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Timelines.tv: The American West 04: By Railroad to Nebraska (1872)
Depicts the late 19th century experience of American pioneers who settled the West. [8:19]
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Timelines.tv: The American West 03: Wagon Trails to the West (1849)
Recounts the story of 14-year-old Sallie Hester and her 2000-mile journey with her family across the Plains to California in 1849. [9:20]
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Timelines.tv: The American West 02: Travels With the Oglala (1846)
Account of Frances Parkman and his journey on the Oregon Trail in a quest to find the Oglala is retraced by an historical researcher. [8:11]
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Timelines.tv: The American West 01: The Road to Pine Ridge (1840 1890)
Black Elk tells the story of the Sioux and his life before the white man came and pushed them off the land, and what life is like for them now on the reservation at Pine Ridge. [7:34]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 04: Child Pox: 1711
Video on how the Smallpox disease affected children and shares the heartbreaking story of one family in 18th-century England who lost several children to the deadly disease. [1:31]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 13: Smallpox Today: 1978 2010
Andrew Chater talks about the Smallpox disease today in this video and raises the question of what we should ultimately do with the virus that is being kept still in Russia and in the U.S. [3:40]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 11: Epidemic on Camera: 1896
Tells the story of years of backlash against Smallpox vaccines and how government policy making them mandatory was finally enforced. [2:54]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 10: Public Health, Public Protest: 1840 1890
Discusses the backlash against vaccinating babies for Smallpox and the subsequent intervention by the government making inoculation mandatory. [3:10]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 09: Mad Cows & Ox Faced Boys: 1806
Video on the backlash and superstition surrounding vaccination against Smallpox in early 19th century England. [3:11]
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Timelinles Tv: Smallpox Through Time 08: The Vaccine Triumphant: 1797 1812
Video teaching about the adoption of the Smallpox vaccine and the beginnings of eradication. [3:12]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 07: Jenner's Breakthrough: 1796
Video detailing the 1796 breakthrough in Smallpox prevention when an English doctor makes a connection between Smallpox and Cowpox and then develops a vaccine for Smallpox. [3:00]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 05: Experiment in Newgate: 1721
Teaches about an experiment in England's Newgate Prison which introduced a weakened version of the Smallpox virus to prisoners with good results, advancing our understanding of immunology. [4:25]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 03: Smallpox in America: 1609 1620
Video narrated by Andrew Chater in which he takes us on a journey through time when smallpox ravaged the indigenous populations of North America, claiming the life of Pocahontas among many others. [3:27]
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Timelines Tv: Smallpox Through Time 06: The Speckled Monster
Video revealing the impact that Smallpox had on human lives and families in 18th-century Britain from an example in Buford, England. [3:56]
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Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Rulers & Ruled: A Century of Change: 1919
Video summarizes the transformations in British society from Peterloo to the end of the First World War that brought about change and the dawn of democracy. [1:19]