American Experience | The Polio Crusade | PBS
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The Polio Crusade: American Experience #2102
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
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American Experience | The Polio... (#2102)
The polio crusade was a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. 00:32
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American Experience | The Great... (#1905)
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American Experience |... (#1005)
Dr. Alfred Crosby, author of Epidemic and Peace 1918: America's Forgotten Pandemic. 06:07
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American Experience |... (#1005)
Dr. Shirley Fannin is currently a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases in LA. 09:22
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American Experience | Government... (#1908)
A U.S. Government film on the effects of botulism toxin on Rhesus monkeys. 09:43
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American Experience |... (#1005)
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American Experience | The Polio... (#2102)
The polio crusade was a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. 00:32
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American Experience | The Living... (#1908)
The international race to develop biological weapons during the 20th century. 00:36
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American Experience | Abraham...
Historian Catherine Clinton discusses medical care in the Civil War. 03:21
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American Experience | War Letters... (#1401)
War Letters brings to life vivid letters from the front. 00:30
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American Masters | Life at the... (#2401)
Musicians and former staff recall the energy and community that surrounded the club 07:00
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American Experience | Government... (#1908)
A U.S. Government film about food poisoning, and testing Enterotoxin on monkeys. 05:46
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American Experience | The... (#2002)
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American Experience | Ric Burns...
Producer Ric Burns discusses the intricacies of making Death and the Civil War. 02:59
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American Experience | Why we made...
Executive Producer Mark Samels describes why no other TV series would tackle this subject. 02:59
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American Experience | Jesse... (#2407)
Full Program: His stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympics captivated the world and infuriated the Nazis. 52:11
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Post Date: March 29, 2010










