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The Stars and Stripes among hot pants and twirling batons… Uncle Sam with a
high-kicking chorus line… This 1940s “soundie” is war propaganda at its best. |
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Hollywood stars join the war effort to sell war bonds during World War II.
Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Abbott and Costello and many
more celebrities of the era are featured. |
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On V-J Day (August 14, 1945), crowds across America celebrate Japan’s
surrender, and the end of a four-year struggle. Victory celebrations in New
York, Chicago and San Francisco are shown in this vintage newsreel. |
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In 1976, America celebrated 200 years of ups and downs, and its transformation
from a fledgling country to the most powerful nation in the world. (no audio) |
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President George W. Bush encourages a traumatized nation after the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks. His speech to a Joint Session of Congress has come
to be known as “The Bush Doctrine.” |
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