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10 Things You Don't Know About, Season 3, Episode 4, Edison vs Tesla
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directed by Stuart Chait, 1980-; presented by Henry Rollins, 1961-; produced by Mary Courtney, fl. 2004-2016 and Henry Rollins, 1961-, Asylum Entertainment, in 10 Things You Don't Know About, Season 3, Episode 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2014), 43 mins

In "10 Things You Don't Know About", punk rock icon Henry Rollins uncovers crazy twists and tidbits behind the historical tales, figures, and places you only thought you knew. Whether he's analyzing centuries-old documents at the National Archives or exploring the inside of a dead gangster's speakeasy, he's on a m...

directed by Stuart Chait, 1980-; presented by Henry Rollins, 1961-; produced by Mary Courtney, fl. 2004-2016 and Henry Rollins, 1961-, Asylum Entertainment, in 10 Things You Don't Know About, Season 3, Episode 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2014), 43 mins
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60 Minutes, Congo Gold
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produced by Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016 and Nicole Young, fl. 2009, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2009), 13 mins
Five million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a war fueled primarily from gold mined in the country by warlords and smuggled out to be sold on the open market. Scott Pelley reports.
produced by Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016 and Nicole Young, fl. 2009, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2009), 13 mins
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
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written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a swee...
written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
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Anonymously Yours
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directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
Every few years a new documentary comes along whose impact is so powerful, so illuminating, and so memorable that it is deemed an instant classic and an essential classroom teaching tool. "Anonymously Yours" is such a film. This extraordinary documentary on sex-trafficking in Southeast Asia interweaves four young...
directed by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000; produced by Gayle Ferraro, fl. 2000, Aerial Productions (Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Media, 2003), 58 mins
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Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones
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written by Greg Campbell, 1970- (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2004, originally published 2004), 336 page(s)
First discovered in 1930, the diamonds of Sierra Leone have funded one of the most savage rebel campaigns in modern history. These "blood diamonds" are smuggled out of West Africa and sold to legitimate diamond merchants in London, Antwerp, and New York, often with the complicity of the international diamond indus...
written by Greg Campbell, 1970- (New York, NY: Basic Books, 2004, originally published 2004), 336 page(s)
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BORDERS:   THE NETHERLANDS - NIGERIA
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directed by Jacqueline van Vugt, 1970-; produced by Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland and Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television (NPO, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
We all know the exciting, sweaty, scary, uncomfortable feeling arriving at a border. You will have to submit yourself to the guards standing in front of you. In a split second your mind is alert. “Do I carry any illegal product, are my papers in order, did I take my “special” cigarettes out”, what about t...
directed by Jacqueline van Vugt, 1970-; produced by Pieter van Huystee, 1956-, Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland and Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television (NPO, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
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Briefing Book: U. S. - Mexican Bilateral Cultural Commission Talks July 17 - 18, 1978
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written by U.S.-Mexico Joint Commission on Cultural Cooperation, in Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978-1980 (RG40), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (July 1978), Records of the Department of Commerce, Office of Regional Economic Coordination, Southwest Border Regional Commission, Subject Files 1978-1980, Briefing Book U.S. - Mexican Bilateral Cultural Commission Talks July 17-18 1978 , 98 page(s)
written by U.S.-Mexico Joint Commission on Cultural Cooperation, in Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978-1980 (RG40), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (July 1978), Records of the Department of Commerce, Office of Regional Economic Coordination, Southwest Border Regional Commission, Subject Files 1978-1980, Briefing Book U.S. - Mexican Bilateral Cultural Commission Talks July 17-18 1978 , 98 page(s)
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Children of Chernobyl
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directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of...
directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
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written by Israel Andrews, in Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, of University of London. Senate House Library (London, England) (08 March 1851) (District of Columbia, 1853, originally published 1853), 201 page(s)
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written by United States. Department of State. U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission. Border Working Group, in General Records of the Department of Commerce, 1898 - 2000 (RG40). Southwest Border Regional Commission Meeting Proceedings, 1978 - 1980 (P 12), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (15 November 1979), Box 1, Background/Issue Papers for Meeting with Mexican Governors , 6 page(s)
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