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The True Story of the First Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today -- in fact, the Pilgrims didn't even call it "thanksgiving." "The Pilgrims" premieres Tuesday, November 24 at 8/7c on PBS American Experience.
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The fiery campaign that led to passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the vote.
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The woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.
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The story of nine young men from Washington who captured gold at the 1936 Olympic Games.
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In the summer of 1910, the largest fire in American history raged in the Northern Rockies.
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His stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympics captivated the world and infuriated the Nazis.
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The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.
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The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
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The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.
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The exceptional life and career of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente.
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In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
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In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless
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The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.