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At the start of the 21st century, the West African nation of Liberia was embroiled in its second civil war. The war left thousands dead, many thousands of others displaced

A young single mother named Leymah Gbowee had enough, and formed a women’s group to press for peace, Her movement quickly grew, and its peaceful, non-violent efforts – including a controversial “sex strike” – produced a peace agreement in 2003.

In this 2011 interview Gbowee recounts their victories and setbacks.

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He's been called one of the 50 greatest NBA players ever. Point guard Bob Cousy played for the Boston Celtics for 13 seasons, helping them to six NBA championships.

He was the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in 1957, and was a 13-time All Star. Cousy was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.

In this 1988 interview COusy explains what\s been dubbed the "Celtic mystique"

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One of the most beloved movies of our time was 1994's “Forrest Gump.”

In this 1995 interview, the author who created the character, Winston Groom, explains Forrest

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Phyllis George won the title in 1971, representing Texas in the pageant. Just four years later, she was hired by CBS Sports, to co-host The NFL Today. And four years after that, she became First Lady of Kentucky when her husband John Y. Brown was elected Governor.

In this 2002 interview George talks about her successes and how you can achieve your own dreams.

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She was the little girl from Detroit with big dreams And along with some friends with similar dreams, Mary Wilson became a founding member of the greatest Motown girl group ever: the Supremes.

Her 1986 book Dream Girl became a hug bestseller.

In this 1990 interview Wilson talks about her follow-up book, Supreme Faith.

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In 1969 Col. David Hackworth formed what became known as Tiger Force to combat the Viet Cong. He later wrote a book called Steel My Soldiers' Hearts.

In this 2002 interview Hackworth reveals the emotional batrtle he fought in writing it.

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From the Salem witch trials and Lizzie Borden to the Scopes monkey trial and the Rosenberg case, America's trials have shaped the nation's history.

In this 2004 interview famed attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz reveals little-known facts that can be found in the transcripts of those famous trials.

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On November 4, 1979, a group of students and militants stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking everyone inside hostage, including the chargé d'affaires, a career diplomat named Bruce Laingen.

In this 1992 interview Laingen recalls the long ordeal which ended only when Ronald Reagan took ofdfice in 1981.

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Molly Ivins spent years pointing out the emperor’s lack of new clothes.

In this 2004 interview Ivins talked about how, and why, American politics has become so screwed up.

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Actress Gloria Loring joined the cast of NBC’s “Days Of Our Lives” in 1980. playing Liz Chandler, a character she played for the next six years.

About that same time, though, Loring was stunned to learn that her four-year-old son had diabetes,

In this 2006 interview Loring discsusses her book Living With Type 2 Diabetes.

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