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The History Channel Presents The Spanish-American War - First Intervention

Actor: Spanish-American War: First Intervention
ASIN : B000NO240W
Sales Rank : 18361
Brand : A&E
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0733961772098
UPC : 733961772098
Release Date : December 31, 2007
Publisher : A&E Home Video
Manufacturer : A&E Home Video
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Label : A&E Home Video
Running Time : 141

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Over the course of 113 historic days in 1898, the United States established itself for the first time as a true international power, expanding American reach around the globe. The major battles of the war were fought simultaneously in Cuba and the Philippines, proving the might of a newly reorganized U.S. Navy. From the sinking of the USS Maine to the Battle of Manila Bay and the Rough Riders' legendary charge up San Juan Hill, some of the most iconic stories and images of the new American superpower were forged in this short war. In THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR: FIRST INTERVENTION, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® presents the conflict that set a precedent for American intervention in foreign engagements, the results of which continue to resonate today.

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Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 07/01/2008 Run time: 75 minutes Rating: Nr

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Creating a foolproof plan to beat Las Vegas has been a goal for gamblers and grifters since the city was established, but only one group has come closest to making such a system pay off--a collection of math whizzes from M.I.T. The unique rise and fall of their blackjack team is the focus of this intriguing 2004 History Channel documentary. For two years in the early '90s, the team reaped millions from casinos around the world with their scheme, until conflict within the group and a diligent security company brought the group's winnings to a crashing halt. Interviews with team members and author Ben Mezrich, whose 2003 book Bringing Down the House focuses on a later M.I.T. team, provide the most interesting moments; however, the pulpy narration, hyperactive direction, and awkward dramatic re-creations cheapen the doc's efforts to effectively relay this engaging story. More straightforward and successful attempts to address the world of gambling are featured in the DVD's supplemental features, which offer two additional History Channel documentaries, High Rollers: A History of Gambling and "How To Win in Las Vegas," an episode from their Conquest series. --Paul Gaita

The Great Ships - The Pirate Ships (History Channel)

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This program recounts the reign and the swift agile and dangerous pirate ships that were the scourge of the high seas during the golden age of piracy in the late 17th and early 18 centuries. The JOLLY ROGER with its terrifying skull and crossbones ensign struck fear in the hearts of sailors everywhere. The adventure and rebellion of the pirate life as well as these colorful mend and their ships have earned them a place in the popular imagination.System Requirements:Running Time 50 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 733961752847 Manufacturer No: AAE-75284

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History Undercover - Roswell: Final Declassification (History Channel)

Actor: Roswell-Final Declassification
ASIN : B000BKVL98
Sales Rank : 30602
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767085328
ISBN : 0767085329
UPC : 733961731293
Release Date : December 27, 2005
Publisher : A&E Home Video
Manufacturer : A&E Home Video
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Running Time : 50

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Ever since a strange object fell from the sky near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947, controversy has brewed over what it really was. The National Archive is about to declassify the last remaining files on the Roswell incident, releasing 11 boxes from a government vault. Granted the first chance to check out their contents--including film, photos, audio recordings, files, and an unidentified metallic object--our cameras also accompany a University of New Mexico expedition to the original crash site. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection

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Ken Burns's fourth short film gives us a clear taste for the style that he made famous with The Civil War and Baseball. The first half of this hour-long program examines the design and construction of the Statue of Liberty using drawings, photographs, and readings (Jeremy Irons gives voice to French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, who designed the statue). As narrator David McCullough states, no one at the dedication ceremony mentioned immigration, but the statue became a towering symbol of America's open-door policy. The second half examines the meaning of the statue and of liberty itself. Comments by author James Baldwin, director Milos Forman, and politicians Barbara Jordan and Mario Cuomo reverberate, as does Paul Simon's song "American Tune," which bookends the picture. --Doug Thomas

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Modern Marvels - FBI's Crime Lab

Actor: Modern Marvels
ASIN : B000CS461Y
Sales Rank : 41201
Brand : A&E
Studio : A&E Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0733961747454
UPC : 733961747454
Release Date : December 28, 2006
Publisher : A&E Home Video
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Running Time : 50

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Modern Marvels

FBI's Crime Lab

On April 25, 2003, The Federal Bureau of Investigation officially opened it’s new Laboratory Division Facility. This state-of-the-art facility is the most sophisticated forensic laboratory in the world. It is where the art and science of criminology join forces to solve some of the nation’s most perplexing crimes, from local homicides to terrorist attacks such as those which occurred on September 11, 2001. This edition of Modern Marvels takes you inside these new facilities to demonstrate some of the advanced technologies and techniques scientists, criminologists and agents perform here. It provides insight to the history of the Bureau’s forensic activities as well as a fascinating look at modern forensics. FBI’s Crime Lab would be useful for classes on American History, Criminal Justice, Law and Justice and Science. It is appropriate for middle school and high school.

OBJECTIVES

Students will explore the FBI’s forensic facilities to understand the role of science and technology in criminal investigations as well as criminology. They will learn about the Bureau’s history of forensics as well as its modern application in a post 9/11 nation.

NATIONAL HISTORY STANDARDS

FBI’s Crime Lab fulfills the following National Standards for History for grades 5-12: chronological thinking and historical comprehension for United States History eras 8, 9 and 10.

Vocabulary

• absentia
• contaminate
• espionage
• inhibit
• misnomer
• sabotage
• striation
• tenacity
• vanguard

Discussion Questions

1. At the FBI’s Crime Lab, forensic scientists help the Bureau to solve crimes. What is a forensic scientist? Are there different types? What do they do?

2. Workers at the Crime Lab refer to it as “Battle Star Gallactica.” Why?

3. The Crime Lab building is designed to preserve the “integrity of evidence.” What does this mean? How does the design of the building accomplish this?

4. Forensic science is more than a science and more than art. Discuss how it is both an art and a science.

5. What are some of the types or forms of analysis performed at the Crime Lab?

6. What makes this lab unique?

7. The Crime Lab is the most sophisticated crime laboratory in the world. What are the origins of this lab?

8. Discuss the role of Agent Charles Appel in developing FBI forensic science.

9. The FBI Crime Lab uses serology to solve some crime cases. What is serology? How is it used to solve crimes?

10. How do scientists of the firearms unit determine if a bullet came from a particular firearm?

11. Agents consider homemade bombs especially dangerous. Why?

12. What are latent fingerprints?

13. Discuss how DNA is the fingerprint of the 21st century.

14. There are two different types of DNA, nuclear and mitochondrial. What is the difference between these two types?

15. How did the events of September 11, 2001 change the mission and methods of the FBI?

Extended Activities

1. Design your own crime lab. Research forensics on the Internet and use your information to design your own lab.

2. Create a poster illustrating the different methods forensic scientists use.

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