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Bataan, the Forgotten Hell
Sat, Dec 04, 1982
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  • Bataan, the Forgotten Hell
This documentary looks at the opening days of World War II in the Philippines, where American and Filipino soldiers, using World War I weapons and ammunition, held out in vicious fighting against the Japanese for 81 days. On April 8, 1942, report not focuses on the battle, but on the durability of the human spirit in the face of man's inhumanity to man; of the Bataan death march, Japanese prison camps and the hell ships that took some to Japan into slavery. Only 43% of the American POWs survived. Some of those survivors, meeting in reunion in the Philippines, told their stories on camera and voice over photos, film and sketches of those days of starvation, sickness, death, and incredible brutality.
9.4 /10
The Age of Kennedy, Part I: The Early Years
Sat, May 28, 1966
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  • The Age of Kennedy, Part I: The Early Years
8.1 /10
If Japan Can... Why Can't We?
Wed, Dec 31, 1969
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  • If Japan Can... Why Can't We?
8 /10
Sit-In

SUnknownSit-In

Mon, Dec 19, 1960
News documentary on the sit-in movement for civil rights in the South, focusing on Nashville, Tennessee.
0 /10
Red China

SUnknownRed China

Sat, Feb 24, 1962
In "Red China", host Chet Huntley traces the consolidation of power by Mao Tse-tung and China's Communist Party. Courtesy of footage from Swiss photographer Fernand Gigon, gives viewers a look at China as it industrializes and strives to become a world power.It's starts out with footage of Chinese men pulling a boat upriver, communist soldiers marching during the 10th Anniversary celebration, and Fernand Gigon.Then "Red China" host Chet Huntley traces the consolidation of power by Mao Tse-tung and China's Communist Party then gives an inside look at the country following the slowing (or collapse) of the "Great Leap Forward" courtesy of footage from Swiss photographer Fernand Gigon. It then shift focuses on the footage Gigon captured during his 1961 visit and begins with Chet Huntley addressing the camera. Then cuts to a Chinese delegation in Canada walking with Canadian officials. Footage shows rural China from the window of a train. Gigon sits on a bed in what appears to be a hotel room and discusses filming in China and how he had to smuggle his film out of the country.
0 /10
The Rise of Khrushchev

SUnknownThe Rise of Khrushchev

Sat, Feb 02, 1963
This documentary made by NBC, talks about the rise of Nikita Khrushchev to power in Soviet union, and his struggle to stay in power until his fall in 1960.
0 /10
Episode dated 4 February 1964

SUnknownEpisode dated 4 February 1964

Mon, Feb 03, 1964
Two critical junctures in the relations between the U.S. and Castro's Cuba were turned into excellent documentaries in a two part presentation. The first was a report on the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion.in April 1961.
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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

SUnknownThe Decision to Drop the Bomb

Mon, Jan 04, 1965
J Robert Oppenheimer and other key figures involved in the decision to drop the first atomic bomb discuss their motivations in this rare NBC News documentary. Originally produced two decades after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this presentation features new insight from NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss.
7.3 /10
Oswald and the Law

SUnknownOswald and the Law

Mon, Feb 08, 1965
This documentary briefly used the Oswald case as a symbol of a widespread failure to protect the rights of persons in police custody.
0 /10
Confrontation

SUnknownConfrontation

Mon, Apr 14, 1969
A calm and studious confronting of the issues behind the turmoil at San Francisco State College, told from several points of view.
0 /10
Suffer the Little Children

SUnknownSuffer the Little Children

Mon, Jan 10, 1972
Northern Ireland, plagued by the violence between Catholics and Protestants, also of the fighting occurs between IRA and British troops, the victims who seem to suffer the most are the children.
0 /10
The Blue Collar Trap

SUnknownThe Blue Collar Trap

Mon, Jun 26, 1972
Extensive interviews with four young blue collar workers at the Ford Pinto Plant in Milpitas, California.
0 /10
Bataan, the Forgotten Hell

SUnknownBataan, the Forgotten Hell

Sat, Dec 04, 1982
This documentary looks at the opening days of World War II in the Philippines, where American and Filipino soldiers, using World War I weapons and ammunition, held out in vicious fighting against the Japanese for 81 days. On April 8, 1942, report not focuses on the battle, but on the durability of the human spirit in the face of man's inhumanity to man; of the Bataan death march, Japanese prison camps and the hell ships that took some to Japan into slavery. Only 43% of the American POWs survived. Some of those survivors, meeting in reunion in the Philippines, told their stories on camera and voice over photos, film and sketches of those days of starvation, sickness, death, and incredible brutality.
9.4 /10
Banking on the Brink

SUnknownBanking on the Brink

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
This program looks at the changes in banking over the last 25 years and how they affect the general public.
0 /10
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Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story
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Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story
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