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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first profiles the exploits of Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias, a woman considered the greatest female athlete of her time. The second segment on the Prohibition Era contains footage of Charleston dancers, famous speakeasy operator "Texas" Guinan, singer Al Jolson, President Warren G. Harding playing a tuba, President Calvin Coolidge wearing a Native...
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first reviews the incident of the accidental sinking of the USS S-51 submarine in 1925 off the coast of Rhode Island. The second segment goes back in time to the 1926 "Scopes Monkey Trial" in Tennessee. Archival footage of the trial features defense lawyer Clarence Darrow, Congressman and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, and the defendant John Scopes....
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This historical newsreel, hosted and narrated by Dennis James, contains three segments. The first is an overview of some of the more violent storms that have struck the nation since 1926. The next feature story explores women's fashions, with footage of fashion shows from 1910 up through the '20s. The last segment profiles the prohibition years with a focus on the gunplay and violence that occurred at the time, providing footage of gangsters, speakeasies,...
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As a long-serving Congressman from Michigan who represented an area with several automobile factories, John Dingell, a Democrat, argued that strict environmental controls harmed Detroit's ability to compete with foreign automakers. His proposal to add an amendment to the Clean Air Act that would reduce some air quality restrictions was protested by Ralph Nader and other consumer advocates, who felt that Dingell was promoting business interests over...
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In response to allegations made in the New York Times in 1974 that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was performing illegal domestic surveillance, wire taps, and break-ins, the U.S. Senate formed an investigative committee led by Frank Church (D-ID). The Church Committee discovered that the CIA had performed a wide range of illegal activities including running vulnerability tests in the New York City subway without alerting city officials or subway...
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Representative Jack Brooks, a Democrat from Texas, announced that the House committee investigating the possible impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon had heard "evidence of governmental corruption unequaled in the history of the United States". The committee eventually passed two articles of impeachment. The articles never reached a full vote, however, as Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974.
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Following World War II, many American women left the workplace to return to their traditional roles as homemakers. In the midst of cold war tension with the Soviet Union, much of American popular culture focused on the security and prosperity of traditional family life. Popular television shows such as Father Knows Best reinforced the notion of males as the family's primary breadwinner.
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One of the most famous film stars of the 1940s and 1950s, Lana Turner was an all-American sex symbol who provided entertainment to the public not only through film but through her tumultuous personal life as well. During World War II, many Americans on the home front were able to spend more time enjoying recreational activities due to the booming economy. Film stars like Lana Turner came to represent the era.