Special Features
- Bonus Video: Deleted Scene on Women's History
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
- Bonus Video: Behind the Scenes With the Turban Maker
- Photo Gallery: Significant First Ladies
- Bonus Video: Behind the Scenes With the Costume Designer
- Bonus Video: Deleted Scene on Dolley's Squeezes
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Sister Aimee
The life story of Aimee Semple McPherson, religious evangelist instrumental in bringing conservative Protestantism into mainstream culture.
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Roberto Clemente
Clemente was an exceptional baseball player whose career sheds light on larger issues of immigration, civil rights and cultural change.
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JFK
Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin's bullet, Kennedy's presidency long defied objective appraisal. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire
The Alabama governor and presidential candidate promised segregation forever.
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Truman
Harry Truman was responsible for finding America's place at the start of the Cold War. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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Jesse James
America's Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself. Part of the Wild West collection.
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Hijacked
In September 1970, militants from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked five commercial airplanes.
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FDR
Franklin Roosevelt restored hope after the Great Depression and led the nation during World War II. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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