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This docudrama, featuring eyewitness testimony and historical reenactment, tells of the waves of destruction caused by the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the experiences of survivors, and the rescue and medical efforts. It tells of Truman's efforts to persuade the Japanese to surrender, and the process by which the Japanese reached that decision.
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Experience America's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. This propaganda film was released by the U.S. Information Agency and focuses on American involvement in the Vietnam War. This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. 22 crewmen from a U.S. bomber are rescued in the Pacific. 2. Gunners shoot at German robot bombs over England. 3. Pipe lines being laid in Africa and Europe. 4. Troops of the 9th Army enter and fight in Saarbrucken, Germany. 5. Soldiers receive mail and gifts and give Christmas presents to children in Europe.
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Weaving together interviews, official photos and documents, home movies, and archival film, this 90-minute film explores the complex social and political factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust. The story of Kurt Klein, who struggled with State Department red tape to free his parents from Eastern Europe, represents America's reaction to European Jews clamoring for rescue.
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Vet Natalia works late to x-ray a cat who has a broken pelvis after being hit by a car. It's touch and go for the cat, who may not survive. Lisa gets into a tricky situation with a swan when she has to go and rescue the stubborn bird from a warehouse water pond. After a long struggle she gets a bit of a soaking. Liam and Gillian rescue a horse that was ridden into a fence. Its injuries are serious and it's a race against time to get the horse treatment....
8) Lifelines
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Learn how the airplane has become an indispensable tool - literally a lifeline - to those living in isolation or danger. Canadian pilots, and the experts and equipment they carry, are saving lives around the world. Meet a Montreal pediatrician whose passion for flying helps her reach her many young patients in remote Northern communities. Travel with both our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and an airborne medical unit as they cross the globe...
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And finally, a set of outrageous stories of the kind so frequently used at the end of news broadcasts. Clips in this program feature the largest and smelliest flower, a school for Santas, a pilot who literally flies blind, a telepathic terrier, the World Worm-Charming Championships, crossing the Atlantic by pedal boat, bungee-jumping at Victoria Falls, underwater hockey, the 16th Annual Juggling Olympics, the Fat Pets Slimming Contest, the world series...
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Manji is an orphaned white rhino. His mother was killed by poachers for her horn and during the attack Manji was hit with a machete and almost lost his eye. He's the youngest orphan that rhino expert Petronel has ever rescued and she's determined to return him to the African savannah. But first he needs to leave the comfort and security of the intensive care unit that he's been recovering in and, with Petronel's help, learn how to be a rhino. In Costa...
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Although most corporate managers don't have to wrestle with life-or-death decisions, the key to a company's success lies in the same kind of teamwork and problem-solving that enabled the rescue of 33 trapped Chilean miners in 2010. This video uses that inherently dramatic event to outline and explain several core principles of effective management, communication, and team-building. Viewers learn the importance of clearly defining a common goal and...
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Arick Baker was cleaning out a huge corn bin on his family's Iowa farm, while his Dad hauled away a truckload of grain. That's when the unthinkable happened- a chunk of rotten corn gave way, burying Arick beneath several feet of suffocating corn. This program is a case study of farm safety for students of agriculture.
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Major urban areas such as New York City were seen as particularly vulnerable targets for a nuclear attack during the cold war. The City of New York staged a massive air-raid drill in 1952, which involved 50,000 trained volunteers and simulated a large-scale nuclear attack on New York City. The volunteers "decontaminated" streets and buildings with water before rescuing victims. After the drill, authorities declared that New York was prepared for any...
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Discontinuing the use of antidepressants can be problematic, but many people taking these drugs choose the painful withdrawal process, and subsequent depression, over the emotional numbness the meds can cause. This hard-hitting program documents the drastic effects on the filmmaker's well-being as he weans himself off Paxil, and reveals unethical links between the FDA, the American Psychiatric Association, and the pharmaceutical industry, all of whom...
16) Earthquakes
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The Fierce Earth team explore the phenomenon of the earthquake. Clare and Mike train with one of the top international rescue teams; Leo takes on a dangerous cliff climb with a very special partner; and Dougal and Zoe are in Tokyo to find out how people stay safe in the most earthquake prone city on the planet.
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In the world of small talk, sports and weather rule. This program covers how to discuss them both through interviews with a meteorologist who travels with the Tour de France and mountain rescue police personnel who risk their lives to save climbers who have gotten into trouble. The video also features everyday people who tell what sports they enjoy and why they like to engage in them.
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This episode of the Air Force Story covers large scale operations in 1943, including plans to destroy Nazi U-Boats at the Casablanca Conference, bringing the enemy submarine threat under control; supplies air lifts over Himalayas to China; fighters protecting the Northwest region from Japanese attack; and Solomon Island Campaign highlights. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of...
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In this documentary series, Sue Perkins uncovers a region undergoing unprecedented change. As well as tackling hard-hitting social and environmental issues, Sue explores the lighter side of life on South East Asia's largest river, flowing 3,000 miles from the high peaks of the Himalayas through the Tibetan plateau, the canyons of Chinese Yunnan, and Vietnam's vast Mekong Delta. In Part 2, she uncovers animal welfare and conservation efforts in Cambodia,...
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Based on recent statistics, 90 percent of the world's orphans live in sub-Saharan Africa; 40 percent of African children work seven days a week; and many support themselves by prostitution or are subjected to enslavement. This program highlights the work of the Terre des Hommes Oasis Center, in Benin, which rescues, rehabilitates, and returns exploited children to their families; the Jinja School for Orphans, in Uganda; extended families on Kenya's...