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1992 Los Angeles Riots
Rodney King Speaks Out as LA Riots Continue

  By erica • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized

Rodney King, an African American brutalized by L.A. Police officers, speaks out for the first time since the acquittal of these charged officers. Continue reading

Tagged   1992 Los Angeles Riots, L.A.P.D, LA Riots, Politics and History, Race Issues, Race Riots, Rodney King
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Weather Underground
Weather Underground Victim Explains Impact

  By erica • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized

John Murtagh was nine years old when his family's home was bombed by the Weather Underground. Murtagh shares his memories of that night. Continue reading

Tagged   Bill Ayers, Politics and History, Protest, Terrorism, Vietnam War, Weather Underground, Weather Underground
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Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney: ‘Pop Music is the Classical Music of Now’

  By erica • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized

Paul McCartney shares how he was "always frightened of classical music" and what it was like to be a part of the pop world at the time. Continue reading

Tagged   1960s, 1960s music, Arts and Culture, Beatles, Music, musician, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney, Singer, Songwriter, The Beatles, The Beatles
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Marilyn Monroe
Brigitte Bardot on Powdering Her Nose With Marilyn Monroe

  By erica • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized

Brigitte Bardot talks about the one and only time she met Marilyn Monroe on October 29, 1956. Continue reading

Tagged   Actress, Arts and Culture, Brigitte Bardot, Entertainment, marilyn monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Queen Elizabeth II
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Weather Underground
Mark Rudd, Founding Member of the Weather Underground, Expresses Regret

  By erica • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized

Weather Underground co-founder Mark Rudd discusses the regret he still feels and recalls spending many years on the run after being indicted. Continue reading

Tagged   Bill Ayers, Mark Rudd, Politics and History, Protest, Terrorism, Vietnam War, Weather Underground, Weather Underground, Weather UndergroundBill Ayers
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Michael Jordan
Wilt Chamberlain on His First Meeting With Michael Jordan

  By erica • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized

Wilt Chamberlain recalls his first meeting with fellow basketball player Michael Jordan in 1997 and explains why they had never met before. Continue reading

Tagged   Basketball, Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan, Sports, Wilt Chamberlain, Wilt Chamberlain
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Academy Awards
Costume Designer Edith Head Shares Her Oscar Winning Secrets

  By erica • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized

Academy Award winning costume designer Edith Head is interviewed by comedian Groucho Marx about designing unique clothes for film and she discusses creating costumes for Audrey Hepburn's two different characters in Roman Holiday.
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Tagged   Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Arts and Culture, Audrey Hepburn, Costume, Edith Head, Fashion
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HIV & AIDS
The ‘Real-Life’ Dallas Buyers Club Doctor

  By erica • February 27, 2014 Uncategorized

Ron Woodroof's doctor, Dr. Steven Pounders, discusses his first person account of Woodroof's diagnosis and struggle through AIDS. Continue reading

Tagged   Arts and Culture, Dallas Buyers Club, Dr. Steven Pounders, HIV & AIDS, Ron Woodroof, Steven Pounders
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Academy Awards
Matthew McConaughey on Ron Woodroof of the Dallas Buyers Club

  By erica • February 27, 2014 Uncategorized

Matthew McConaughey talks about what helped him to understand who Ron Woodroof in order to become him in the 2013 movie Dallas Buyers Club, based off of Woodroof's life. Continue reading

Tagged   2013, Academy Awards, AIDS, Arts and Culture, Dallas Buyers Club, Film, HIV & AIDS, Matthew McConaughey, Movies and Film, Ron Woodroof
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Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913
Footage of the 1913 Suffragette Parade in D.C.

  By erica • February 27, 2014 Uncategorized

Watch footage of thousands of women marching in the 1913 Suffragette Parade in D.C. Continue reading

Tagged   1910s, alice paul, Politics and History, Protest, Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913, Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913, Women
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