Every time I pick up the paper and read about some current politician's shenanigans, I get nostalgic for the tar-and-feather scene from John Adams.
If you have an interest in historic drama, see if you can get a copy of April Morning. As far as I know it was only on TV once - it's based on the events of April 19, 1775, and the famous "Shot heard 'round the world" which touched off the American Revolution. Tommy Lee Jones stars.