Origins of Denim
Season 34
Episode 1
About the Episode
Denim is the quintessential American fabric. Yet its possible origins are spread across the globe.
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| Expires: | Runtime: 54s
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Extras
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The Big Burn Preview
In 1910 the largest fire in U.S. history burned over 3 million acres. Premiering Feb 3.0:30 -
Surviving the Dust Bowl: Trailer
The determined people who clung to their homes and way of life enduring drought and dust.0:30 -
Trailer | The Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.0:30 -
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Trailer | Fatal Flood
In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million homeless.0:30 -
Nixon and Abusing Power: The "Saturday Night Massacre"
Nixon fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in "The Saturday Night Massacre."2:41 -
Attack at Harpers Ferry
John Brown seizes a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, VA, but fails to incite revolution.2:08 -
John Brown Gathers His Arsenal
John Brown put little stock in peaceful abolition. In 1855 he left New York for Kansas.2:02 -
Deleted Scene on Dolley's Squeezes
A scene deleted from the film about Dolley Madison's "squeezes".3:14
