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Bernice Bobs Her Hair
by F. Scott Fitzgerald



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The Asserians

The Korean War

Africa 1955-1975

   
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The Automobile

Horatio's Drive

In a country full of dynamic changes, at least two things seem constant: our unfailing quest for adventure and
the search for our own true selves in the timeless American landscape. Perhaps the defining American
experience of the road trip — no matter the destination, the distance or even the purpose — transcends
time and generations and reaches down to help form the roots of who we are.





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Immigration

Gangs of New York Part 1 | Part 2

The two principal issues of the era in New York were Irish immigration to the city and the
Federal government's execution of the Civil War.





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Muckrakers

Changeling

It's actually a true story. Detective Ybarra [Michael Kelly], he existed. Malkovich was a
Presbyterian minister [Rev. Gustav Briegleb] who had a church down by the Coliseum
in Los Angeles—that church is no longer there—but he was very much of an activist,
and he had a radio show that he broadcast. He loved high-profile cases, and he had a
big deal against the LAPD, so he had quite a few cases that he did this with.





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World War II

Inglorious Bastards

Dramatized Nazi occupation of France and depicting the SS efforts to locate and
exterminate the Jewish population.





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World War II

Patton

America enters the war on the side of the allies. General Patton delivers his famous
speech to American troops in Africa.





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