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Were 1950s Teens Aware of The News Events Around Them?

This brief interview with senior citizens who had grown up during the 1950s explores just how aware, or unaware, teens of the 1950s were in regards to the news events of that decade. 


The following interviews will be included in eEisode 2 of the YouTube series, "True Crimes Of The Atomic Age: The 1950s," currently in the works, and due for free viewing on YouTube by January 2025. 


This specific excerpt itself can be viewed on YouTube at the following link: 

https://youtu.be/ICDnBJupexQ?si=Lxrgo1YNTZfy3VKm

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