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Rachel Carson (español)

Aired July 1, 2023 | 113 min

Un retrato íntimo de la mujer cuyos innovadores escritos revolucionaron nuestra relación con el mundo natural y dieron inicio al movimiento ambiental moderno.

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The Boys of '36

Aired August 1, 2017 | 53 min

The story of nine working-class young men from the University of Washington who took the rowing world and America by storm when they captured the gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

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Inspirada en el aclamado libro de no ficción de Daniel James Brown, Remando como un solo hombre: la historia del equipo de remo que humilló a Hitler, The Boys of '36 es la emocionante historia del equipo olímpico de remo estadounidense que triunfó contra todo pronóstico en la Alemania nazi.Inspirada en el aclamado libro de no ficción de Daniel James Brown, Remando como un solo hombre: la historia del equipo de remo que humilló a Hitler, The Boys of '36 es la emocionante historia del equipo olímpico de remo estadounidense que triunfó contra todo pronóstico en la Alemania nazi.

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The Perfect Crime

Aired April 10, 2018 | 52 min

The shocking story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 14-year-old boy in 1924 to prove they were smart enough to get away with it.

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Stonewall Uprising

Aired June 10, 2023 | 92 min

In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.

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My Lai

Aired April 21, 2015

What drove a company of American soldiers to commit the worst atrocity in American military history?

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The Polio Crusade

Aired December 7, 2022 | 53 min

The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today.

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The Polio Crusade (español)

Aired December 7, 2022 | 53 min

La historia de THE POLIO CRUSADE rinde homenaje a una época en la que los estadounidenses se unieron para vencer una terrible enfermedad. El resultado fue un avance médico que salvó innumerables vidas y tuvo un gran impacto en la filantropía estadounidense, el cual sigue sintiéndose hoy en día.

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Aired January 26, 2009 | 113 min

A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb in the top-secret Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II.

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Victory in the Pacific

Aired May 2, 2005

The decisions made by leaders and the escalation of bloodletting that finally ended World War II. In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.

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Jimmy Carter

Aired November 11, 2002 | 3 hrs 39 min

One of the greatest dramas in American politics, President Jimmy Carter was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a humiliating defeat in 1980, only to become one of the most admired statesmen and humanitarians in America and the world.

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Reagan

Aired October 3, 2024 | 3 hrs 46 min

A passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century — and one of the most controversial.

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