Historical
photo sets |
1. The Interstate Highway System 2. The first Moon landing and space exploration 3. The Personal Computer - a technology revolution |
| History
food features |
The
original TV Dinner - just pop
it in the oven! McDonald's and the fast food industry |
| Videos
and Internet sites  Students: Check with your parents for permission before visiting Internet links. |
Cars,
Fast Food, and Interstate Highways - segment from The Century:
America's Time - Happy Days (3 of 3). Watch from start to 2:54. Lucy takes a job in a chocolate factory (By the end of the 1950s, nine out of ten US homes had TV sets. This is a clip from a popular TV comedy series that ran in that decade, I Love Lucy.) Space monkey Ham (1961) (a video of a film report on a famous monkey sent into space as part of the U.S. effort to put a man in space) |
| Also
consider: |
America: The Story of Us TV mini-series, Episode 11, "Superpower," has several good video segments on topics including economic prosperity, spreading suburbs, the Interstate Highway System, and the moon landing. This widely praised production originally ran on the History Channel. Less than $20 on Amazon for the 3 DVD set. |