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Chapter 1 | Chasing the Moon, Part 1
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Watch chapter 1 of Chasing the Moon.
Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth Specialist
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Frances “Poppy” Northcutt was the first female engineer to work in NASA’s Mission Control.
Michael Collins: Third man of Apollo 11
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Michael Collins was an astronaut from the third group named by NASA in October 1963.
Get an inside look at the making of Chasing the Moon.
Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer
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Hamilton Disston visioned the Everglades into dry land for cultivation.
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
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A reporter for The Miami Herald, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation.
What Was Freedom Summer?
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They called it "a campaign that may have no parallel since the days of Reconstruction."
Tensions During Training
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"Freedom Summer" premieres on American Experience PBS June 24 at 9/8c.
The Risk
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Watch a clip from "Freedom Summer" premiering June 24, 2014 on American Experience PBS.
Clinton's First Lady: Hillary
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First Lady Hillary Clinton was unsatisfied by the traditional role of the First Lady.
The Race to Ratification
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New York women came together to push for their state’s ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Ted Fujita | Mr. Tornado | American Experience
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Ted Fujita's work on severe weather patterns earned Fujita the nickname “Mr. Tornado.”
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