When Boston was as ugly as the Jim Crow South
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When Boston was as ugly as the Jim Crow South
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On January 28, 1977, the "Blizzard of '77" hit Western New York, with over 100 inches of snow and high winds creating drifts up to 40 feet. When the snow finally melted, it had unearthed a toxic secret just beneath the surface of Love Canal, New York. | American Experience | PBS
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On January 28, 1977, the "Blizzard of '77" hit Western New York, with over 100 inches of snow and high winds creating drifts up to 40 feet. When the snow finally melted, it had unearthed a toxic secret just beneath the surface of Love Canal, New York. | American Experience | PBS
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This photograph was proof of their resilience
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This photograph was proof of their resilience
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The 18th amendment, banning "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" in the U.S., was ratified on January 16, 1919. For many women in the late 19th and early 20th century, control of alcohol was deeply intertwined with access to the vote, both seen as protecting women's civil liberties. But this connection sparked backlash from distilleries, breweries, and liquor distributors, who fought women’s suffrage as a means to defend their industry. | American Experience | PBS
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The 18th amendment, banning "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" in the U.S., was ratified on January 16, 1919. For many women in the late 19th and early 20th century, control of alcohol was deeply intertwined with access to the vote, both seen as protecting women's civil liberties. But this connection sparked backlash from distilleries, breweries, and liquor distributors, who fought women’s suffrage as a means to defend their industry. | American Experience | PBS
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On January 23, 1941, as World War II raged in Europe, famed aviator Charles Lindbergh testified before Congress, urging them against sending military aid to Britain. Lindbergh had become spokesperson of the isolationist America First Committee, a coalition—ranging from pacifists to Nazi sympathizers—opposed to U.S. involvement in the conflict overseas. | American Experience | PBS
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On January 23, 1941, as World War II raged in Europe, famed aviator Charles Lindbergh testified before Congress, urging them against sending military aid to Britain. Lindbergh had become spokesperson of the isolationist America First Committee, a coalition—ranging from pacifists to Nazi sympathizers—opposed to U.S. involvement in the conflict overseas. | American Experience | PBS
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On the evening of February 2, 1972, millions of Americans watched in horror as TV reporter Geraldo Rivera exposed the conditions at Staten Island's Willowbrook State School, the largest institution in the country for children with developmental disabilities. Since the late 1800s, the pseudo-scientific eugenics movement urged that people with disabilities be kept "out of sight, out of mind," often in institutions like Willowbrook. The shocking exposé helped ignite a movement to lift disability ou
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On the evening of February 2, 1972, millions of Americans watched in horror as TV reporter Geraldo Rivera exposed the conditions at Staten Island's Willowbrook State School, the largest institution in the country for children with developmental disabilities. Since the late 1800s, the pseudo-scientific eugenics movement urged that people with disabilities be kept "out of sight, out of mind," often in institutions like Willowbrook. The shocking exposé helped ignite a movement to lift disability ou
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In the fall of 1621, English settlers planned a feast to celebrate a successful corn harvest. No one at the time called it Thanksgiving, but this humble gathering would later be recast as one of the defining moments in American history. | American Experience | PBS
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In the fall of 1621, English settlers planned a feast to celebrate a successful corn harvest. No one at the time called it Thanksgiving, but this humble gathering would later be recast as one of the defining moments in American history. | American Experience | PBS
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He almost got kicked out of private school
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These scenes shocked the world
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One of the worst civil engineering failures in American history
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Did you know the presidential history behind this beloved toy?
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Breakfast with a side of eugenics
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A raccoon lived in the White House?!
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America’s forgotten terrorist attack
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On January 20, 1981, 52 American hostages were released from captivity in Tehran, Iran, just moments after the swearing in of newly-elected President Ronald Reagan. As the freed hostages were transferred to a U.S. Air Force base in Wiesbaden, Germany, they were greeted by former President Jimmy Carter, who had spent the last 444 days agonizing over their fate. Stream TAKEN HOSTAGE on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel. | American Experience | PBS
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Teddy Roosevelt's daughter was unpredictable
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In his final race before retirement, seven-year-old Seabiscuit took one last stab at the contest that had twice eluded him, the Santa Anita Handicap, on March 2, 1940. Clocking the fastest mile-and-a-quarter in the track's history, Seabiscuit won the race and its $121,000 prize. The thoroughbred hadn't always been a champion, but trainer Tom Smith saw his potential as a young horse and turned him into a winner. | American Experience | PBS
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Living on 20,000 tons of toxic waste
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The origins of California's water wars
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How did an obscure gathering in 1621 become a national holiday? Watch the full conversation on the myth of Thanksgiving → https://youtube.com/live/2bs1WDDcMWQ | American Experience | PBS
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