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Jonestown Massacre
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Gina DeAngelis |
The agricultural settlement of Jonestown in Guyana, South America, was meant to be a promised land for its inhabitants, the members of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple. How then, in November 1978, did 912 … |
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Morgan Freeman
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Gina DeAngelis |
Traces the childhood and acting career of the Oscar-nominated star of such films as "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Seven." |
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Nicotine & cigarettes
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Gina DeAngelis |
Examines the dangers of nicotine use, including a history of the drug, its physiological and chemical effects, and ways of getting help with an addiction to it. |
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911
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Gina DeAngelis |
Examines, using eyewitness accounts, the tragedy that killed 146 workers in a New York City garment factory. |
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The Massachusetts 54th
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Gina DeAngelis |
Explains the events leading up to the formation of the Massachusetts 54th, a regiment of free blacks, and its participation in the Civil War. Sidebars include quotations from leaders of the time and … |
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