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The Contract from Tesla
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Tesla's original contract with George Westinghouse. Premieres 10/18 on PBS.
Tesla, Chapter 1
6:59
The first chapter from “Tesla” premiering October 18 at 9/8c on American Experience PBS.
Klansville: Former North Carolina Klansman C.P. Ellis
1:12
Former North Carolina Klansman C.P. Ellis recalls his initiation.
Personalizing the Past: Vegas Mushroom Cloud
0:25
A mushroom cloud seen from Las Vegas in 1958.
The Boys of '36, Chapter 1
9:14
The story of nine boys who rowed for gold at the 1936 Olympics. Premieres Aug. 2 on PBS.
The Boys of '36: UW's Secret Weapon
1:00
The University of Washington stroke oar Don Hume was special. Premieres 8/2 on PBS.
The Boys of '36: The Opening Ceremony
1:03
On August 1, 1936 Adolf Hitler opened the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Premieres Aug. 2.
The Boys of '36: The Olympic Trials
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The 1936 Olympic trials were held in Princeton, NJ. Premieres Aug. 2 at 9/8c on PBS.
Clyde Barrow the Killer
2:50
The Barrow Gang killed four men between April 1932 and January 1933. Premieres Jan. 19
The Era of Gangsters
1:32
During the Great Depression, Americans became enamored with gangsters. Premieres 1/19.
Coal Towns, from The Mine Wars
2:37
The realities of company-built towns for West Virginia miners.
Death and the Civil War, Chapter 1
11:22
How the US dealt with the huge number of dead in the Civil War.
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