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2004
2004x2
Out of the Ashes: Recovering The Lost Library of Herculaneum
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When the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D., it not only froze an ancient civilization, it also preserved the only surviving library from .. show full overview
2004x1
Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent
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For more than 150 years, Fort Niagara protected the strategic point at the mouth of the Niagara River in Youngstown, New York. Four nations struggled to conquer it and thus control that .. show full overview
2004x3
Alone in the Wilderness
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An account of the day-to-day explorations and activities of Richard Proenneke, who built a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness and stayed to become part of the country.
2004x5
1421: The Year China Discovered America? (1)
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1421: The Year China Discovered America? examines the theories outlined by Gavin Menzies in his book "1421: The Year China Discovered the World," which has become a best-seller in the .. show full overview
2004x6
1421: The Year China Discovered America? (2)
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1421: The Year China Discovered America? examines the theories outlined by Gavin Menzies in his book "1421: The Year China Discovered the World," which has become a best-seller in the .. show full overview
2004x11
The Real Olympics
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Commemorating the return of the 2004 Summer Olympics to its place of origin in Athens, THE REAL OLYMPICS tells the true story of the original games, comparing the Ancient Greek Olympics .. show full overview
2004x9
The Video Game Revolution
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Examine the past, present and future of the fastest-growing form of entertainment in history, one that brings in billions more dollars each year than the movies. More than half of .. show full overview
2004x10
A Yiddish World Remembered
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The story of Jewish life in Eastern Europe brought to life by some of the last remaining eyewitnesses. Accompanied by archival films, vintage photographs and traditional cantorial music, .. show full overview
2004x8
JFK Breaking the News
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Looking back over 40 years television and print journalists recall their stories and memories of reporting the murder of President Kennedy and how it changed the country and changed the way the public gets it's news.

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