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Showcases Argo, the top-secret CIA mission created to rescue six Americans who escaped from the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran during 1979. The program analyzes the Iran Hostage crisis, revealing the actions taken by the escapees to seek safety with Canadian diplomats in Tehran. After learning of the six escaped Americans, CIA agent Tony Mendez devises a cunning plan to rescue the group of diplomats by disguising them as a Hollywood film crew.
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"The battle that changed America re-creates the epic battle that changed the course of the Civil War. The program considers the military strategies of General Robert E. Lee and General George Gordon Meade and highlights strategic events in the battle with computer-generated maps. Historians and archivists from the Gettysburg National Military Park share insights on Abraham Lincoln's opinion of the battle and how it turned the tide of history in favor...