PROGRAM 1 1
Part 1 Introduction to the Series 2
Part 2 New Year's Day 3
OPEN HOUSE 4
MUMMERS 5
ROSE PARADE 6
ROSE BOWL GAME 7
Part 3 New Year'S Eve 8
A DATE 9
DRINKING AND DRIVING 10
Part 4 Entertainment in America 12
THE PRINT MEDIA 13
NEWSPAPERS 13
MAGAZINES 15
THE BROADCAST MEDIA 17
RADIO 18
TELEVISION 20
CABLE TELEVISION 22
FILMS 22
RATINGS 23
ENTERTAINMENT:ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 25
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 1 26
PROGRAM 2 31
Part 1 Martin Luther King Day 32
MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR 32
FEDERAL HOLIDAY 33
MARCH ON WASHINGTON 34
Part 2 Black-American History before the Civil War 37
SLAVERY 37
BENJAMIN BANNEKER,SCIENTIST 38
ABOLITIONISTS 39
Part 3 The Civil War 42
FREEDOM 43
VOTING RIGHTS 43
BOOKER T.WASHINGTON 44
HAMPTON INSTITUTE 46
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE 47
Part 4 African-Americans in the 1900's 49
THE NAACP 49
MALCOLM X 50
ISLAM IN AMERICA 51
THE BLACK FAMILY 52
THREE PROBLEMS 52
ROLE MODELS 54
BLACK CHRISTIANS 55
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 2 57
PROGRAM 3 63
Part 1 Groundhog Day 64
CANDLEMAS 65
CELEBRATIONS 67
SUPERSTITIONS 67
Part 2 Valentine's Day 70
LUPERCALIA 71
VALENTINE 72
MIXED CUSTOMS 73
CARDS 75
SENDING CARDS 77
Part 3 Pets in the West 78
PET TRADITIONS 80
CLUBS AND FAIRS 84
PET PROBLEMS 84
IMPORTANCE OF PETS 85
VALENTINE'S DAY:ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 87
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 3 88
PROGRAM 4 93
Part 1 Lincoln'S Birthday 94
CURRENCY AND COINS 95
KENTUCKY 96
DANIEL BOONE 96
ILLINOIS 100
U.S.CONGRESSMAN 100
PRESIDENT 102
THE CIVIL WAR 102
RECONSTRUCTION 103
Part 2 Washington'S Birthday 105
HONESTY 106
TOBACCO 107
SURVEYOR 108
CoMMANDER 110
PRESIDENT 112
Part 3 Presidents'Day 114
WEEKENDS 114
FEDERAL HOLIDAYS 115
THE $1 BILL 116
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 4 118
PROGRAM 5 123
Part 1 Lunar New Year'S 124
CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR 124
ASIANS TO AMERICA 126
CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA 126
IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS 128
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION 130
OTHER ASIANS 130
ASIANS IN HAWAI'I 131
KOREAN-AMERICANS 132
Part 2 Shared Asian Traditions 133
BUDDHISM 134
THE TRADITIONAL NEWYEAR 135
AT HOME 136
FOOD 137
MODERN OBSERVANCES 139
SYMBOLs 140
PUBLIC OBSERVANCES 140
Part 3 Asian-Americans 142
INTEGRATION AND AMERICANIZATION 142
ECONOMIC SUCCESS 144
FAMILY RELATIONS 146
WEDDINGS 147
BLENDED CULTURES 147
ASIAN STEREOTYPES 148
CONFLICTS 150
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 5 151
PROGRAM 6 159
Part 1 St.Patrick's Day 160
ST.PATRICK 160
CAPTIVITY 161
ESCAPE 162
RETURN TO IRELAND 163
Part 2 Ireland 165
IRISH HISTORY 165
EARLY IMMIGRA TION TO AMERICA 167
NORTHERN IRELAND 169
Part 3 Christian History 171
THE ROMAN CA THOLIC CHURCH 172
THE EASTERN CHURCHES 172
RELIGIOUS CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT 173
THE REFORMATION 175
GERMANS TO AMERICA 177
Part 4 Industrialization 178
IRISH IMMIGRANTS 179
IRISH POLITICAL POWER 180
AMERICAN CHURCH PROBLEMS 182
Part 5 St Patrick's Day in America 184
IRISH-AMERICANS 184
IRISH TRADITIONS 184
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 6 187
PROGRAM 7 193
Part 1 April Fools'Day 194
LUNAR CALENDARS 194
