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Between 1890 and 1920, 12 million people emigrated from Europe arriving in New York Harbor and Ellis Island. It was one of the largest single human migrations in history.
Riding the Rails
The evocative stories of teenage hoboes crisscrossing America on trains during the Great Depression.
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The Pill
The story behind the development of the oral contraceptive that put women in control of birth control.
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Houdini
The world famous escape artist could escape from everything - except his own mortality.
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Soundtrack for a Revolution
The story of the American civil rights movement is told through its powerful music -- the freedom songs that protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in police wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality.
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Murder at Harvard
Accused by a janitor, a respected Harvard professor was hanged for the murder of Dr. George Parkman, one of Boston's richest citizens, in 1849.
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The Amish
Their intense faith and strict adherence to 300-year-old traditions have by turn captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused America.
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The Orphan Trains
Between 1854 and 1929 more than 100,000 abused or orphaned children were sent by train to the Midwest to begin new lives in foster families.
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A Family Gathering
The personal journey of three generations of a Japanese American family, including their stint in internment camps during World War II.
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