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These are the stories upon which Steven Spielberg’s epic film Empire of the Sun was based, as told by the people who lived them.
A look at 1977’s National Women's Conference, an event that revolutionized the women’s movement
Goddess-worshiping, egalitarian civilizations of the Neolithic cultures of Europe
Brooklyn painter Marie Roberts comes from a family long entrenched in Coney Island's Sideshow
An intimate look at the recent multi-party elections in Egypt through the eyes of three women
The lives and ambitions of five Shaolin monks who bring kungfu to America from the temples of China
By 1939, 30,000 intellectuals and radicals were exiled from Europe, 80% were Jewish.
Join Dr. Robert Ballard on the century's most celebrated underwater discovery - the RMS Titanic
Join Dr. Robert Ballard as he discovers the ill-fated warship Bismarck deep under the Atlantic Ocean
A fascinating journey to find the mysterious "Afghan Girl" whose haunting gaze captivated the world
National Geographic reveals the true story behind the legend of young Navy Lieutenant John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
The City of Brotherly Love has continued to churn out some of the most innovative hip-hop artists of the current generation.
Illicit war, unchecked corporate greed, and the Bush agenda
National Geographics Chris Rainier and Ethan Boehme team up to bring Rainier's photographs of Angkor Wat poetically to film.
This little movie portrays the ways in which people handle illness as they grow older.
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Posted 05/26/09 by Leon Cooper, Executive Producer, Return to Tarawa
A recent issue of the LA Times carried an obit about Newt Heisley, a WWII vet, who designed the “Iconic POW/MIA Flag,” including the refrain, “You are not forgotten.” His flag and the attention it commanded had much to do with recovering and repatriating the remains of the Viet Nam dead. …
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