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October 10th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was born in 1963, in Princeton, NJ. In early 2002, just four months after 9/11, he was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan. Read full coverage of “The Daniel Pearl Case” on …

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October 10th, 2008 at 10:48 am

‘Over Here’ is a half-hour documentary made by NYC teenagers about the WWII homefront, as seen through the eyes of New Yorkers who were themselves teenagers during the war. It …

October 8th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

The fire started on Sunday, October 8, 1871, in the Chicago barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary, and burned through early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. The blaze killed hundreds of …

October 7th, 2008 at 1:01 pm

On October 7, 2003, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected as the governor of California. Roger Rosenblatt called it a “victory for the outsider,” “politics as unusual,” “a breath of fresh air” on NewsHour. As governor, Schwarzenegger surprised voters when he prioritized the issues of greenhouse gases and smog.

October 6th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

On Oct. 6, 1927, talking pictures arrived with “The Jazz Singer,” a movie starring Al Jolson that featured both silent and sound-synchronized scenes. Jolson was the first openly Jewish man …

October 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 am

For some veterans it takes years before they choose to speak about their war experiences. And some veterans never do. What happens when veterans finally share their stories? How does it feel to be heard? And how are we, as listeners, affected?

October 2nd, 2008 at 9:32 am

In 1910, an American doctor named Hawley Crippen was convicted in England of poisoning and dismembering his wife. The vicious murder—and execution—made international headlines. Almost one hundred years later, investigators re-opened the files. Watch episode….

October 1st, 2008 at 2:57 pm

Critical Condition puts a human face on the nation’s growing health care crisis by capturing the harrowing struggles of four critically ill Americans who discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings, and even their lives. Watch documentary now.

October 1st, 2008 at 10:26 am

On October 1, 2000, one of the most notorious gangsters of the 20th century, Reginald “Reggie” Kray, died in his sleep, at the age of 66.

September 30th, 2008 at 10:47 am

Upcoming documentary The Bungalows of Rockaway, delves into the rich history of the bungalows on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, NY, over the past 100 years. Co-producers Jennifer …



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If the battle for the presidency comes down to how the West is won, New Mexico's large Hispanic and Latino electorate could tip the vote...
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In this profile, Neal Shapiro, president of Thirteen/WNET, interviews Ellen Futter, the president of the American Museum of Natural History.
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Selected press items featuring WNET.org, its programs, projects and services from the period Friday, October 3 through Thursday, October 9. A group of WNET executives were...
 
 
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