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Shunned Profile: Jan
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Shunned Profile: Jan
A profile of Jan, from The Amish: Shunned, premiering on PBS February 4 at 9/8c.
Khrushchev Goes to Hollywood
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Khrushchev Goes to Hollywood
Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.
Inside Khrushchev's Airplane
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Inside Khrushchev's Airplane
Sergei Khrushchev's home movies of his father's plane trip to the U.S.
Preliminary Worries with the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnels
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Preliminary Worries with the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnels
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced they would be tunneling into Manhattan.
The Soviet Premier Wants to Mingle
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The Soviet Premier Wants to Mingle
Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.
A Popular Communist
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A Popular Communist
Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.
Khrushchev Visits IBM
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Khrushchev Visits IBM
Watch a clip from "Cold War Roadshow" premiering November 18 on American Experience PBS.
The Rise and Fall of Penn Station, Chapter 1
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The Rise and Fall of Penn Station, Chapter 1
The engineering feat and architectural achievement that was torn down after just 53 years.
Compressed Air in the Tunnels
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Compressed Air in the Tunnels
Compressed air was used to keep the water out of the Pennsylvania RR's Manhattan tunnels.
Constructing Pennsylvania Station
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Constructing Pennsylvania Station
Two city blocks, or 28 acres, were initially cleared for Penn Station’s construction.
Tunneling the East River
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Tunneling the East River
Tunneling under the Hudson river proved easy, but the East River was becoming a nightmare.
Penn Station Rising
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Penn Station Rising
The masonry work on Pennsylvania Station began in 1908.
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