Dempsey Fight Bell Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 12/17/2008 - 20:34
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Tukufu Zuberi speaks to Bert Sugar, author of over 80 books on boxing history, about boxer Jack Dempsey, his fame, and his 1919 fight for the heavyweight world championship.

Mayme Clayton's Collection Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 12/17/2008 - 20:28
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Gwen Wright of PBS's History Detectives speaks to Avery Clayton, son of Mayme Clayton, about his mother's collection of African-American history and memorabilia—the world's largest private collection on the topic.

Aerial Photography Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 12/17/2008 - 20:15
Description

Tukufu Zuberi of PBS's History Detectives provides a brief overview of the history of aerial photography, particularly its use in reconnaissance.

Paper Trail

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Tukufu Zuberi of PBS's History Detectives gives tips on how to follow a trail of primary documents to uncover reliable historical information.

Deutschheim State Historic Site [MO]

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The Pommer-Gentner house, built in 1840, is a sterling example of high-style German neoclassicism and is furnished to reflect the earlier settlement period of the 1830s and 1840s. Behind the house, visitors will tour a period garden and a small half-timbered barn containing an exhibit of 19th-century tools. The Strehly house, built in stages from 1842 to 1869, has a traditional German vernacular front. It once contained a full-service printing company that produced a German-language newspaper. About 1857, Carl Strehly built a winery next to the house that today displays one of a few remaining carved wine casks in the Midwest. Grapevines, planted by the Strehlys in the 1850s, can still be seen running the length of the backyard. Deutschheim's varied collections of German Americana are represented by galleries of changing artifacts and photographs.

The site offers tours, exhibits, occasional recreational and educational events.

Newspaper Titan: Cissy Patterson

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According to the Library of Congress Webcasts site:

"Amanda Smith discussed her Patterson biography, Newspaper Titan: The Infamous Life and Monumental Times of Cissy Patterson. She was called the most powerful woman in America, surpassing first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman. Cissy Patterson was from a publishing family. Her grandfather was Joseph Medill—firebrand abolitionist, mayor of Chicago, editor-in-chief and principal owner of the Chicago Tribune, and one of the founders of the Republican Party, who delivered the crucial Ohio delegation to Abraham Lincoln at the convention of 1860. Cissy Patterson's brother, Joe Medill Patterson, started the New York Daily News. Her pedigree notwithstanding, Patterson did not come to publishing until shortly before her 49th birthday, in 1930, with almost no practical journalistic or editorial experience and a life out of the pages of Edith Wharton."

Impact of the Black Press on Social Movements Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:03
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Producer Callie Crossley leads a panel of black journalists in a discussion on the power of the black press in social movements, beginning in the 1800s and continuing to the present day. The presentation includes an audio clip from the documentary Soldiers Without Swords.

Ponzi's Scheme: True Story of a Financial Legend

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Professor Mitchell Zuckoff follows the life of Italian immigrant Charles Ponzi (1882-1949), legendary con man who set up the Securities Exchange Company, which promised investors massive returns on their investments based on the buying and trading of international postal reply coupons. The scheme, begun around 1918, collapsed in 1920 after the Boston Post revealed it to the public. The presentation includes slides.

Audio and video options are available.

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