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Missing in MIG Alley - Preview

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NOVA



Follow the poignant, sometimes harrowing efforts of family members to learn the fate of pilots missing after dogfights over Korea. 5/23/2012 Continue


Gwen's Take: Why Politics Past Beats Politics Present

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Washington Week



Is it just my imagination, or have politics and politicians grown smaller? I've been flirting with this conclusion after diving into two enjoyable presidential history books by night while covering 2012 politics by day. The books, Robert Caro's "The Passage of Power" and "The President's Club" by Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs, take us inside the West Wing in a way screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s... Continue


Reach Out To Our Wounded Warriors

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National Memorial Day Concert



Learn how you can provide emotional and practical support to America’s severely wounded service members, who are struggling to get back to their lives as they once knew them. Continue


Visit the Virtual Wall of Remembrance

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National Memorial Day Concert



Read personal stories and tributes to America's fallen heroes. Submit a remembrance, poem, photo or video of your own to honor a family member or friend who died in one of America's conflicts. Continue


Civilization (Part 1)

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Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson



The two-part series examines Niall Ferguson's six principles of prosperity: Competition, Science, Modern Medicine, Democracy, Consumerism, and Work Ethic. The first part focuses on competition, science, and property, comparing the historical trajectories of the West, China (competition), the Middle East (science), and Latin America (property). Continue


Honoring Our Wounded Warriors

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National Memorial Day Concert



Watch this special shout-out to our country's 43,000 service members who have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue


Civilization - Preview

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Civilization: The West and the Rest with Niall Ferguson



What led the West to be so influential? And how long will the West sustain its supremacy? Premieres on Tuesdays, May 22 and 29, 2012 on PBS (check local listings). Continue


Iwo Jima Map

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History Detectives



Our contributor has a map her father brought home from the battle of Iwo Jima. Her father says he found the map inside the jacket of a dead Japanese soldier. What is this map? And did it play a role in the battle of Iwo Jima? Continue


Bismarck, ND (Hour Two) - Preview

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Antiques Roadshow



A painting of a Northern Pacific Railroad train that may once have graced a Fargo railroad station; a Civil War photo collection of members of Morgan's Raiders; and a collection of University of North Dakota pottery. 3/26/2012 Continue


Japanese SuperSub - Preview

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Secrets of the Dead



Learn how close the Japanese came to using an advanced submarine for an attack on the U.S. 2/29/2012 Continue


May 18, 2012

To The Contrary



For the first time in U.S. history, white newborns are outnumbered by babies of color; the U.S. Army recently made history by officially opening jobs in combat battalions to women, but direct ground combat roles are still exclusive to men; To The Contrary travels to China to explore the role the U.S. Foreign Service plays in diplomacy overseas. Continue


Killer Subs of Pearl Harbor - Preview

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NOVA



NOVA joins an exclusive dive beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor to trace new clues to the sinking of the USS Arizona. 5/23/2012 Continue


Real Love Stories Never Have Endings

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National Memorial Day Concert



Read the true love story of a young war widow who lost her husband in Afghanistan that was submitted to pbs.org. Learn how you can help other grieving spouses find the strength to rebuild their dreams. Continue


Clinton: American Experience, Part 2 - Preview

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American Experience



Explore the history of an American president who rose from a broken childhood to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history. 5/15/2012 Continue


American Gold Star Mothers

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National Memorial Day Concert



American Gold Star Mothers remember the sons they lost at war in this video. Please visit our Virtual Wall of Remembrance to submit a tribute to your fallen hero at: www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/stories/submit/ Continue


Colin Powell Thanks Troops

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National Memorial Day Concert



Watch General Colin Powell welcome home our heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan and thank them for their service on the 2011 National Memorial Day Concert. Continue


Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - Trailer

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POV



In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war in the 1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film helped tip the scales of justice. Continue


El Paso, TX (Hour Three) - Preview

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Antiques Roadshow



A 1775 Revolutionary War canteen; an 1834 last will of Alamo fighter Ben Milam; and a 1787 Debbe Poor sampler - the oldest sampler on record from Andover, Massachusetts. 4/9/2012 Continue


Video Gallery: How Important is Military Service?

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American Experience



How Important is Military Service? Watch these one to three-minute clips from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Presidents Collection and connect today's election issues with the past. Continue


Video Gallery: Should the US Police the World?

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American Experience



Should the U.S. police the world? Watch these one to three-minute clips from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Presidents Collection and connect today's election issues with the past. Continue


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