Yesteryear
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Play S1 E1A panoramic overview of the events and people that shaped six of the most important years in American history.
Cast: Dick Cavett
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Miniseries
6 episodes
- 1. 1917Recalls the World War I era through newsreel, period music, photographs, and film clips. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is interviewed in-scene of his father's film The Mark of Zorro.CCJul 7, 1982
- 2. 1947Travel back to the prosperous post-World War II era, in a year when the baby boom was beginning, sonic booms heralded the jet age, gas was only 23 cents a gallon, and Americans were migrating to the suburbs.CCAug 11, 1982
- 3. 1969Travel back to the period of anti-war protests, the advancement of civil rights, the birth of "Doonesbury" and Sesame Street, Richard Nixon, and Woodstock.CCSep 8, 1982
- 4. 1933A look at the end of Prohibition, baseball's first all-star game, and America's recovery from the Great Depression.CCOct 9, 1982
- 5. 1942A look at the era of war bonds, victory gardens, food and gas rationing, and the Big Band sound. Guest: Ralph Levenberg, a survivor of the infamous Bataan Death MarchCCNov 7, 1982
- 6. 1927Go back to 1927, the year Charles Lindbergh made the first transatlantic flight, liquor flowed in speakeasies, and both the economy and job opportunities were booming. Janet Gaynor is interviewed in-scene of her movie of that year, Seventh Heaven.CCDec 8, 1982
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Yesteryear
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A panoramic overview of the events and people that shaped six of the most important years in American history.
Creators and cast
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- Dick Cavett
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English
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