American Artifacts Preview: James K. Polk Ancestral Home
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The James K. Polk Ancestral Home in Columbia, Tennessee is the only surviving home except the White House in which the 11th president lived. Before serving as president, James K. Polk served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as governor of Tennessee. He was president from 1845 to 1849, and died of cholera just three months aft... Read more
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- -: American Artifacts Preview: James K. Polk Ancestral Home
December 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)The James K. Polk Ancestral Home in Columbia, Tennessee is the only surviving home except the White House in which the 11th president lived. Before serving as president, James K. Polk served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as governor of Tennessee. He was president from 1845 ...
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- -: Leading@Google: Michael Feiner
April 21, 2010 (about 14 years ago)The Leading@Google program welcomed Michael Feiner to Googles New York office to discuss the topic of leadership. "Michael C. Feiner was Chief People Officer at Pepsi-Cola for 20 years and currently a Professor of Management at Columbia Business School. His class "High Performance Leadership" i...
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- -: Sofia Vergara Plays a Hidden Camera Prank
November 3, 2010 (over 13 years ago)After chatting with Sofia Vergara, Ellen sent her into a store on the WB lot for some hidden camera fun!
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- -: Carl Hart on the Legalization of Drugs
April 20, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://bit.ly/jT3nNz - The professor says wide-scale legalization is a thorny issue but sees much more room for medical marijuana's application.
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- -: TEDxOkanaganCollege - Ari Neufeld - 2 Songs
October 31, 2011 (over 12 years ago)British Columbia's performer of the year Ari Neufeld performs two songs at TEDxOkanaganCollege. Ari Neufeld is a consummate creative light house. If it can be made with the human body, he's probably figuring out how to make it. Music. Art. Rhythm. Melody. Rhyme. Visual innovation and diversity. ...
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- -: Fritz Stern - Fleeing Nazi Germany
January 3, 2007 (over 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=481 Fritz Stern, University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, discusses his family's emigration from Nazi Germany in 1938, just five weeks prior to Kristallnacht. ----- Fritz Stern on "Five Germanys I Have Known." Stern's family...
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- -: Life on the International Space Station - Chris Jones
March 28, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=799 Chris Jones discusses life on the International Space Station. Jones is the author of "Too Far From Home," the story of the astronauts stranded on the Space Station following the Columbia disaster in February 2003. ----- Award winnin...
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- -: Stranded on the International Space Station - Chris Jones
April 2, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=799 Author Chris Jones discusses the reactions of the astronauts stranded on the International Space Station following the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia in February 2003. ----- Award winning journalist Chris Jones discusses "T...
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- -: Gun Rights and the Supreme Court - Libertarian David Boaz
August 5, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/09/David_Boaz_The_Coming_Century_of_Liberty Cato Institute Vice President David Boaz gives his opinion on gun rights in the United States, and discusses the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on Heller v. District of Columbia - the 2008 overturning of ...
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- -: Call to Action: Sachs Encourages Funding for Global Women's Rights
March 10, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/29/Meeting_the_Millennium_Development_Goals Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, calls for more funding directed to the UN Millennium Development Goals that benefit women. He emphasizes the importance of providing second...
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