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Space Shuttle (Preview)
The Space Shuttle Endeavour has its journey traced from the program’s very origins to the now iconic display open to the public at The California Science Center. Nathan highlights the significant achievements of local astronauts, test pilots, engineers, and blue-collar workers, showcasing how Southern California became a vital stepping stone in humanity's journey into the cosmos.
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Visit Hollywood Forever, Evergreen and Forest Lawn, where L.A. reinvented the cemetery.
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How Filipino Americans in Southern California are making their heritage more visible.
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After internment camps, Japanese Americans made L.A.'s Crenshaw neighborhood their home.
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Dig deep into Southern California’s past to reveal lessons for our climate-changed future.
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Why did Los Angeles dismantle one of the greatest rail transit systems in the nation?
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Explore the lasting impact of the Shindana Toy Company, created out of the need for community empowerment following the 1965 Watts uprising, whose ethnically correct black dolls forever changed the American doll industry.
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As recently as a century ago, scientists doubted whether the universe extended beyond our own Milky Way — until astronomer Edwin Hubble, working with the world’s most powerful telescope discovered just how vast the universe is.
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Although best known for designing the homes of celebrities like Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra, the pioneering African-American architect Paul Revere Williams also contributed to some of the city’ s most recognizable civic structures.
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Prohibition may have outlawed liquor, but that didn’t mean the booze stopped flowing. Explore the myths of subterranean Los Angeles, crawl through prohibition-era tunnels, and visit some of the city’s oldest speakeasies.