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The First Flight Of The Wright Brothers December 17th, 1903. Professor Samuel Langley (Rusty Lane) from the Smithsonian Institute recently failed in his attempt to fly an airplane. The Wright brothers, Wilbur (James Gregory) and Orville (William Prince), are attempting the same experiment but with one fundamental difference in the machine. Doubts are expressed and the grave danger is clear, but the Wright brothers steadfastly believe in their design mechanics, their passion and their vision. Also starring Vaughn Taylor. The Last Hours Of The Graf Spee December 17th, 1939. The Graf Spee, a Nazi battleship, attempts to claim a 10th victim off the coast of South America when it is attacked by three British ships. The heavily damaged ship docks in the neutral port of Montevideo, Uruguay causing Uruguay to become the political focal point of the world. After burying 36 sailers, Germany must decide whether to allow their famous fighting ship to be interned by Uruguay, flee into the open sea and risk attack, or to scuttle her. Starring Roland Varno, Victor Millan, Rodolfo Hoyos and Harold Dyrenforth.
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You Are There, the Emmy Award-winning live 1950s CBS-TV series, presents famous historical events as if they were covered by modern media. Introduced by Walter Cronkite, the stories are based on primary sources, and while most of the programs are reenactments, several include actual footage. There are 12 episodes on six DVDs. Ancient Greece includes "The Triumph Alexander the Great"-on Alexander's handling of the revolt of Macedonian troops in 324 BCE-and "The Death of Socrates," in 399 BCE. The American Revolution and George Washington presents "Washington Crosses the Delaware"-events leading up to the Battle of Trenton on Christmas 1776-and "Washington's Farewell to His Officers." Abraham Lincoln's Great Moments includes "The Emancipation Proclamation," of 1863, and "The Gettysburg Address." Two Dramatic Flights features "The First Flight of the Wright Brothers" and "The Last Hours of the Graf Spee," on the scuttling of the German warship off Uruguay in 1939. World War II Begins presents "Hitler Invades Poland," in 1939, and "December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor." Finally, Invasion covers "D-Day," the Allied invasion of Nazi-dominated Western Europe in 1944, and "The Liberation of Paris." The programs were directed by Sidney Lumet, William D. Russell, and Bernard Girard and feature actors E.G Marshall, John Cassavetes, Robert Culp, and Ray Walston, among others. The DVDs present the original programs without additional features. All strike a nice balance between historical accuracy and popular entertainment. These excellent, landmark programs are a valuable contribution to both history and journalism studies. Highly recommended for all collections.-Stephen Hupp, West Virginia Univ. Parkersburg Lib. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.