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    The American Diplomat

    Aired April 29, 2023 | 53 min

    Explore the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors who broke racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.

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    Billy Graham

    Aired May 17, 2021 | 113 min

    Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.

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    McCarthy

    Aired January 6, 2020 | 113 min

    McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.

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    The Bombing of Wall Street

    Aired February 13, 2018 | 60 min

    The story behind a mostly-forgotten 1920 bombing in the nation’s financial center that left 38 dead and remains unsolved today.

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    The Gilded Age

    Aired February 6, 2018 | 120 min

    Meet the titans and barons of the glittering late 19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the poverty of the struggling workers who challenged them. The vast disparities between them sparked debates still raging today.

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    Into the Amazon

    Aired January 9, 2018 | 120 min

    Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of President Theodore Roosevelt’s journey with legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest.

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    The Great War

    Aired July 3, 2018 | 5 hrs 42 min

    Discover how WWI transformed America through the stories of those whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

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    Ruby Ridge

    Aired June 13, 2023 | 53 min

    A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement.

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    Oklahoma City

    Aired August 24, 2017 | 113 min

    Explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement — including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco — led to the the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history.

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    The Race Underground

    Aired November 12, 2019 | 53 min

    Learn how Boston overcame a litany of challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to create America’s first subway.

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    Rachel Carson

    Aired July 1, 2023 | 113 min

    An intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world and launched the modern environmental movement.

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    Command and Control

    Aired April 25, 2017 | 92 min

    How do you manage weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them?

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