History

SCETV Featured Program
Vietnam and Korea
Flight Nurse
One of the most decorated women in the Korean War and WWII, with 11 battle stars, four air medals and more than 450 air evacuations in Europe and in Korea, Captain Kinkela, started as an air stewardess, where one had to be a registered nurse at the time, Kinkela then joined the Air Force and started evacuating soldiers off the battle field.
Content for the Classroom
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Vietnam War 1962–1975
A collection of videos and photos from Knowitall.org.
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SCETV/PBS LearningMedia - Korean War
Lesson plans and supplementary media.
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SCETV/PBS LearningMedia - Vietnam War
Lesson plans and supplementary media.
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PBS: In the Classroom
Browse and search lessons, activities and resources related to Ken Burns' films.
From South Carolina Public Radio
World War II
Fallen Heroes
World War II stories of William Farrow and Thomas Dry Howie. William Farrow was one of 80 airmen to volunteer to fly 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers, taking off from the USS Hornet aircraft carrier, bombing Japan, and then landing in China. Thomas Dry Howie was given command of the 3rd Battalion and sent to take the pivotal town on Saint-Lo.
World War I
Over Here: The Homefront During World War I
WWI changed South Carolina and how women and African-Americans saw themselves as a part of society. How do these stories fit into the bigger picture of South Carolina's history? The program examines pro-war and anti-war sentiment in a state that called Woodrow Wilson their own.