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Letter from America Episodes

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    The Gulf War begins, January 1991

    Aerial bombs dropping on Kuwait signal the start of the Gulf war.

  2. Pan Am declares bankruptcy

    The rise and fall of iconic American airline Pan Am.

  3. Legal guns vs murder rates

    Does legal firearm ownership increase the number of murders in America?

  4. Vermont, snowboarders, and Nancy Cruzan

    A discussion of the campaign for the right to die by the family of Nancy Cruzan.

  5. Gender-specific terminology and Michael Milken

    Is the Mayor of Los Angeles' fight to eliminate gender-specifc terminology in vain?

  6. Black Americans in the armed forces

    Why are there a disproportionate number of African Americans in the US army in 1990?

  7. Pearl Harbour, Dick Cheney and Saddam Hussein

    Does the power to take America to war belong to President Bush or the US Congress?

  8. Margaret Thatcher and travelling during Thanksgiving

    What does the American public think about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher?

  9. 150,000 more troops to Iraq

    Will an increase of troops in the Gulf have an effect on George Bush's approval ratings?

  10. 1990 mid-term elections

    Analysis of the 1990 mid-term elections and the divide within the Democratic Party.

  11. The CIA and Kuwaiti Conspiracy

    Are the murmurings of a CIA and Kuwaiti conspiracy over a war in the Gulf to be believed?

  12. Intervention in the Gulf and no new taxes

    President Bush's fight to agree a national budget and gain support for a war in the Gulf.

  13. President Bush and the 1990 national budget

    Is it inevitable that President Bush and the Senate would struggle to agree on a budget?

  14. End of the fiscal year, 1990

    The appointment of Justice David Souter and the end of the fiscal year for 1990.

  15. The 14th amendment

    A history of the role of women in the US military following a ruling on locker rooms.

  16. A unanimous United Nations

    Why is a unanimous vote in the United Nations Security Council such a rare occurrence?

  17. New York - a melting pot?

    How wide are the cultural divisions with New York, and do they pose a threat to the city?

  18. Chernobyl and the Star Wars defence program

    What can the accident at Chernobyl teach us about the future for nuclear weapons?

  19. James Baker and Russians in Iraq

    Secretary James Baker before the Senate, and Russian advisors to Saddam Hussein.

  20. The Path To Kuwait, 1990

    Does George H W Bush's meeting with world leaders signal American intervention in Iraq?

  21. Shipbuilding In California

    A recollection of the work of Henry Kaiser to improve the economy of California.

  22. NYC's new immigrants

    New immigrants to New York City in 1990 and the languages they speak.

  23. William J Brennan and David Souter

    How does the a new judge become appointed to the Supreme Court?

  24. The Cambodian guerilla coalition

    The withdrawal of US recognition of the regime of the Cambodian guerrilla coalition.

  25. The 1990 World Cup

    How interested are Americans in soccer and how will the US perform at World Cup '94?

  26. Independence Day 1990

    What the French think of Independence Day, and does the US conform to British stereotypes?

  27. Nelson Mandela In America

    The impact of Nelson Mandela's 1990 diplomatic visit to the United States.

  28. An Indepedent Quebec

    Is the prospect of an independent Quebec a threat to American and Canadian relations?

  29. Diane Feinstein

    Senator Diane Feinstein, the Democratic nomination for governorship of California in 1990.

  30. Richard Paul Pavlik

    A recollection of the assassination attempt by Richard Paul Pavlik on John F Kennedy.

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