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Not Your Century

By: San Francisco Chronicle
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  • On hiatus as of March 2020 because of the coronavirus crisis. Get unlimited access to the Chronicle. | A daily celebration of the news — and the news media — of years gone by. King Kaufman takes you on a quick tour of the Bay Area and the world as it used to be, which often colors the world of your century.
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  • 1959: The Dalai Lama Escapes

    1959: The Dalai Lama Escapes
    Mar 16 2020
    The 23-year-old religious and spiritual leader of Tibet gets an invitation from the occupying Chinese to come to a dance performance. Without bodyguards. Sensing a trap, he flees on foot over the Himalayas to India, where he remains in exile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 mins
  • 1922: Fatty Arbuckle's Third Trial

    1922: Fatty Arbuckle's Third Trial
    Mar 13 2020
    He's a giant of silent comedies, in more ways than one. Hollywood's first million-dollar star is a baby-faced man-mountain with the grace of a dancer. But a sensational rape and manslaughter case has derailed his life and career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • 1918: The Flu Pandemic

    1918: The Flu Pandemic
    Mar 11 2020
    A century before the COVID-19 coronavirus, the United States, like all combatants in the Great War, wants to keep the exploding flu crisis quiet to protect morale and prevent the enemy from seeing weakness. Sound familiar? | (Correction: An earlier version of this episode contained an error. Some 675,000 AIDS deaths occurred in the United States.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
World Political Science
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