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Set against the backdrop of the greatest race against time in the history of science; the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The series follows the project's brilliant but flawed scientists and their families as they attempt to coexist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.
4) Barely legal
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A plant, a medicine, a drug? Illegal for decades for many confusing reasons, the most glaring being systematic racism, with cannabis, we are undoubtedly still stuck in a rut today in most of the United States.
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"A 7-foot-tall fundamentalist Baptist minister, Markie Wenzel made the decision at age 46 to come out as a transgender woman and start living as female. It was a decision that ended her 20-year marriage and estranged her from her three children. It also saw her dismissed from her church and exiled to the margins of her community. We meet Markie in 2008 as she is putting the pieces of her life back together, employed as a TSA agent and working toward...
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January 18, 2019: it was the smirk heard round the world. Surrounded by cheering classmates on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., seventeen-year old Nick Sandmann, a student at northern Kentucky's private, affluent Covington Catholic High School, instantly became a global headline, villainized on social media and in the news as he appeared to confront Nathan Phillips, a Native American elder attempting to keep the peace at that...
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Kobe Bryant spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Earning his nickname, the "Black Mamba" was a predator on the court, shredding his opponents' defenses, and scoring up to 81 points in a single game. He will forever be remembered as one of the greatest on and off the court.
9) Dempsey
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The Roaring Twenties set the stage for a drama immortalizing the life and loves of one of the greatest prizefighters in history.
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The dashing, dazzling and debonair Douglas Fairbanks was the movie star who ₃swash buckled in Zorro, dueled exuberantly in Robin Hood and soared magnificently in The Thief of Bagdad. He was the "First King of Hollywood." His life story unfolds with American history and the emergence of the film industry as a backdrop. His films crossed all borders. His physique and style made him the perfect American icon. At a time when the country did not have...
11) Phoenix incident
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The world's largest mass UFO sighting occurred in Phoenix Arizona on March 13th 1997. Details of the incident and the events that followed have been, and continue to be, the subject of conspiracy theories. At the same time, four friends went missing in the desert, body remains suggested an animal attack but now footage has emerged which will not only reveal the true nature of their disappearance but has implications for humankind, as shadowy government...
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