Reagan Announces SDI

American Experience
Air Date: 02/06/11 | Rating: NR

In a televised address to the nation, delivered on March 23, 1983, President Reagan announced his vision of a world safe from nuclear threat. His Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), later dubbed "Star Wars" by the press, is an idea that remains controversial to this day.

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Surviving the Dust Bowl
S10 Ep8 | 51m 28s
Air Date: 11/15/09 | Expires: 08/30/25

The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.

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