TED Talks
Ron Finley: A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA
Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are...
Great Big Story
Jerron Paxton, Reviving America's Musical Heritage
Join Chris Funk in exploring the life of Jerron Paxton, a young virtuoso breathing new life into century-old music.
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The Secret Service
They’re the shadowy agents who keep the President safe – but what is the Secret Service and why was it formed?
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Prohibition: Capitol Hill Secret
While Prohibition made it to illegal to sell, transport or make alcohol in the United States, the top brass in the US Congress were able to stay well-lubricated – thanks to the nefarious work of famed bootlegger, George Cassiday.
Hip Hughes History
The Farewell Address for Dummies
HipHughes breezes through the essentials of George Washington's Farewell address. Just enough of the big ideas so you won't look like a dummy at a dinner party or in a US History class or in life in general.
Next Animation Studio
Japanese court sentences Yakuza boss to death
After the sentencing, Yakuza boss Satoru Nomura told the judge: ‘You will regret this for the rest of your life.’
Next Animation Studio
Army of bank robbers terrorize Brazilian cities for hours
Groups of around 30 gunmen took hostages, fired at civilians, and pinned down police while emptying banks at their leisure
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Madam Queenie: New York's Notorious Crime Boss
America has always been captivated by crime and the sharp-dressed, trigger happy men who dominate the underworld. But one story remains criminally neglected, that of gambling kingpin Stephanie St. Clair, aka Madame Queenie - the Robin...
The March of Time
1952: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE: Senators Estes Kefauver & Richard B. Russell sitting side by side, SOT Kefauver talking about people trying to stop him in Florida, politicians, criminals, Russell responding. MS Two unidentified men.
MOT 1952: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE: Senators Estes Kefauver & Richard B. Russell sitting side by side, SOT Kefauver talking about people trying to stop him in Florida, politicians, criminals, Russell responding. MS Two...
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was one of the worst economic disasters America has ever experienced. But it’s also a period that produced some of the great innovations in US history.
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Dead Man Running Premiere
INTERVIEW: Tiny Iron on his fight scene with Tamer Hassan, on loving gangster films at the Dead Man Running Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Dead Man Running Interviews
INTERVIEW: Monet Mazur & Alex de Rakoff on humour in British gangster films and how humour is an important part of this genre of film when British. at the Dead Man Running Interviews at London England. (Footage by WireImage...
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John Connolly prison interview by Boston Globe
(Boston Globe) In an exclusive jailhouse interview, disgraced ex-FBI agent John Connolly talks about his former informant, South Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger. (By Shelley Murphy, Produced by Jason Tuohey, 12/4/08) John Connolly...
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INTERVIEW Gary Stretch on how Boots' situation could happen to anyone, on the story, on why British do gangster films so well at the The Heavy Premiere UK at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
INTERVIEW Gary Stretch on how Boots' situation could happen to anyone, on the story, on why British do gangster films so well at the The Heavy Premiere UK at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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INTERVIEW Lee Ryan on the car at the premiere, on the film not being a gangster film but a crime thriller, on his finger chopping scene, on the Blue reunion at the The Heavy Premiere UK at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
INTERVIEW Lee Ryan on the car at the premiere, on the film not being a gangster film but a crime thriller, on his finger chopping scene, on the Blue reunion at the The Heavy Premiere UK at London England. (Footage by WireImage...
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Tanya Morgan Interview (clip 4)
Tanya Morgan on hip hop, conscious rap, gangster rap, nice people, generosity, Jim Jones, and rappers' images. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Tanya Morgan Interview (clip 4) on October 20, 2010 in New York, New...
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Curtis Warren convicted
The Merseyside gangster Curtis Warren has been convicted of conspiring to import cannabis into Jersey / During the two week trial, the court heard how Warren wanted to flood the Channel island with the illegal drug / Bill Hughes of the...
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Gangster Curtis Warren convicted
The Merseyside gangster Curtis Warren has been convicted of conspiring to import cannabis into Jersey / During the two week trial, the court heard how Warren wanted to flood the Channel island with the illegal drug / Planes along on...