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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 June 2006 June 6 is the anniversary of D-Day, when, in 1944, a massive Allied armada landed in Normandy to fight a battle that turned the course of the Second World W
Cambodian-American Photographer Chronicles Displaced Pete Pin, 30, is on a quest. The photographer is searching for his heritage amid the Cambodian enclaves of America. Along the way, he is documenting dislocation. Today, he has come to a Cambodian t
Steven Solomon's new book, Water: the Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization, is a comprehensive look at how societies through the ages have organized around this vital and often scarce resource. Revolutionary advances Solomon describes tra
Race Chronicles Triumph, Struggles of Track Star Jesse Owens in Segregated America When U.S. track star Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, it damaged Adolph Hitler's propaganda on Aryan supremacy. Yet, despite his t
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This next story is about an attempt to break one of the most famous barriers in sports, running a marathon in less than two hours. Now that means running a 4-minute, 34-second mile and then maintaining that pace for 26.2 mile
ELISE HU, HOST: A woman in London gives birth to her first child just as the city is submerged in floodwaters from global warming. That's the opening of a slim debut novel by Megan Hunter. MEGAN HUNTER: Because of the magnitude of the disaster, they
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Researchers say as many as 200,000 Americans experience early-onset Alzheimer's disease. They develop dementia-like symptoms in their 40s and 50s. And that can mean struggles with jobs and money or with identity and family. Bella D
DAVID GREENE, HOST: You know, it's pretty rare for a book about a wrenching social problem to read like great literature. But when Evicted: Poverty And Profit In The American City came out in 2016, it won a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur genius grant
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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, there was a time when going out on weekends didn't mean Netflix and chill or dining out at the latest restaurant. It meant going out to dance, and in the '20s and '30s that meant swing dancing. Born in Harlem, N.Y.
The Weekend - Christmas Chronicles A: I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think weve got ourselves a situation here. B: License and registration please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir? A: I had one o
The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on a best-selling novel for young people, has no doubt been eagerly awaited by the book's fans, which will most likely be pleased by the filmmakers' visualization of the story's many goblins, fairies, sprites and othe
AILSA CHANG, HOST: Bing Crosby was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century. His record sales were in the hundreds of millions. His movies were blockbusters. A new biography focuses on Crosby's career in the 1940s when the crooner's star s
By George Dwyer Alexandria, Virginia 27 February 2008 February is Black History Month in the United States. Each year communities are encouraged to celebrate the achievements of African Americans and their forebears. It is also a time to commemorate
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Jeffrey Tambor is a star at an age which a lot of other stars have already burned out. He's been a professional working actor since the early '70s. He's done Shakespeare and Avis commercials, Hollywood Squares and La Cage Aux Folle
The Fangshan Restaurant in Beijing has served leaders and distinguished international visitors since the Qing Dynasty. Now, it's being returned to its former location on the north shore of Beihai Park, in a move to protect cultural heritage. Fangshan