History
SCETV Featured Program
Victory Starts Here: Fort Jackson Centennial
The 100 Year history of Fort Jackson and its impact on the city of Columbia and South Carolina.
Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training
A look at basic combat training, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Fort Jackson Graduation Ceremony
Army basic training graduation ceremony.
Fort Jackson Extended Interviews
Extended interviews from the documentary about the 100th anniversary of Fort Jackson.
Vietnam and Korea
Voices from Vietnam
Vietnam experiences to the “Traveling Wall” exhibit in Blythewood, S.C.
William Westmoreland: The Man Behind The Four Stars
William Westmoreland: The Man Behind The Four Stars.
The Vietnam War
Details and extended content for an immersive narrative by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick airing September.
The Battle of Chosin
Thanksgiving Day 1950, American-led United Nations troops march in North Korea are caught off guard.
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.
Korean VETS: Stories of Service
Stories from the shores of S. Korea to the battle of Chosin Reservoir.
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
RETURN TO NORMANDY
Veterans reunite for the 70th anniversary of the invasion of D-Day in Normandy, France.
Shoebox Memories
A collection of stories from ten WWII Veterans. Their stories begin with Eisenhower's orders to invade Normandy late at night on June 6, 1944 and end with the liberation of Dachau on April 24, 1945.
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.
The Greatest Generation
The generation that persevered through the Great Depression and won a global war.
Man and Moment: T. Moffatt Burriss
Burriss and his heroic attempt to capture several bridges in Operation Market Garden.
Vanishing Generation
Important personal stories and accounts to be remembered forever.
South Carolinians in WWII
An eight episode video collective of personal stories told by South Carolina veterans.
Generations of Heroes
The living memories of heroes and civilians who have served.
S.C. Voices: Lessons From the Holocaust
S.C. Senator John Drummond shares the story of his capture by the Nazis.
Content for the Classroom
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Holocaust Forum
Teacher's guide and supplementary media.
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The Tuskegee Airmen
An all African American flying squadron established in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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World War II
An Illustrated History.
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World War II (1939–1945)
A collection of videos and photos from Knowitall.org.
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.
Bernard Baruch, Woodrow Wilson, and WWI
Peace efforts after the conclusion of WWI.
Roosevelts' WWI Rough Riders
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.
The Great War (Passport Members)
A documentary constructed using unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters from World War I.
Content for the Classroom
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World War I (1914–1918)
A collection of media from Knowitall.org.
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American Women in the Great War
Independent and educated, a figure known as the New Woman was emerging.
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World War I
An Illustrated History.
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PBS: The Great War
Articles, video clips, and photos.
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