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Plague at the Golden Gate (español)

Aired May 24, 2022 | 113 min

Siga la apasionante historia de la carrera contrarreloj para salvar a San Francisco y al país de un brote de la peste bubónica en 1900.

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Flood in the Desert

Aired August 22, 2023 | 53 min

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct.

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Flood in the Desert (español)

Aired May 3, 2022 | 53 min

Explore el derrumbe de la represa en 1928 y las secuelas del segundo desastre más mortal en California. Explore el derrumbe de la represa en 1928 y las secuelas del segundo desastre más mortal en California.

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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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The American Diplomat (español)

Aired April 29, 2023 | 53 min

Explore las vidas y el legado de tres embajadores afroamericanos que rompieron las barreras raciales para alcanzar nombramientos de alto rango en las administraciones de Truman, Eisenhower y Kennedy; y el impacto duradero que dejaron en el Servicio Exterior.

Riveted: The History of Jeans

Aired January 10, 2023 | 53 min

Discover the fascinating story of this iconic American garment. From their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.

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Riveted: The History of Jeans (español)

Aired January 10, 2023 | 53 min

Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana. Desde sus raíces en la esclavitud hasta el lejano Oeste, los hippies, la alta costura y el hip-hop; los jeans son el tejido sobre el que está escrita la historia de la ideología y la política estadounidenses.

Citizen Hearst

Aired October 31, 2022 | 3 hrs 46 min

Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Wielding unprecedented power, Hearst forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.

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Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

Aired July 8, 2023 | 113 min

Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.

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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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American Oz

Aired April 19, 2021 | 113 min

Explore the life and times of L. Frank Baum, creator of the beloved The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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The Blinding of Isaac Woodard

Aired March 30, 2021 | 113 min

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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