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Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown
The stirring reenactment of the final battle of the Revolutionary War took place during the Bicentennial celebration of the battle in 1981 and...
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The Black Soldier
The Black Soldier
Narrated by Bill Cosby and initially broadcast in 1968, "The Black Soldier" illustrates the history of African-American participation in America’s...
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Charlemagne: Holy Barbarian
Charlemagne: Holy Barbarian
This dramatic reenactment of a crucial turning point in medieval history — when Charlemagne must decide to what lengths he will go to subdue the...
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Children in the Holocaust
Children in the Holocaust
An examination of the plight of Jewish children in the Holocaust, from the viewpoint of those children—now adults—who survived. The...
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The Civil War: Anguish of Emancipation
The Civil War: Anguish of Emancipation
This dramatic re-enactment, which centers on the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, reveals the agonizing dilemmas that confronted Abraham...
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The Crusades: Saints and Sinners
The Crusades: Saints and Sinners
This full-scale dramatization, much of it filmed in actual locations, re-creates the events surrounding the First Crusade in the 11th century....
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Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson
Washington’s small revolutionary army was an unlikely assortment of freedom fighters. Yet, there was one soldier who truly differed from the rest....
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The Expanding Conflict: 1940-1941
The Expanding Conflict: 1940-1941
In the spring of 1941, Hitler, believing Britain to be nearly beaten, mobilizes Germany to attack Russia. When the United States embargoes the sale...
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A Fragile Peace: 1918-1929
A Fragile Peace: 1918-1929
In the decade after World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, growing unrest gradually began to erode the spirit of optimism that...
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The French and Indian War (Rev.)
The French and Indian War (Rev.)
In 1753 the stage was set for a major conflict between England and France for control of the Ohio Valley in North America. This unique re-creation...
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The French Revolution (Rev.)
The French Revolution (Rev.)
The experiences and ideas of Georges Roget, a lawyer and member of the Third Estate, bring the issues, causes, personalities, and turbulent events...
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From Out of the Ashes
From Out of the Ashes
A documentary detailing the purpose and people attending the First World Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, which takes place in Israel.  The...
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