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Murder at Harvard

Aired July 14, 2003

Inspired by a book by historian Simon Schama, Murder at Harvard uses drama and documentary to re-examine this grisly episode.

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In late 1941, tens of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers fought a desperate battle to defend the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines from the Japanese. When they lost, they were marched to prison camps in sweltering heat through a mosquito-infested jungle with little or no food or water. Many thousands died along the way.

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Seabiscuit

Aired April 21, 2003

One of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history, Seabiscuit was the long shot that captured America's heart during the Depression.

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Daughter from Danang

Aired April 7, 2003

Daughter From Danang cuts between mother and daughter as the two recall the pain of their separation, and retraces Hiep's journey from Vietnam to Pulaski, Tennessee, where she is adopted by a single woman and renamed Heidi.

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The Pill

Aired February 24, 2003

In May 1960, the FDA approved the sale of a pill that arguably would have a greater impact on American culture than any other drug in the nation's history.

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Partners of the Heart

Aired February 10, 2003

In 1944, two men at Johns Hopkins University Hospital pioneered a groundbreaking procedure that would save thousands of so-called blue babies' lives.

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The Transcontinental Railroad

Aired January 27, 2003

The remarkable story of greed, innovation and gritty determination to build a railroad connecting California to the East.

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The Murder of Emmett Till

Aired April 15, 2023 | 53 min

In August 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy named Emmett Till was murdered by two white men. His death helped mobilize the civil rights movement.

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The Murder of Emmett Till (español)

Aired April 15, 2023 | 53 min

En agosto de 1955, un niño negro de 14 años llamado Emmett Till fue asesinado por dos hombres blancos. Su muerte ayudó a movilizar el Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles.

Chicago: City of the Century

Aired January 13, 2003 | 120 min

Bringing to life the Windy City's rich mixture of cultures, its writers and journalists, its political corruption and labor upheavals, this film bears witness to the creation of one of the most dynamic and vibrant cities in the world.

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Jimmy Carter

Aired November 11, 2002 | 3 hrs 39 min

One of the greatest dramas in American politics, President Jimmy Carter was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a humiliating defeat in 1980, only to become one of the most admired statesmen and humanitarians in America and the world.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Aired May 5, 2002

As a general, he had fought to preserve the Union. As president, he helped to oversee the transformation from union to nation.

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