When disco hit the scene, some people reveled. Others rioted. American Experience | PBS presents the story of the explosive sound that ignited a culture war. The War on Disco premieres Mon, Oct 30 at 9/8c. | PBS
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When disco hit the scene, some people reveled. Others rioted. American Experience | PBS presents the story of the explosive sound that ignited a culture war. The War on Disco premieres Mon, Oct 30 at 9/8c. | PBS
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In the nightclubs of 1940s Los Angeles, Mexican-American teenagers in zoot suits ruled the dance floor. Stream ZOOT SUIT RIOTS on YouTube and the @PBS App → https://youtu.be/nzgZBH0oiwQ | American Experience | PBS
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In the nightclubs of 1940s Los Angeles, Mexican-American teenagers in zoot suits ruled the dance floor. Stream ZOOT SUIT RIOTS on YouTube and the @PBS App → https://youtu.be/nzgZBH0oiwQ | American Experience | PBS
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When WWI began, the United States military had no code-breaking agency to decode enemy messages and encode their own. Enter Elizebeth and William Friedman. | American Experience | PBS
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When WWI began, the United States military had no code-breaking agency to decode enemy messages and encode their own. Enter Elizebeth and William Friedman. | American Experience | PBS
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In June 1969, police executed a typical raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. Only this time, the patrons fought back. Watch the documentary STONEWALL UPRISING, now streaming → pbs.org/stonewall | American Experience | PBS
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In June 1969, police executed a typical raid of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. Only this time, the patrons fought back. Watch the documentary STONEWALL UPRISING, now streaming → pbs.org/stonewall | American Experience | PBS
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In 1960s, California became the first state in the country to tackle automotive pollution. Automakers had been sitting on a device that could help stamp out smog: the catalytic converter. 🌆 Stream CLEARING THE AIR: THE WAR ON SMOG online and in the @PBS App. #ClearingTheAirPBS | American Experience | PBS
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In his final race before retirement, seven-year-old Seabiscuit took one last stab at the contest that had twice eluded him, the Santa Anita Handicap, on March 2, 1940. Clocking the fastest mile-and-a-quarter in the track's history, Seabiscuit won the race and its $121,000 prize. The thoroughbred hadn't always been a champion, but trainer Tom Smith saw his potential as a young horse and turned him into a winner. | American Experience | PBS
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On January 23, 1941, as World War II raged in Europe, famed aviator Charles Lindbergh testified before Congress, urging them against sending military aid to Britain. Lindbergh had become spokesperson of the isolationist America First Committee, a coalition—ranging from pacifists to Nazi sympathizers—opposed to U.S. involvement in the conflict overseas. | American Experience | PBS
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America's 36th president was incapable of relaxation. #AmericanHistory #HistoryTok #LBJ #60sHistory #Presidency
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