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Memorial Day: Not What You Were Taught in School
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Official history says the first Memorial Day celebration was held in Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868, where Union and Confederate soldi...

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
Heroes Who Did Their Jobs On 9/11
From: Dick Meister
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The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is a good time to recognize the importance of public employees.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:43
The Film that Exposed a Memorial Day Massacre
From: Dick Meister
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A once-suppressed newsreel showing Chicago police chasing, killing and wounding strikers and their families on Memorial Day in 1937 played an impor...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KFAI Minneapolis, and KPFT


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
Commentary: The Big Strike
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary marking the anniversary of one of the most significant strikes in U.S. history -- the West Coast longshoremen's strike of 1934.

  • Added: May 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:10