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Jimmy Carter
(More about Jimmy Carter on The Presidents Web site)

The story of an ambitious peanut farmer who rose to become America's thirty-ninth president. A failure in his single term in office, Carter turned to humanitarian work as an ex-president.

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

A man of public triumphs and private pain.

John Brown's Holy War

Murderer, martyr, hero -- his violent crusade would spark the Civil War.

The Johnstown Flood (no web site available)

A small city in Pennsylvania is swept away in a wall of water over 30 feet high.

Journey to America (no web site available)

A tribute to the twelve million people who emigrated to the U.S. between 1890 and 1920.

Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory

Former slaves sing their way into a nation's heart.


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	Kennedy vs. Wallace -- A Crisis Up Close (no web site available) An intimate portrait of the Kennedy brothers and their confrontation with Alabama Governor George Wallace.

	The Kennedys (More about John F. Kennedy on The Presidents Web site) A saga of ambition, wealth, family loyalty and personal tragedy, the Kennedy story is unlike any other.

	Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish (no web site available) Knute Rockne, a pivotal figure in the sudden rise of sports to a position of enormous power in American life.


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	The Last Stand At Little Big Horn (no web site available) One of the most frequently depicted and least understood moments in American history.

	LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson on The Presidents Web site) One of the most astute, perplexing and larger-than-life figures in modern American history.

	Let Us Now Praise Famous Men -- Revisited (no web site available) An updated look at Alabama tenant families of 1936.

	The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (no web site available) A look at five real-life "Rosies" and the reality of working in the defense plants during WWII.

	Lindbergh The first man to fly across the Atlantic.

	Lost in the Grand Canyon John Wesley Powell's epic journey into the unknown Grand Canyon.

	Love in the Cold War (no web site available) A family torn apart by political beliefs.


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	MacArthur A portrait of a complex, imposing and fascinating American general, General Douglas MacArthur.

	Malcolm X -- Make It Plain (no web site available) If any man expressed the anger, struggle and insistence of black people for freedom in the sixties, it was Malcolm X.

	Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind The rise and fall of an African American leader who influenced politics and culture around the world.

	The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (no web site available) The first officially formed regiment of northern black soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

	Meltdown at Three Mile Island A series of malfunctions, mistakes, and misinterpretations lead to the country's worst nuclear accident.

	Midnight Ramble (no web site available) The little-known story of a black independent film industry.

	A Midwife's Tale An innovative film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard.

	Los Mineros (no web site available) The story of the Mexican American miners whose labor battles shaped the course of Arizona history.

	Miss America Miss America, the country's oldest beauty contest, is an Atlantic City seaside tradition that has become a battle ground and a barometer for the changing position of women in society.

	Monkey Trial An all-out duel between science and religion.

	Mount Rushmore The story of a temperamental artist and the creation of the world's largest piece of sculpture.

	Mr. Miami Beach Carl Fisher, the man who invented Miami Beach.

	Mr. Sears' Catalogue (no web site available) A story of entrepreneurial triumph as well as an affectionate portrait of America from the 1890s through the 1920s.

	Murder at Harvard A brutal murder, a sensational trial -- and a lingering mystery.

	The Murder of Emmett Till Chicago teen Emmett Till's brutal murder in 1955 mobilized the civil rights movement.

	Murder of the Century Two notorious men loved Evelyn Nesbit -- one survived.


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	New York: A Documentary Film The history of a great city, and the forces that have shaped it.

	New York: The Center of the World Postwar New York and the global economic order -- told through the story of the rise, destruction, and afterlife of the World Trade Center.

	New York Underground The New York public transportation system -- the largest public works project in history.

	Nixon (Richard M. Nixon on The Presidents Web site) One of the most enigmatic modern political figures, Richard Nixon inspired divided passions in America.

	Nixon's China Game A secret diplomatic breakthrough that shocked and changed the world.

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