The grueling schedule and extreme conditions made life difficult for the highway builders.
An estimated 30 men died during the construction of the Alaska Highway.
When the U.S. military decided to assign three African American engineering regiments to the Alaska Highway project, it departed from its usual segregationist policies.
After the assault on Peark Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans quickly became all too aware of their vulnerability.
The men who had worked on the highway had conquered a vast wilderness, opening up the first land route to Alaska from the continental United States.
Listen to a playlist exploring the hidden music history in the Woodstock set list.
Watch Chapter 1 of Woodstock.
In 1969, Joel Rosenman and his partners met to brainstorm what would become Woodstock.
Five weeks before the festival, Max Yasgur, a dairy farmer agreed to host Woodstock on his property.
Enjoy this 23-hour sampling of songs that were played at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair between August 15-18, 1969.
Wavy Gravy named himself the “Please Chief” of the Hog Farm’s “Please Force." He was in charge of Woodstock festival security.
