What was the life expectancy 100 years ago?

A new trend in gift giving this holiday season is capturing your family history on film. This is an excerpt of "A Time and Place" by The Media Village. (Nov. 26)

http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives Do you have an object that you think may have played a starring role in American history but don't quite know how? Why not give the History Detectives a crack at it! Most of the mysteries featured on HISTORY DETECTIVES come from viewers' e-mail submissions. In the past season alone the Detectives have helped a Lexington, North Carolina viewer reunite a moving World War II diary with the family of its author; checked out an antique typewriter which a Portland, Oregon viewer thought may have belonged to World War II journalist Ernie Pyle; examined an old instrument panel owned by a Hoboken, New Jersey man to see if it might have been recovered from the crash of the Hindenburg. That's just the beginning. If you have a mystery you'd like the History Detectives to investigate, you can submit your story online at http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives Watch for new season of History Detectives premiering Summer 2009.

Some people are turning to professional film makers this holiday season to produce documentary-style family histories. This is an excerpt of "A Good Match," by Fiona Murphy. (Nov. 26)

Montreal Canadiens Greats Remember Finest Moments

The events that come to be known as the "Roswell Incident" begin in the early summer of 1947, leading to government cover-ups and repeated alien sightings. What really did happen at Roswell?

This video looks at some of the world's most famous prophets besides Nostradamus, including Mother Shipton, a British prophet rumored to have prophesized World War Two, and Saint Malachy, whose Prophecy of Popes still rings true today.

Jon Meacham compares Andrew Jackson and Barack Obama's amazing connection to people.

A brief look at aphrodisiacs such as Spanish Fly and Ginseng

Jon Meacham will tell us about "Old Hickory" Andrew Jackson.

For more videos, head to www.wsj.com/video. A new trend in gift giving this holiday season is capturing your family history on film. This is an excerpt of "A Time and Place" by The Media Village. (Nov. 26)