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2) DK Timelines
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This is a timeline of the life of the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus. An admiral, and navigator, he set sail westwards from Spain in 1492 with the aim of arriving in the Far East, but instead, landed in the Americas, then unknown to Europeans. Seen as a hero and pioneer by some, by others he is seen as someone whose arrival brought suffering to people living in the Americas.
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English
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Lorraine Zilner Rodgers was a member of The Women Airforce Service Pilots, known as the WASP, the first group of women pilots to serve the United States Army Air Force in WWII. Out of 25,000 women who applied to the program, Rodgers was one out of 1830 who were accepted. Given the task of ferrying aircraft across the country, to allow the men to be available for combat, Rodgers often had to deal with the stigma of being a woman pilot. The WASP did...
9) Let's Go To
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the Northeast region of the United States is the district of Washington, DC. It’s famous for its impressive government buildings and monuments, like a giant marble statue of former President, Abraham Lincoln. Let’s find out more.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
Este vídeo explica cómo los contratiempos, manejados correctamente, pueden ser guías útiles para conseguir lo que queremos. Tanto si se trata de una solicitud de empleo rechazada, como de una propuesta de proyecto o de una idea que se ha planteado en una reunión, los contratiempos pueden ser difíciles de superar.Muestra cómo los contratiempos o rechazos son una parte inevitable de la vida. Cuando se producen, se sienten como algo muy personal...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Growing up in Saigon during the Vietnam War, Larry La developed a high tolerance for risk and an ability to dream of a better future. He did this in the face of myriad horrors and losses, which would have caused most people to lose hope. He learned English early in life and taught himself how to obtain necessary items and make connections in the black market. La relied upon these attributes when he moved to the United States and worked his way up...
13) Great Preachers
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Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Billy Graham is featured in this Odyssey original series, which captures the essence and message of the greatest preachers of our time. Through crusades and social media, Graham has been able to "preach the gospel to more people in the world than any other evangelist in the history of the Christian faith." Correspondent Bill Turpie interviews Graham's associates: Cliff Barrows, author Bill Martin, and George Beverly Shea. Hear Billy Graham's sermon...
14) Doggyland
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English
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Description
Get ready to join Bow Wizzle (played by Snoop Dogg) and a group of high-spirited puppies as they all sing, rap and dance while riding the bus to school! In this video you'll get a chance to see some of the cool places in Doggyland while learning new dance moves to this modern, hip hop inspired version of the classic nursery rhyme!
15) Polkaroo Counts
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Where could ten be? Strike! Polkaroo shows off terrific talents at the bowling alley in search of 10, and wait, there’s 10 in the backyard! Avery hangs out at the Polkaroo Counting Lab, both of them counting and finding different iterations of the number 10!
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this video, Rick Davis interviews Aviva Kempner, a long-time documentary filmmaker whose works cover a broad range of issues, such as homelessness, civil rights, and the Holocaust. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg is one of her most noted works. The film won many awards, including the Peabody Award and awards from the National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Kempner is also the founder...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Aprenda cómo hacer que su estilo de vida sea lo más seguro posible. Este video cubre los riesgos de los productos químicos, saunas, rayos X y otros peligros potenciales, para que pueda tomar decisiones que sean buenas para usted y su bebé en desarrollo.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In 1954 relying on "automatic stabilizers," President Dwight Eisenhower withheld raising taxes in order to encourage consumer spending. In the 1960s, newly elected John F. Kennedy and economic advisor Walter Heller pushed Congress to approve a $12 billion tax cut stimulus. The Employment Act of 1946 was the first time that government tried to employ fiscal policy. But, by 2010 economists disagreed about whether fiscal policy was dead, as they argued...
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa are organized unincorporated territories of the United States. They’re famous for all kinds of things, from sandy beaches and indigenous culture to unique animals, like the tooth-billed penguin. Let’s find out more.
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