city towards has partnered with time warner cable to learn about the history of lincoln, nebraska. >> cavett was one of the most important writers. she was given every award possible before she died. except for the nobel prize. she was known for some of her masterpieces, like the professor's house. in 1943, she had made a will which had a few restrictions including she did not want her letters to be published, or be quoted in whole or in part. she left behind 3000 letters that we know about now. the biggest collection was left here in nebraska. in her will, she left one more important thing. she left the discretion of her trusty whether or not to enforce her preference. they believed as an educational

organization that she belongs to our shared heritage. announcer: an important historical figure in nebraska's history was solomon d butcher. >> he was a pioneering photographer in custer county in western nebraska. he took photos from 1887 until the early 1890's of homesteaders and was able to tell the majority of this important development of american history. i am going to show you when a my favorite images. it is the photograph of the sisters. of -- of the chrisman sisters. it is four sisters who eat took a homestead -- who each took a homestead claim in custer county. this was the first time that

women could own land on their own. it did not belong to their husbands or their fathers. a single woman could own her own land which was a really big deal with the homestead act. each sister took a homestead. near their father's ranch. they each built a small house on the homestead which was part of the homestead act. they would take turns staying in each other's house and working each other's farm. the sisters really pulled together and made it in lincoln, nebraska. announcer: watch all of our evidence from lincoln saturday afternoon on american history tv from c-span3. each week, american history tv real america brings you archival

films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> in america's first mission gemini four would finish 62 revolutions. the spacecraft would be inserted into orbit at 185 miles an attitude over bermuda. people were already adding a new word to their vocabulary. eva. it stood for extrovert -- extravehicular activity. some were uncertain whether you said eva or eva. regardless of the pronunciation it would be common abbreviation of our time. the flight plan called for eva to be on its second orbit.

somewhere over hawaii, the plan was to open the hatch of a deep -- of the cabin and stand up. over the west coast, he would leave the spacecraft that expose himself to speak. her 12 minutes he would perform a new resolve the united states. he would return to gemini four and continue the mission. this was the flight plan. 5-4, 3-to-one. ignition. liftoff. at 10:16 a.m. eastern standard time, gemini four was on its way. gemini fur was an encouraging landmark related to future objectives.

♪ >> this sunday night at 8:00 eastern, we will look into the personal lives of two first ladies from the 1850's. jane pierce and harriet lane. jane pierce use -- loses her son in a tragic train accident. she spends much of her time in the white house writing heartbreaking notes to her son. orphaned at a young age, harriet lane lived with her uncle. secretary of state james buchanan and later becomes a hostess of the white house when he becomes president and the first to be called, first lady. jane pierce and terry at length this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, first ladies.