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Caption: 2nd Lieutenant Edward Field, veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, World War II., Credit: Insignia Films
When Edward Field was in a plane crash during World War II, an act of altruism saved his life. Field – who grew up gay and Jewish in New York – fou...

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
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The Rouse Simmons was a three-masted schooner famous for having sunk in a violent storm on Lake Michigan in 1912. The ship was bound for Chicago wi...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 06:05
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Today's Rough Draft Diaries celebrates Veterans Day, a holiday honoring military veterans while marking the anniversary of the end of World War I. ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 06:12
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Halloween is just around the corner so for this year's Halloween special, The RDD is talking to Haunted Toledo! A website and YouTube channel locat...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 06:09
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In this Valentine's Days Special, we'll meet Jo and Harvey. Tune in and hear how they met and married 58 years ago in California.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:11
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August, 16, 2010 is the 33rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. "He's Alive!" follows the formative years of a young lady growing up in the...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:19