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From skateboarding to surfing, meet Bali, a 6-year-old Jack-A-Bee who is a fixture on the beach of Waikiki. Witness a dog and a rabbit's unbreakable bond. Discover how surfing dogs are helping to save other dogs' and cats' lives. Learn all about the Australian Sheperd in 'It's all about the Breed.'
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The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw disruptive economic and social transformations. The anxieties of this age inspired major political reform movements—including new constitutional amendments dealing with the federal income tax, the election of senators, and women's voting rights.
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In another swing of the pendulum, the progressive movement of civil rights and women's equality in the mid-20th century gave way to religious revival and a conservative backlash in the 1980s. Dive into the Reagan era and the new battle for control over the Supreme Court.
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Fifty years after Solon's reforms, a tyrant named Peisistratus seized power. The overthrow of his tyranny, and the ensuing skirmish among different aristocratic groups, led to the rise of Cleisthenes, a truly innovative leader. Find out how he undermined the old aristocratic system and carried the democratic experiment forward.