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Depressions 1929 United States Political activists United States History 20th century United States Economic conditions United States History 1901-1953 United States History 1945-1953 United States History 1953-1961 United States History 1969 United States History Study and teaching United States Politics and government 1901-1953 World War, 1939-1945Summary: Year by Year looks back at 1963, John F. Kennedy's assassination, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famed 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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Summary: Details the three historic Selma to Montgomery marches in Alabama in support of civil rights.
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Summary: Eugene Cernan, Gemini 9A pilot, takes a two-hour walk in space, the longest to date. This episode of Year by Year also looks at the Vietnam War.
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Summary: James Meredith becomes the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi. This episode of Year by Year: 1962 also looks at John Glenn's orbiting of the earth.
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Summary: Follows as three astronauts die during the Apollo space mission disaster.
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Summary: Lyndon Baines Johnson, LBJ, becomes the 36th President of the United States. Year by Year: 1964 also documents widespread Beatlemania as the Beatles tour the U.S.
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Summary: American inventor, scientist, and businessman, this episode of A&E Classroom profiles Thomas Alva Edison, dubbed 'The Wizard of Menlo Park' for his creation of the long-lasting electric light bulb, the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the sound recording. Edison originated more than 1,000 U.S. and international patents for devices that greatly influenced communication around the world.
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Summary: A battle over a dry-goods monopoly in Lincoln County, New Mexico, exposes corrupt politicians, cattle rustling, and cold-blooded murder in 1876. Erupting into a full-blown range war involving numerous Western legends, such as Billy the Kid and John Chisum, the conflict ultimately accomplishes very little.
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Summary: Throughout the 1930s and 40s, John L. Lewis was the most powerful figure in the U.S. labor movement. This episode of A&E Classroom examines the president of the United Mine Workers of America, an independent and strong-willed leader who secured rights and benefits for the miners. A major force behind the founding of the CIO, Lewis also played a role in Franklin D. Roosevelt's election.
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Summary: Orson Welles' radio broadcast of War of the Worlds panicked Americans across the country. In the U.K., Neville Chamberlain delivered his famous speech, Peace in Our Times.
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Summary: Looks at FDR's famed 'Nothing to Fear' speech and the 1933 repeal of Prohibition.
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Summary: 1939 brought momentous events that changed the course of history. Year by Year looks at the beginnings of World War II and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pledge of neutrality.
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Summary: Explores the events and trends of 1930, including the Great Depression and Mt. Rushmore. Charles Lindbergh and wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh's record-setting, coast-to-coast flight is also covered.
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Summary: Observes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's reassuring fireside chats and the death of gangster John Dillinger.
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Summary: Examines World War II in Europe in 1940.
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Summary: Examines a major 1931 earthquake in Nicaragua.
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Summary: Looks at the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby son. Bruno Hauptmann was subsequently arrested and his sensational trial in 1935 captivated the nation.
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Summary: Looks at the political landscape of 1936, including FDR's landslide re-election in the U.S., King Edward's abdication in the U.K., and the New Deal.
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Summary: Travels to 1943 to explore Hollywood's influence on World War II and the movie stars who went to war.
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Summary: Harry S. Truman defeats Thomas E. Dewey in the presidential race covered byYear by Year: 1947.
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Summary: Covers events around the world including the formation of the Warsaw Pact by the Eastern Bloc nations and the death of American actor, James Dean.
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Summary: Follows as the U.S.S.R. develops their own atomic bomb. Movie star Rita Hayworth marries Prince Ali Khan.
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Summary: Looks at Don Larson's perfect game, the only no hitter in World Series baseball history. The H-bomb is also discussed.
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Summary: Examines 1949 and prelude to the Korean War. Also, Puerto Rican nationalists attempt to assassinate Harry S. Truman.
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