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A snapshot of each year from 1970 to 1979.

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The secret U.S. and U.K. plan to put the Shah in control of Iran in 1953.

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Appointed as a minister to Liberia in 1948, Edward Dudley became an ambassador 1949.

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Terence Todman's diplomatic career achieved him the prestigious rank of career ambassador.

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Carl Rowan: One of the highest ranking African Americans in the State Department.

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American Experience celebrates Black History.

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Watch a preview of Fatal Flood.

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Watch a preview of Part One of Citizen Hearst.

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Christine Jorgensen was one of the first people to undergo gender affirmation surgery.

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The diary of a magical night at Casa Susanna.

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Watch a preview of Zoot Suit Riots.

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In 1922, Mulholland began building the St. Francis Dam to meet the needs of Los Angeles.