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Victory in the Pacific

Victory in the Pacific

Season 17 Episode 10
1:49:22
The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 1)

The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 1)

Season 20 Episode 9
1:51:19
The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 2)

The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 2)

Season 20 Episode 10
1:20:59
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Season 21 Episode 1
1:49:38
The Polio Crusade

The Polio Crusade

Season 21 Episode 2
52:01
My Lai

My Lai

Season 22 Episode 6
52:21
JFK, Part 1

JFK, Part 1

Season 25 Episode 10
1:52:43
JFK, Part 2

JFK, Part 2

Season 25 Episode 11
1:52:42
The Perfect Crime

The Perfect Crime

Season 28 Episode 5
52:03
The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

Season 30 Episode 3
1:52:46
The Eugenics Crusade

The Eugenics Crusade

Season 30 Episode 11
1:53:12
Woodstock

Woodstock

Season 31 Episode 6
1:38:42
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Emma Goldman

Season 16 Episode 7

Emma Goldman captivated and polarized the American public for nearly thirty years.

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The Eugenics Crusade
1:53:12
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the campaign to breed a “better” American race,
The Gilded Age
1:52:46
The Gilded Age: Full Film
The Perfect Crime
52:03
After attempting to commit the perfect crime, would two boys get the death penalty?
JFK, Part 2
1:52:42
Night 2 of "JFK," a biography of one of our most popular and most mourned leaders.
JFK, Part 1
1:52:43
“JFK” presents a fresh look at the life and legacy of America’s 35th president.
My Lai
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52:21
The 1968 My Lai massacre and its subsequent cover-up.
The Polio Crusade
52:01
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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1:49:38
The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.
The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 2)
1:20:59
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 1)
1:51:19
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
Victory in the Pacific
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1:49:22
The final months of WWII from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.
Seabiscuit
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52:55
An over-worked horse and a broken-down jockey capture the nation's imagination.
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