ROMAN CALENDARS 194
NEW YEAR'S DAY CHANGE 196
MODERN APRIL FOOL'S DAY CUSTOMS 197
Part 2 Sports in America 199
THE SPORTS ETHIC 199
SPECTATOR SPORTS 202
PLAYING FOR FUN 205
SPORTS AS BUSINESS 206
Part 3 Recreation in America 207
PARTICIPATORY RECREATION 207
LIBRARIES AND READING 208
SHOPPING 210
COLLECTING 211
Part 4 Work in America 213
DO IT YOURSELF 213
THEWORK ETHIC 215
THEWORKWEEK 217
JOB TYPES 218
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 7 220
PROGRAM 8 225
Part 1 Passover 226
SLAVES IN EGYPT 226
GOD'S PASSOVER 227
MODERN PASSOVER 228
THE SEDER 228
Part 2 Good Friday 231
THE LAST SUPPER 231
THE CRUCIFIXION 234
LENT 235
GOOD FRIDAY OBSERVANCES 237
Part 3 Easter Sunday 240
PALM SUNDAY 241
CHURCH ATTENDANCE 245
MODERN OBSERVANCES 247
Part 4 German-Americans 247
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH 248
GERMAN LUTHERANS 249
Part 5 Easter Traditions 250
EGGS 250
BASKETS AND BU NNIES 251
FLOWERS 252
EASTER MUSIC 253
CHART OF WORLD HISTORY 254
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 8 255
PROGRAM 9 261
Part 1 May Day 262
MAYPOLE 262
Part 2 Cinco de Mayo 264
MEXICAN-AMERICANS 264
Part 3 Hispanic-Americans 266
Part 4 Labor Day 267
SAM GOMPERS 267
THE A.F.L. 271
THE GREAT DEPRESSION 272
THE C.I.O. 274
MODERN LABOR DAY 275
Part 5 Public Education in America 276
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS 277
AMERICAN SCHOOL HISTORY 279
Part 6 Higher Education in America 284
DEGREES 284
HIGHER EDUCATION SHOCKS 287
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 9 290
PROGRAM 10 297
Part 1 Mother'S Day 298
MRS ANNA REEVES JARVIS 300
MOTHERS'FRIENDSHIP MEETING 300
Part 2 A National Mother'S Day 303
HONOR MOTHERS 304
MISS ANNE JARVIS 305
Part 3 American Mothers 308
CHILD CARE 308
LATCH-KEY CHILDREN 310
Part 4 Mother'S Day Actvities 311
CARDS 311
MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS 312
Part 5 Telephoning 316
BUSINESS PHONE CALLS 317
HOME PHONE CALLS 318
Part 6 Letter Writing 320
FRIENDLY LETTERS 320
BUSINESS LETTERS 322
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 10 326
PROGRAM 11 331
Part 1 Memorial Day 332
NAME 332
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY 334
OBSERVANCES 336
PATRIOTISM 337
Part 2 Flag Day 340
PLEDGE 341
STAR SPANGLED BANNER 341
Part 3 Veterans'Day 342
ORIGINS 343
OBSERVANCES 344
Part 4 Vacation Travel 345
CARS 345
AUTO CLUBS 346
A TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES 347
ABBREVIATIONS:U.S.A.AND CANADA 357
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 11 358
PROGRAM 12 365
Part 1 Father'S Day 366
TRADITIONAL VALUES 366
ROLES IN WESTERN SOCIETY 367
Part 2 American Families 368
FOUR FAMILY TYPES 369
Part 3 Raising Children 373
LOVING CHILDREN 374
SPOILING CHILDREN 374
Part 4 FatherS Day Observances 375
DAD,FATHER,DADDY,PAPA,PAPPY,PA 376
CARDS 377
Part 5 Modern Father'S Day 378
WHAT CHILDREN DO 380
WHATA FATHER DOES 382
Part 6 Keep Busy 383
EARLY SETTLERS 384
4-H CLUBS 385
EARLY EDUCATION 388
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 12 390
PROGRAM 13 395
Part 1 American Independence Day 396
THE COLONIES-HISTORY 396
INDEPENDENCE 400
THE PEOPLE 401
Part 2 Observances 403
ACTIVITIES 404
TELEVISION 407
Part 3 Canada Day 408
CANADA 408
REVOLUTION VS.EVOLUTION 411
Part 4 Halloween 412
EUROPEAN ROOTS 412
EARLY CUSTOMS 414
TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN 416
