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Matt Christopher's Books | National Book Month

Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Books by Matt Christopher: All-Star Fever Baseball Flyhawk Baseball Jokes and Riddles Baseball Pals The Basket Counts Catch that Pass Catcher with a Glass Arm Center Court Sting Challenge at Second...

Frazier, Joseph William | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"F" is for Frazier, Joseph William [1944-2011]

Charles M. Duke, Jr. | Conversations with Scientists & Astronauts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In 1972, Charles Duke served as the pilot on Apollo 16, whose crew was the first to inspect, survey and sample the surface features of the highlands of the moon. He discusses the history of space...

Holocaust Timeline

Episode 12

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Learn the series of events that led to the Holocaust and related events that occurred during this period.. 1933 January 30: Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany. March 5: Hitler receives strong vote...

Philip Simmons | Periscope

Episode 9

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There are hundreds of Philip Simmons's gates and fences around Charleston. One of his gates hangs in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He has won national awards and was commissioned to...

Shannon Johnson, Olympics Basketball Player

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Shannon Johnson's titles include University of South Carolina All-American,WNBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist, and Head Coach of the Coker College women’s basketball team. Produced by Sarah Stone...

Rixon Lane | Inside Storytelling

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Rixon Lane began telling stories at age 5. At 10, he won a Gold Medal at the 2002 National Storytelling Youth Olympics. In 2004, he was a keynote speaker at the National Storytelling Convention. He...

How Does Someone Become an Olympian?

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Learn more about how athletes become Olympians. Produced by Sarah Stone, 2016 ETV Endowment Intern (Digital Media/Knowitall)

History of the Olympics: Ancient and Modern

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Learn more about the history of the Olympic Games with this interactive timeline! Produced by Sarah Stone, 2016 ETV Endowment Intern (Digital Media/Knowitall)

Assemblage - Coke Bottle | Artopia

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Howard Finster A Closer Look Howard Finster liked to decorate objects with paintings of things that were familiar to him. This piece is a prefabricated bottle that he has painted. It has a cylindrical...

Magic in the Air | Artopia

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JAMISON HANDY A Closer Look The man trying to buy a ticket to a ball game at the beginning of Magic in the Air was an unusual person for his day -- he owned a TV set. This industrial film does a good...

Hugh M. Chapman | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Hugh M. Chapman (1932–2007) Hugh Chapman's decision not to enter the family textile business, Inman Mills, was of little importance to his parents and four older brothers. Whatever career path he...