{"data":{"description":"Famous Moments: Short educational films providing students of early America a better understanding of the people, places and events of this historical era.","title":"Videos","post_type":"page","content":"\u003ch2 class=\"firsth1\" style=\"color: #ad8431;\"\u003eFamous Moments in Early American History\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #ad8431;\"\u003eShort Educational Films of Noteworthy Events\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll short educational films in the 'Famous Moments' series highlight true stories of historical significance, providing students of early America with a better understanding of the people, places and events of this important era.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eOf added interest for viewers, each film tells its story using scenes and portraits from our collection of \u003ca title=\"Rare Images\" href=\"/earlyamerica/rare-images/\"\u003eEarly American Images\u003c/a\u003e. Many of the images are primary source documents — engravings, woodcuts and drawings that date back to the early to mid-1800s.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eStudents and Teachers alike will enjoy these short educational films exploring early American history.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePlease visit again as new films continue to be added.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable class=\"movietable\" style=\"color: #000000; height: 1460px;\" width=\"733\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/ben-franklin-story/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6309 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/3-3.jpg\" alt=\"Watch the Ben Franklin Story\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/ben-franklin-story/\"\u003eThe Ben Franklin Story\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis man who stood before kings... who helped establish a nation...whose inventions improved the lives of millions... humbly began his last will and testament with the words: \"I, Benjamin Franklin, Printer...\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/life-george-washington/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6302 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Watch The Life of George Washington\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/life-george-washington/\"\u003eThe Life of George Washington\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWashington's life — almost from his boyhood — was interwoven with the early history of this country. To understand his life is to understand that history — the important time before and during the founding of The Republic.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/declaring-independence/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6683 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/Declaring-Independence-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Declaring Independence\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/declaring-independence/\"\u003eDeclaring Independence\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNow the Americans had a real cause to fight for... a country they could call their own.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/paul-revere-messenger-revolution/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-6310 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/3.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Paul Revere, Messenger of the Revolution\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/paul-revere-messenger-revolution/\"\u003ePaul Revere, Messenger of the Revolution\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePaul Revere had an illustrious career as an engraver, silversmith, watchmaker and soldier. But above all, we will always remember him as a patriot and folk hero in the name of freedom!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/shot-heard-round-world/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-6304 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/1.jpg\" alt=\"Watch The Shot Heard Around The World\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/shot-heard-round-world/\"\u003eThe Shot Heard Around The World\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOn this day — April 19, 1775 — where \"once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard 'round the world,\" the War for Independence had now begun!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/treason-benedict-arnold/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6312 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/3-4.jpg\" alt=\"Watch The Treason of Benedict Arnold\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/treason-benedict-arnold/\"\u003eThe Treason of Benedict Arnold\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLeaving a legacy of a name forever after synonymous with \"traitor.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/real-face-george-washington/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6308 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/3-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Real Face of George Washington\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/real-face-george-washington/\"\u003eThe Real Face of George Washington\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIt has been the good fortune of generations ever since — and ours as well — that the sculptor and his model created this important artifact as part of our national heritage, the Real Face of George Washington.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u0026nbsp;\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/molly-pitcher-american-heroine/\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6301 size-full\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Molly Pitcher, An American Heroine\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/videos/molly-pitcher-american-heroine/\"\u003eMolly Pitcher. 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