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    Bombshell

    S37 Ep8 |
    Bombshell explores how the US manipulated the narrative about the toll of the WWII atomic bombings.
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    Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience

    S37 Ep7 |
    Discover how Kissinger’s anti-Communism would shape U.S. foreign policy, from Vietnam to the USSR.
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    Part 1 | Kissinger | American Experience

    S37 Ep6 |
    The life of the brilliant foreign policy powerbroker who shaped the world in which we live.
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    Hard Hat Riot

    S37 Ep5 |
    The violent 1970 clash between student protestors and construction workers in downtown NY.
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    The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)

    S7 Ep2 |
    Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
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    Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

    S37 Ep4 |
    The story of L.A.’s noxious smog problem and the creation of the EPA and Clean Air Act.
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    Mr. Polaroid

    S37 Ep3 |
    The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.
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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

    S37 Ep2 |
    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
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    Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

    S37 Ep1 |
    The story of one of the most influential yet forgotten civil rights figures, Walter White.

Specials

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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [ASL]

    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
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    Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act [Extended Audio Description]

    The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
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    Plague at the Golden Gate (Chinese)

    一起來了解1900 年舊金山爆發的淋巴腺鼠疫如何引起恐懼和反亞裔情緒。
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    Plague at the Golden gate (español)

    Descubra cómo la peste bubónica desató miedo y sentir antiasiático en San Francisco.
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    Flood in the Desert (español)

    Explore el derrumbe de la represa en 1928, el segundo desastre más mortal en California.
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    Zoot Suit Riots (español)

    En 1943, se desataron en LA, los peores disturbios raciales en la ciudad hasta la fecha.
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    The American Diplomat (español)

    Tres diplomáticos negros que rompieron las barreras raciales en el Dpto. de Estado.
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    Riveted: The History of Jeans (español)

    Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana.
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    Roberto Clemente (español)

    La excepcional vida y carrera de la estrella puertorriqueña del beisbol Roberto Clemente.

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