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Cuba Newsreels: Queue of Asylum-Seekers, 1980
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Cuba Newsreels: Queue of Asylum-Seekers, 1980
Cubans line up to have their passports stamped at the Peruvian Embassy.
Clearing the Way
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Clearing the Way
Bulldozers cleared trees and dirt from a 60 to 90-foot swath for the Alaskan Highway.
Finishing the Alaska Highway
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Finishing the Alaska Highway
On October 25, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the last gap of the highway.
The Army Corps of Engineers' Assignment
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The Army Corps of Engineers' Assignment
The job of building an Alaskan highway was assigned to the Army Corps of Engineers.
Environmental Obstacles
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Environmental Obstacles
The Corps wanted finish the highway in a hurry, but progress was slowed by mud and muskeg.
Tupperware! Chapter 1
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Tupperware! Chapter 1
Tupperware! rebroadcasts February 14, 2012.
Tupperware Jubilee: Motorboat Wish
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Tupperware Jubilee: Motorboat Wish
The Wish Fairy grants a sleek wish to a 1956 Jubilee attendee.
The Design of the Twin Towers
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The Design of the Twin Towers
The design & construction of the towers marked a dramatic break with skyscraper tradition.
Safety Precautions
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Safety Precautions
Engineers had to consider all possible events that might happen in a high rise building.
Introduction to "The Negro and the American Promise"
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Introduction to "The Negro and the American Promise"
Dr. Kenneth Clark introduces the segment "The Negro and the American Promise."
Emma Goldman: A Modern Joan of Arc
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Emma Goldman: A Modern Joan of Arc
Emma Goldman captivated and polarized the American public for nearly thirty years.
The Bridge's Design and Color
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The Bridge's Design and Color
Joseph Strauss hired Irving Morrow to design an architectural treatment for the bridge.
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