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31 mar 2020 · A beloved, polio-afflicted U.S. President inspires the country's men, women, and children to send their dimes to fund research - some of which would go to an ambitious, but unknown 33-year-old physician, Dr. Jonas Salk, and his team at the University of Pittsburgh, who would change the course of medical history. 24-hour streaming period.
- 3 min
- 1190
- WQED Film Academy
3 mag 2020 · After World War II, polio became an ever-greater national threat: ... He spent ten years researching and co-producing a documentary about polio, titled "The Shot Felt 'Round the World."
- 7 min
- Michelle Kessel,Steve Tyler
2 giorni fa · By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence ...
23 gen 2015 · Battles of Lexington and Concord. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops set off from Boston toward Concord, Massachusetts, in order to seize weapons and ammunition stockpiled ...
- 2 min
April 19, 1775. Facing an impending rebellion, British General Thomas Gage decided to seize weapons and gun powder being stored in Concord, Massachusetts, twenty miles northwest of Boston, to prevent violence. Patriot spies soon got wind of Gage’s plan. Paul Revere and other riders spread the word of the 800 British regulars who were ...
29 nov 2014 · In this photo shot by freelance photographer Johnny Nguyen, Sgt. Bret Barnum hugs 12-year-old Devonte Hart during the Ferguson rally in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 25, 2014. It by no means marked the ...
5 mar 2012 · According to Kurlander, “The Shot Felt ’Round the World” was inspired by a 2005 University of Pittsburgh event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the announcement that the Salk polio ...
