Media Summary: Discover the story of the disease that gripped the nation in fear and a crusader's fight against it. Airs Tuesday, March 31 at 9 p.m. ... Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Uncover the shocking history of the early 20th-century campaign to breed a “better”

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Discover the story of the disease that gripped the nation in fear and a crusader's fight against it. Airs Tuesday, March 31 at 9 p.m. ... Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Uncover the shocking history of the early 20th-century campaign to breed a “better” Emmy Award-winning documentary about the great By the dawn of the 19th century, tuberculosis had killed one in seven of all people that had ever lived. Doctors believed it was ...

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The Polio Crusade | Full Documentary | American Experience | PBS

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In the summer of 1950, more than 33000

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The story of the

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Discover the story of the disease that gripped the nation in fear and a crusader's fight against it. Airs Tuesday, March 31 at 9 p.m. ...

Conquering the polio epidemic

Conquering the polio epidemic

Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified

The Eugenics Crusade | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

The Eugenics Crusade | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

Uncover the shocking history of the early 20th-century campaign to breed a “better”

A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America

A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America

Emmy Award-winning documentary about the great

Chapter 1 | The Forgotten Plague | American Experience | PBS

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By the dawn of the 19th century, tuberculosis had killed one in seven of all people that had ever lived. Doctors believed it was ...