HALLOWEEN CHANGES 417
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 13 420
PROGRAM 14 Columbus Day 427
Part 1 Native-Americans 428
Part 2 Columbus 434
A SEA ROUTE 436
HIS VISION 437
Part 3 The Voyage to the West 441
PROBLEMS 442
ARRIVAL 445
EXPLORATION 446
Part 4 Return to Spain 447
THEWELCOME 448
Part 5 The Columbian Exchange 449
PLANTS AND ANIMALS 450
Part 6 Columbus Day 453
Part 7 Italian-Americans 454
Early 16th Century Exploration 457
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 14 458
PROGRAM 15 Thanksgiving Day 467
Part 1 History 468
Part 2 Canada's First Thanksgiving Day 472
Part 3 The Puritans 473
THE PILGRIM FATHERS 475
Part 4 Plymouth Colony 476
DEPARTURE 477
INDIANS HELP 480
Part 5 The First American Thanksgiving 482
FOOD 483
Part 6 Later Thanksgiving Days 486
DAYS TO THANK GOD 487
Part 7 Modern Thanksgiving Day 490
FOUR F'S 490
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 15 494
PROGRAM 16 Jewish-American Holidays 501
Part 1 The Festival of Lights 502
THE MACCABEE UPRISING 503
A FAMILY FESTIVAL 505
JUDAISM IN AMERICA 506
Part 2 Jewish-Americans:Background 509
JEWISH HISTORY BEFORE 1776 509
ISRAELITES 510
ROMAN CATHOLIC PERSECUTION 511
Part 3 Jewish-Americans:Modern History 513
ANTI-SEMITISM 514
Part 4 Jewish-Americans:Life and Holidays 518
EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH IMMIGRANTS 518
THE JEWISH SOCIAL ETHIC 520
Part 5 SpeciaI Jewish Days 521
THE SABBATH 521
SEVEN HOLIDAYS 522
Part 6 American Immigration 524
CHARLES STEINMETZ 525
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 16 527
PROGRAM 17 The Christmas Story 535
Part 1 Thanksgiving and Christmas 536
Part 2 "Christ"＋"mas" 537
MESSIAH 538
GREEK"CHRIST" 539
Part 3 The Baby Jesus 541
MIRACLES 542
THE NAME 544
BETHLEHEM 547
Part 4 The Angels and the Shepherds 549
BIBLE VERSIONS 549
SHEPHERDS 549
THE BABY 552
PEACE 553
Part 5 The Magi 554
THE STAR 555
GIFTS 557
Part 6 Secular VS.Religious 559
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 17 562
PROGRAM 18 Santa Claus 567
Part 1 Nicholas 568
A SAINT 569
DECEMBER 6TH 571
Part 2 Dutch Sint Niklaas 574
SINT NICKLAAS DAY 574
AMERICAN SANTA CLAUS 575
"A VISIT FROM ST NICHOLAS" 577
Part 3 Santa Claus Customs 580
MODERN SAN TA CLAUS 582
VISITING SANTA 584
SUPERSTITION AND TRADITION 585
"YES,VIRGINIA…" 587
JOY IN GIVING 588
Part 4 Secular Christmas 589
COMMERCIALIZATION 590
SECULARIZATION 590
SYMBOLS 592
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 18 593
PROGRAM 19 Christmas Observances 601
Part 1 The Christmas Season 602
Part 2 Religious Customs 602
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC 603
ADVENT 605
Part 3 December 25th 607
Part 4 Secular Customs 609
DECORATIONS 610
CHRISTMAS CARDS 612
CHRISTMAS PLANTS 613
Part 5 Christmas Tree 614
Part 6 Christmas Eve 620
Part 7 Christmas Day 622
Part 8 Boxing Day 626
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 19 628
PROGRAM 20 635
Part 1 Year-end Holidays 636
LUCIA FESTIVAL 636
EPIPHANY 637
A CHRISTMAS CAROL 638
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS 639
Part 2 Christmas Greetings 641
CHRISTMAS STAMPS 643
THANK-YOU NOTES 643
Part 3 Christmas Carols 646
EARLY WESTERN MUSIC 646
STILLE NACHT 648
Part 4 Summary of the Series 652
HOLIDAYS CLASSIFIED 652
HOLIDAYS SUMMARIZED 653
Part 5 Farewell 658
A LETTER 659
Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 20 661