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FDR: Day of Infamy

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The War



President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks to the country following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Continue


Pearl Harbor: The Attack

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The War



Daniel Inouye was preparing to go to church with his family when the attack on Pearl Harbor began Continue


Palm Springs, CA (Hour 3) - Preview

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Antiques Roadshow



The history and collecting of celestial maps; a 1956 signed photo of a 10-year-old posed between baseball Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella. 6/24/2013 Continue


Coming Soon to Global Voices: Egalité for All

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Global Voices



It was the only successful slave insurrection in history. Vaguely remembered today, it was a hurricane at the turn of the nineteenth century traumatizing Southern planters and inspiring slaves and abolitionists worldwide. Egalité for All:Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution tells the story of a movement that's been called the true birth moment of universal human rights. Continue


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Antiques Roadshow



A visit to nearby Pioneertown to discuss trophy belt buckles; Marilyn Monroe’s dress from the classic 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot. 6/17/2013 Continue


Rita Moreno

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Latino Americans



Rita Moreno talks about her experience on West Side Story and the prejudices she faced in Hollywood Continue


Coming Soon to Global Voices: Blessed Is the Match

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Global Voices



Narrated by Joan Allen, Blessed Is the Match is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Jews in her native Hungary. Hannah parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured, and ultimately executed by the Nazis. Continue


Battle of the Bulge

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The War



Mobile's Tom Gallaway finds himself on the frozen front lines as the shells start falling in the Battle of the Bulge. Continue


Here Lie Three Americans

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The War



In the September 20, 1943 issue, LIFE magazine published the first image of dead American servicemen that American civilians had been allowed to see in the twenty-one months since Pearl Harbor. Continue


D Day Invasion

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The War



On June 6, 1944, D-Day in the European Theater, a million and a half Allied troops embark on one of the greatest invasions in history; the invasion of France. Continue


Vintage Los Angeles - Preview

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Antiques Roadshow



Look back 15 years to see what these memorable Los Angeles appraisals are worth today. 6/24/2013 Continue


Gloria Estefan

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Latino Americans



Gloria Estefan discusses her Cuban heritage and how it is an influence on her music Continue


Author Reflects on the Long, Deadly Road to WWII Victory

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PBS NewsHour



In honor of the 69th anniversary of D-Day, Ray Suarez talks to historian Rick Atkinson about his new book, "The Guns at Last Light," which chronicles the brutal fight for victory at the end of World War II. Continue


Made into an enemy

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The War



In Sacramento, soon after Order 9066 was issued, hand-lettered signs went up all over town, saying “Japs must go.” Continue


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