Summary: Orson Welles' radio broadcast of War of the Worlds panicked Americans across the country. In the U.K., Neville Chamberlain delivered his famous speech, Peace in Our Times.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Looks at FDR's famed 'Nothing to Fear' speech and the 1933 repeal of Prohibition.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: 1939 brought momentous events that changed the course of history. Year by Year looks at the beginnings of World War II and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pledge of neutrality.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Looks at the political landscape of 1936, including FDR's landslide re-election in the U.S., King Edward's abdication in the U.K., and the New Deal.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Examines a major 1931 earthquake in Nicaragua.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Looks at the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby son. Bruno Hauptmann was subsequently arrested and his sensational trial in 1935 captivated the nation.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Explores the events and trends of 1930, including the Great Depression and Mt. Rushmore. Charles Lindbergh and wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh's record-setting, coast-to-coast flight is also covered.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Observes Franklin Delano Roosevelt's reassuring fireside chats and the death of gangster John Dillinger.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Examines World War II in Europe in 1940.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011