von Braun, and tours of Cape Canaveral & Houston as well as views of the Mercury and...

Learning module with multi-media resources, activities and videos on NASA, the Kennedy space program that dominated the 1960s.

Take the small step for man and giant leap for mankind with the Apollo astronauts using primary sources. Young historians explore the documents related to the American space program up through the lunar landing, including presidential...

This beautifully filmed presentation, narrated by Glen Ford, follows our country's progress from the early European colonists into the Revolutionary War and concludes with our country's constitution.

The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress and is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by...

A view into the history of Provincetown, Massaschusettes complete with town crier. This color presentation is grounded in the late 1940s and gives a view into the british and portuguese history that make Provincetown what it is today.

A video exploring the early history of the White House. Learn that early on, the White House was open to all with no need for invitation. Over time and for obvious reasons, visitation took on a more formal and secure precedure. [1:25]

History of telephone development from 1877 to 1935.