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TV Programs: Fall 2009

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Coming next on television: The 1930s A special five-part collection that examines one of America's most tumultuous decades — one that is increasingly a touchstone for our own.

The Crash of 1929
October 26, 2009
The unbounded optimism of the roaring '20s came to a halt with the stock market crash of 1929.

The Civilian Conservation Corps
November 2, 2009
One of FDR's most popular New Deal programs, the CCC put three million young men to work in the nation's forests and parks, planting trees, building flood barriers, fighting fires, and maintaining roads and trails.

Hoover Dam
November 9, 2009
Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history.

Surviving the Dustbowl
November 16, 2009
Thousands of Plains farmers endured eight years of drought and crippling dust storms after the rains suddenly stopped.

Seabiscuit
November 23, 2009
He was boxy, with stumpy legs that would not completely straighten, a short straggly tail and an ungainly gait, but Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history.