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Traces New York City's crooked Broadway Street back to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to avoid cutting down a cherry tree.

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A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.

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In 1874, citizens of Sympathy Ridge, Virginia wish to build a war monument, but the federal government wants them to replace a bridge destroyed in the war.

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An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.

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A young suffragist tries to gain the support of a lawyer in charge of the polls, while he tries on a bet to romance her.

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Distressed by the state of world affairs and fearing her boyfriend will be sent off to war, a young woman refuses to marry until a friend convinces her to have faith in democracy.

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False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.

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The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.

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Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.

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Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

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Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.

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Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.

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A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont. At the end of the program, Sarah Churchill, on behalf of Hallmark, presents a medallion to Mr. Rockwell.

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The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.

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The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.

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The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.

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When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.

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A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.

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Adapted from the book by Hertha Pauli. The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard.

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Incident from the life of General George Washington, in which Phoebe Fraunces, daughter of Fraunces Tavern's proprietor, showed her loyalty to Washington and his cause. Phoebe was in love with a member of Washington's personal staff who was involved in a plot to kill him.

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Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.

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Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.

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The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).

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Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.

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The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

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The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.

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The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

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The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.

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The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.

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Story of Frederick Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, from the time the sculptor received the commission in 1774 until Pulitzer provided funding for the base ten years later.

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Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.

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Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

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Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.

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Story of Josiah Wedgwood.

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The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

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The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.

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The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.

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An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.