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Riveted: The History of Jeans

Riveted: The History of Jeans

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The American Diplomat

The American Diplomat

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Flood in the Desert

Flood in the Desert

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Plague at the Golden Gate

Plague at the Golden Gate

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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

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Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

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The Movement and the "Madman"

The Movement and the "Madman"

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Part 2 |Citizen Hearst | American Experience

Season 33 Episode 44

William Randolph Hearst continued his rise to power and expansion into Hollywood. The model for Citizen Kane, he had a decades-long affair with actress Marion Davies, built an enormous castle at San Simeon, and forever transformed modern media.

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