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4) Frida Kahlo
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A portrait of the life of the colorful painter, including her marriage to the famous painter Diego Rivera and her political beliefs.
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As America's most famous and followed evangelist, Billy Graham preaches and millions listen. The program focuses on the pivotal events in Graham's life, including William Randolph Hearst's decision to publicize Graham's crusades, Graham's close ties with several Presidents, and his refusal to speak out against the Vietnam War or to participate in Civil Rights demonstrations. Interviews with friends, family, and figures such as Henry Ford and George...
14) Mother Teresa
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From her childhood in Yugoslavia to the Nobel Peace Prize, when called to serve by God, she responded like no other in modern times. Mother Teresa's phenomenal labors on behalf of the poor, unwanted and needy earned her the name the Saint of the Gutters. For over 50 years, Mother Teresa dedicated herself to the poorest of the poor. The order she founded the Missionaries of Charity grew to encompass over 3,000 members working in 25 countries. She earned...
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He was a gentleman farmer from Virginia, a brilliant and bold tactician who proved equally adept at leading men into battle and a young nation into the future. From his youth of privilege to his inauguration as the United States first president, here is George Washington's remarkable life. Exploring the truths, debunking the myths, it's the portrait of a man who first distinguished himself in the British forces, before creating the army that would...
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Explore the life and legacy of Mark Twain, the man whose work gave American literature its voice. He was a great American original, a gifted and irreverent storyteller whose portrayal of a wild young nation captured the imagination of the world. Whether it be on the trails of the Wild West, the streets of New York, and in the shore towns of his beloved Mississippi River, Mark Twain lived out the greatest adventures of nineteenth-century America. Revisit...
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Eva Duarte de Peron, or 'Evita' as she is also called, is one of the most controversial figures in history. A minor actress when she married Argentine president-to-be Juan Peron, her political power and prestige eventually equaled, and perhaps eclipsed, his. Was she the power-hungry Marie Antoinette figure her detractors claim? Or was she really the savior of the working poor? Rare photographs and films tell Evita's real story, from her humble birth...
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