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Monuments | AIDS Memorial Quilt, Everywhere, USA

Meet Cleve Jones, whose San Francisco neighborhood was ground zero for the AIDS epidemic. His unorthodox idea for a massive quilt would not only honor the epidemic’s victims but also serve as a rallying cry for activists advocating for national attention to the plague.

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10 Modern Marvels That Changed America
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A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible.
10 Monuments That Changed America
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A whirlwind tour of 10 monuments that mark key moments in American history.
10 Streets That Changed America
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A whirlwind tour of 10 streets that change the way we get around.
10 Buildings that Changed America
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Survey 10 works of American architecture that changed the way we live.
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