Video: Topics: History
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History Detectives | Web Extra: Clint Black | PBS (#1003)
Watch Clint Black's performance of his song The Code of the West. 03:41
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History Detectives | Web Extra: Hollywood Sign Construction | PBS (#1001)
Watch archive footage of the Hollywood sign being constructed. 02:40
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ISLAMIC ART: MIRROR OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD | PBS Arts Summer Festival | PBS
Learn more at www.pbs.org Marvel at the ingenuity of the Taj Mahal, the beauty of Arabic calligraphy and the community preservation of the Great Mosque of Djenne in ISLAMIC ART: MIRROR OF THE... 00:31
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History Detectives | World War II Diary | PBS
Does this diary hold the key to understanding the fate of a bomber pilot from WWII? 18:18
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Iowa Places of Worship
Full Program: Divine pieces of history are hidden all around Iowa. They are our old churches, temples, and synagogues. Iowa Places of Worship enters the "Smallest Church in the World" and the "World's Largest... 49:56
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This Old Statehouse
Full Program: Iowa Public Television presents "This Old Statehouse," a half-hour documentary on the work and workers that are restoring Iowa's most important architectural icon, the State Capitol. Through the... 25:10
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POV | Cuando las Montañas Tiemblan (En Español) | PBS
Full Program: Antesala histórica de Granito de Arena: Cómo Atrapar a un Dictador. 01:22:55
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Iowa's WWII Stories
Full Program: More than 276,000 Iowans went into military service during World War II. 8,398 never returned. Thousands more who remained at home played major roles in winning the war, as well. The sacrifices... 56:48
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POV | When the Mountains Tremble | PBS
Full Program: Filmed in 1982, this film is a prequel to the documentary Granito: How to Nail a Dictator 01:23:12
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An Arctic Journey in a Changing World
Full Program: In 1994, Okoboji, Iowa native David Thoreson and five others aboard a sailboat called Cloud Nine attempted to cross the famed Northwest Passage -- a perilous stretch of water connecting the North... 30:12
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Picture Perfect: Iowa in the 1940s
Full Program: During the late 1930s and early 40s, Everett Kuntz snapped hundreds of photos documenting everyday life in and around his hometown of Ridgeway, Iowa. But it wasn't until learning he had cancer... 39:58
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The Human Spark | To Make A Spear | PBS
Archaeologist John Shea demonstrates the construction of a primitive spear. 04:32
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The Ascent of Money | The Ascent of Money Episode 4: Planet Finance | PBS (#104)
Full Program: Niall Ferguson chronicles the spread of financial and real estate practices. 57:45
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The Ascent of Money | The Ascent of Money Episode 1: From Bullion to Bubbles | PBS (#101)
Full Program: Niall Ferguson documents the roots of money and finance. 56:27
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The Ascent of Money | The Ascent of Money Episode 2: Bonds of War | PBS (#102)
Full Program: Niall Ferguson on John Law and his Louisiana territory Ponzi scheme and more. 55:41




