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20th Century Presidents - John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 (2006)

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On November 22, 1963 - when he was hardly past his first 1,000 days in office - JFK was killed by an assassin as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. JFK was the youngest man elected to the presidency.

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20th Century Presidents - John F. Kennedy 1961-1963

20th Century Presidents - Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 (2005)

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Jimmy Carter aspired to make government "competent and compassionate," responsive to the American people and their expectations. His achievements were notable, but in an era of rising energy costs, mounting inflation, and continuing tensions, it was impossible for his administration to meet these high expectations.

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20th Century Presidents - Jimmy Carter 1977-1981

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Gregory Peck stars as courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch - the Academy Award®-winning performance hailed by the American Film Institute as the Greatest Movie Hero of All Time. based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about innocence, strength and conviction and nominated for 8 Academy Awards®, this beloved classic boasts hours of unforgettable bonus features.

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Robert Mulligan
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02:10
To Kill a Mockingbird

Gandhi

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Sir Ben Kingsley stars as Mohandas Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's riveting biography of the man who rose from simple lawyer to worldwide symbol of peace and understanding. A critical masterpiece, GANDHI is an intriguing story about activism, politics, religious tolerance and freedom. But at the center of it all is an extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence, and set an entire nation free.

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Richard Attenborough
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Gandhi

Healthy You (2011)

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Childhood Obesity Initiative | WXXI Public Broadcasting is committed to the serious issue of child obesity and wellness. It's easy to learn how to become a "Healthy You." Just check out these short videos from WXXI. The Healthy You initiative includes television and online segments on nutrition, fitness and heart health.

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Healthy You

Hunt for the Supertwister: Chasing Nature's Most Powerful Tornadoes (2004)

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Little on this earth can withstand the violent fury of an F5 tornado. A churning vortex with winds over 300 miles an hour, these tornadoes create immense swaths of death and destruction in a matter of seconds. But today, experts are exploring the supertwister's complex inner working in bold new ways in the hopes of one day being able to accurately predict the occurrences of tornadoes.

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Hunt for the Supertwister: Chasing Nature's Most Powerful Tornadoes

The Color Purple

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The unforgettable characters of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize novel populate this lyrical cinematic adaptation. At the center is Celie (movie-debuting Whoopi Goldberg), whose search for fulfillment in a world closed to her becomes a triumph of cruelty overcome by love, of pain eclipsed by joy. Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia also star in this enduring screen treasure. Rated PG-13. ***THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS. TEACHER EVALUATION IS STRONGLY ADVISED PRIOR TO CLASSROOM USE.**

Director: 
Steven Spielberg
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02:34
The Color Purple

All Quiet on the Western Front

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A devastating story of war and a generation destroyed. In 1914 a group of German schoolboys, idealistic and inflamed with youthful patriotism, set off to fight in the "glorious" war. During their brutal basic training disenchantment begins; then, boarding a train for the front, they see the wounded being rushed back to hospitals. They begin to grasp the grim reality of war.
On their first night in action they come under heavy attack. In the trenches, they begin to fall. Their youth is stripped away by the violence, and the boys become as sullen as veterans.

Director: 
Delbert Mann
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All Quiet on the Western Front

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 3 (2006)

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Features three of ten documentaries on major events in American history and includes Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt warning that Germany may develop an atomic bomb, Elvis Presley's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi

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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 3

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 2 (2006)

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Features three of ten documentaries on major events in American history and includes the Homestead Strike, the assassination of William McKinley and the Scopes trial

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10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 2

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