January 2012
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WatchJANUARY 30, 1948: GANDHI ASSASSINATED
On this day in 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist.
Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent movement to free India from British colonial rule inspired American civil rights activists who had immersed themselves in Ghandi’s teachings and viewed non-violence as an effective way to challenge the tyranny of the Jim Crow South.
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WatchJANUARY 30, 1882: FDR BORN
On this day in 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born.
During his presidency, the majority of the country did not know President Roosevelt was handicapped.
“When he met Orson Welles, he said ‘Orson, you and I are the two best actors in America,’” says biographer Hugh Gallagher. “And he was right.”
Watch this clip from American...
Today Is Auschwitz Liberation Day
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WatchJANUARY 27: MOZART BORN (1756), iPAD ANNOUNCED (2010)
WHAT IF MOZART HAD A MAC?
256 years ago today, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. Two years ago today, the iPad was born (er, announced).
Today we bring you “What If Mozart Had a Mac?” Could Mozart have written even more music if he’d had the advantage of modern technology?
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”
– -President Clinton, on this day in history (January 26, 1998)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/clinton/player/
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WatchJANUARY 24, 1965: WINSTON CHURCHILL PASSES AWAY
On this day in 1965, Winston Churchill, the former prime minister of Britain died at the age of 90.
Secrets of the Dead’s “Churchill’s Deadly Decision” explains the tension in Europe during the summer of 1940, as the Nazis overtook one country at a time.
Watch “Churchill’s Deadly Decision” to see what...
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WatchJANUARY 23, 2005: JOHNNY CARSON PASSES AWAY
On this day in 2005, television host and comedian Johnny Carson passed away.
In a clip from Pioneers of Television, watch Betty White describe performing a favorite skit with Johnny Carson and what happens when everything goes wrong on live TV.
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WatchJANUARY 19, 1807: ROBERT E. LEE BORN
On this day in 1807, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was born in Virginia.
General Lee’s military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy.
Watch American Experience’s full-length film, “Robert E. Lee” now.
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WatchJANUARY 17: MICHELLE OBAMA IS 48 TODAY
It’s the First Lady’s birthday today.
In a scene from FRONTLINE’s “Dreams of Obama,” watch how Michelle Obama grounded rooted the future president personally as well as in the Chicago community.
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Celebrate Muhammad Ali’s 70th Birthday Today
We bring you a 2009 Antiques Roadshow episode featuring a pair of boxing gloves signed twice by the Muhammad Ali — once as Cassius Clay in 1963, and again as Muhammad Ali forty years later.
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Watch Christopher Coover’s appraisal of a Martin Luther King Jr. letter, from Washington, DC.
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WatchLast year, Tavis Smiley examined Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s often-forgotten ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech.
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CELEBRATE MOTOWN’S 52nd BIRTHDAY TODAY
Watch John Legend sing “Heard It Through the Grapevine” from last year’s In Performance at the White House: The Motown Sound.
The concert special was hosted by the President and First Lady.
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More public media Tumblrs!
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We’ve gotten requests in the past for links to other public media Tumblrs. We’ve re-blogged some other people’s lists before.
Now we’ve finally built our own list of links to other public media Tumblrs you could follow.
Check it out!
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WatchJANUARY 9, 1941 : FOLK SINGER JOAN BAEZ BORN
Happy Birthday 71st birthday Joan Baez!
Watch her 2010 White House performance of “We Shall Overcome.”
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WatchJANUARY 9, 1936: U.S. ARMY ADOPTS THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE
On this day in 1936, the U.S. Army officially adopted the M1 rifle, the first semi-automatic rifle used by the American military. At the time, the M1 was cutting edge and put the U.S. ahead of its enemies and allies.
Watch Ground War’s “Firepower,” which tracks the development of artillery through the ages.
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WatchJANUARY 5, 1972: NIXON APPROVES THE SPACE SHUTTLE
On this day in 1972, President Nixon orders the development of the space shuttle.
What’s next?
Last year, NOVA scienceNOW brought you “Can We Make it to Mars?”, a deep look at new space suits, foods, a Mars rover, and rockets that may support future Mars-bound astronauts.
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