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              This is unbelievably moving. A true reflection of Memorial Weekend.
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              Have had the 1936 Olympics episode on the dvr for a while, checkin' it out.
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              Coney Island. As much as I love this series from PBS, this episode is strangely dull and slow-moving.
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              The Greely Expediton. I had NEVER heard of this guy before. Fascinating doc on some men with big dreams, little experience - but a whole lot of courage & determination.
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              Watching a king of comedy, Johnny Carson. Great vintage clips and humor.
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              3 hr doc. on the Kennedy's? Oh yes please and thank you, I'm kinda a political geek.
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              The hurricane of '38 - I've watched this about 5 times. The video footage is unreal
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              Late check in to what seems to be about Jesse Owens, anti-semitism and the Germany Olympics #PBS
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              This Jessie Owens episode is a heartbreaker...
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              Watching a special on Jesse Owens. I love history!
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              Watching super excellent documentary about Jesse Owens! Any man who pissed off Hitler and the nazis at the 1936 Olympics the way he did is a superhero of mine!!!!
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              "Jesse Owens": Excellent look at the sprinter's life, even some stuff I didn't know. Great man.
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              Watching Jesse Owens 1936 Olympic story. The boat ride to the Germany was integrated. Who knew?
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              Watched Jesse Owens tonight, and a fascinating show on Amish in America last night. Love my reality tv!
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              Avery Brundage did wrong to Jesse Owens. But that's how things worked in 1936 USA.
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              I learn something new every time I watch.
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              that's messed up the the Jewish athletes weren't allowed to compete
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                Edith McDonald @whatthefrenchtoast> I know, right? But think about this -the Nazis didn't kill too many people of color, as a matter of fact almost none in comparison with the Japanese, in their quest to kill every Jewish person on the planet.
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                Ginnette Yes Edith that is true like they said they hated Blacks but they hated Jews more... my God....
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                Edith McDonald That kind of hate is so illogical, that there is and never will be any reason to it.
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              The German people cheered for Jesse Owens!
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                Edith McDonald @whatthefrenchtoast> But would they have cheered for a Jew?
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                Ginnette I dunno... but it is messed up that the Jewish athletes weren't allowed to compete... the hate is sad it reminds me of Munich 1972...
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                Edith McDonald Totally messed up. Sometimes I don't think that we, as a human race, has neither learned nor remembered diddly shit. There are still people who hate other people for their religion, nationality, or skin tone. I swear, I'm so feed up with people asking me is my son mine, I'm ready to make t-shirts!
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              Jesse Owens was the United States' secret weapon against Hitler
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              "A man who stuck a thumb in the eye of Hitler and his theories of superiority"
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              Jesse Owens. I really admire his accomplishments.
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              Looking forward to Jessie Owens - worth DVR for sure
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              Crash of '29; I'll let you in on a hot secret: BLUE STAR AVIATION.
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              We Shall Remain - Geronimo
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              This episode about the 1929 crash was originally aired in 1990, complete with warnings about it happening again and why... which it did, of course... and is sure to happen again unless we see real... more
              This episode about the 1929 crash was originally aired in 1990, complete with warnings about it happening again and why... which it did, of course... and is sure to happen again unless we see real reform.
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              Best line in 'Crash of 1929' - "This is something that happens every 30 years. That's the memory-span of the financial mind"
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              How prophetic is this episode from 1990: "The Crash of 1929"
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              Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1929.
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                CarolynHM Little did they know... But Americans were as oblivious in 2008. Bernanke was oddly focused on *inflation* then, WTH.
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                Valerie Seckler It was almost like fiddling while Rome burned. Rather than hedging or managing their bets, investors kept passing along investments that were short of enough assets to back them up. Then in 2007 the bill came due.
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                CarolynHM And, how about the Housing Bubble? Banks handing out mortgages they knew homebuyers couldn't afford. All that passing of worthless debt paper all over the world. These worthless mortgages never should have been allowed!
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              all about...Tupperware...lol...watching coz i got a throbbing sinus allergy headache which refuses to go away...might OD on antihistamines, might as well fall asleep watching uum, a super duper... more
              all about...Tupperware...lol...watching coz i got a throbbing sinus allergy headache which refuses to go away...might OD on antihistamines, might as well fall asleep watching uum, a super duper exciting documentary about, well, TUPPERFREAKINWARE ::sarcasm::...although, i must admit, the 1940s/1950s clips are quite funny and interesting lol...
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              The Hoover Dam. I've watched this one a few times, and it awes me each time.
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