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At the height of the Great Depression, eleven ironworkers sit eating lunch on a steel beam – boots dangling 850 feet above the sidewalk of 41st Street — Central Park and the misty Manhattan Manhattan skyline stretching out behind them. The definitive counterpoint of epic and mundane — a symbol of the indomitable working man.For 80 years, the identity of the eleven men — and the photographer that immortalized them — remained a mystery: their stories, lost in time, subsumed by the fame of the image itself. “Men at Lunch” is the revealing tale of an American icon, an unprecedented race to the sky and the immigrant workers that built New York.

Assembled black and white footage accompanied by voiceover commentary tells the story of the Nazi rise, beginning with World War I, through the 1945 collapse of Berlin.

The second half of the documentary “Mein Kampf”.

A ten minute clip that tells the story of post-war Germany and the rise of Adolf Hitler.

A Military Channel film clip that explains why the Mauser K98 rifle was so remarkable.

This is our favorite segment of the special. We learn about the main choreographers of MGM, including the legendary Busby Berkley and Hermes Pan (who worked on all 10 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals).

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A slide show of Martha Vickers images, who played mainly supporting roles in Hollywood during the Forties but moved into television throughout the Fifties.

In this clip British journalist John Pilger interviews Martha Gellhorn, the American novelist, travel writer and journalist considered to be one of the greatest war correspondents of the 20th century.

A silent film produced in 1909 by Thomas Edison’s company at Mark Twain’s home, Stormfield, in the town of Redding, Connecticut. Twain is shown walking around his house and playing cards with his daughters, Clara and Jean. The flickering is due to film deterioration. This is the only known footage of the great author.

Presentation by founding Otis Fashion Chair Rosemary Brantley on the fashions of Mariano Fortuny. Includes his personal history and showing of many of his fashions beautifully displayed for students to study.

The last installment of the “The Influence of Marcus Garvey”.

The fourth installment of the documentary, “The Influence of Marcus Garvey”.

The third installment of the documentary, “The Influence of Marcus Garvey”.

The second installment of the documentary, “The Influence of Marcus Garvey”.

A clip from the very informative U.K. documentary, “Germany’s Last Gamble”. We recommend that you watch it.

“In early 1918 Germany was nearing the end of its tether, with a stalemate on the battlefield and growing unrest at home. Nevertheless, the Bolshevik revolution in Russia freed half a million German soldiers to fight on the Western Front. With the impeding arrival of the Americans in the conflict Germany had no choice but launch a vast offensive to break the Allies before the fall or all would be lost. And so started a race against time for the Germans.”,385,480,1.246753247,4 to 3,,https://www.youtube.com/v/ur7VlP6nOQg,ur7VlP6nOQg,A clip from the very informative U.K. documentary, “”Germany’s Last Gamble””. We recommend that you watch it.

“”In early 1918 Germany was nearing the end of its tether, with a stalemate on the battlefield and growing unrest at home. Nevertheless, the Bolshevik revolution in Russia freed half a million German soldiers to fight on the Western Front. With the impeding arrival of the Americans in the conflict Germany had no choice but launch a vast offensive to break the Allies before the fall or all would be lost. And so started a race against time for the Germans.””

In early 1918 Germany was nearing the end of its tether, with a stalemate on the battlefield and growing unrest at home. Nevertheless, the Bolshevik revolution in Russia freed half a million German soldiers to fight on the Western Front. With the impeding arrival of the Americans in the conflict Germany had no choice but launch a vast offensive to break the Allies before the fall or all would be lost. And so started a race against time for the Germans.

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