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Tiburcio Velasquez — A Pinnacles National Park Story
[Transcript]Picture California in 1849. With the Mexican-American war over, California exchanged hands from Mexico to the U.S. And at the same time, the gold rush had brought tens of thousands of newcomers, mostly Anglo-Americans. For th...
The Story of Big Sur — A Pacific Coast Highway
[Transcript]In the United States, perhaps no stretch of highway is as storied as Big Sur. So, what exactly is that story? Well, depending on who you ask, Big Sur's southernmost point is somewhere around Cambria, San Simeon, or even Morr...
Kelp Forests — A Pacific Coast Highway Story
[Transcript]Giant kelp is a kind of seaweed. Now, kelp can stretch more than a hundred feet from the rocky seafloor up to the ocean surface. And just like a forest on land, the kelp shelters an incredible variety of life. R...
When The Village Went Quiet — A German Village Story
[Transcript]Sometimes, when I'm in German Village, I feel that if I listen closely, I can almost hear the echoes of the old world. The rhythmic clatter of horse-drawn wagons on brick streets. The hum of neighbors speaking German and Eng...
The Library of Congress - A Capitol Hill, Washington DC Story
[Transcript]This is a living archive that preserves the American story in all of its forms. People often ask, can you check out books from the Library of Congress? And the answer is no, nothing leaves the building. Members of Congress an...