Category: Documentaries
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I Just Watched “The Tunnel” 1962 Full Documentary escape under the Berlin Wall” on YouTube
This is a documentary that chronicles three University students digging a tunnel underneath the Berlin Wall. It was financed by NBC. The students were given the equivalent of $150k for the exclusive rights to film them digging. It was hosted by Piers Anderton who was 44 years old at the time. He died 41 years…
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I Just Watched “Aeroméxico Flight 498 Crashes In California After Mid-Air Collision | Mayday | Wonder” on YouTube
I’ve always had dreams of witnessing an airplane crash from a distance. I remember worrying about the people on board and those on the ground. I also remember worrying about being hit by flying debris. It’s strange, because my dream (actually a nightmare) is just like what the lady witnessed in this reenactment. Very very…
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I Just Watched “Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream⎜WHY POVERTY?⎜(Documentary)” on YouTube
This documentary starts off with comparing the wealthy Park Ave with the part across the river, which isn’t as fortunate. The difference is astonishing. It then goes on to explain the differences as a result of a rigged, unfair economic system. They do this with the game of Monopoly. Players in the traditional game all…
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I’m Watching “New York City rich and poor — the inequality crisis | DW Documentary” on YouTube
About 15 minutes into this documentary, they interviewed two sisters and their dad. The dad said they wish they wouldn’t flaunt their privilege on social media. He continued by saying “that’s their brand” He used the word brand several times. I thought that was interesting… everything is a brand now.. It’s nauseating to hear it…
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I Just Watched “Homeless in Detroit”
This is a British documentary that aired on BBC 3 five years ago in 2016. It documents the plight of two transgender women and a couple of men who were once criminals….as they live their existence in one of the most hardened, once successful cities in America, Detroit. It was heart breaking to hear their…
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I Just Watched “HAD YOU LIVED THEN … AMERICA AROUND 1800 ” EDUCATIONAL FILM ABOUT 19th CENTURY USA 43924″ on YouTube
According to this documentary that came out in 1969, the biggest city in 1800 was Philadelphia. Most people lived in the countryside, approximately 90%.. This documentary follows the Wilson family as they live there life out on an American farm. It appeared they were living in a saltbox style house, which was popular during the…
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I’m Watching “Here Is What Cuba Was Like Under Castro” on YouTube
This is part one of a two part series on what life was like in Cuba. It was filmed in 1991. If you’re interested in documentaries, specifically of the history sort, Visit David Hoffman’s YouTube Channel, he is a very talented filmmaker and producer. David shares his work from the past several decades on Youtube.…
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I’m Watching 🌧🌩🌧 “1966 Topeka Tornado: Path of Disaster (2000) documentary” on YouTube
This came out in 2000. I didn’t have access to many documentaries at that time… now we can pretty much watch them on demand.
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I’m Watching 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇲”The Century: America’s Time – 1941-1945: Homefront” on YouTube
“The Century: America’s Time” is a series of documentaries hosted by Peter Jennings in 1999..covering events of the 20th Century in America.. I’ve almost watched all of them now. Interested in History? Join our History Discord Chat Channel – chat with fellow history buffs and find out the latest History related resources and events.. This…