The Curse is Lifted
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The Red Sox's World Series win in 2004 was a historic moment for the team and its fans.
The Boston Red Sox's World Series win in 2004 was a historic moment for the team and its fans. It marked the end of an 86-year championship drought, known as the "Curse of the Bambino," which began after the Red Sox traded baseball legend Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. The Red Sox faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series and swept them in four games.
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Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein is a production of Show of Force, DMR Productions, and WETA Washington, D.C. David M. Rubenstein is the host and executive...
The Curse is Lifted
Clip: Episode 1 | 37sVideo has Closed Captions
The Boston Red Sox's World Series win in 2004 was a historic moment for the team and its fans. It marked the end of an 86-year championship drought, known as the "Curse of the Bambino," which began after the Red Sox traded baseball legend Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. The Red Sox faced the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series and swept them in four games.
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Our Symbols and Stories
David Rubenstein examines the history of America through some of its most iconic symbols, objects and places, in conversation with historical thinkers, community members and other experts. Together, they dive deep into each symbol’s history, using them as a gateway to understanding America’s past and present.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- I screamed at the top of my lungs as an adult, and I'm just like, "finally, yes," in the break room in the bowels of the CVS at 155 to 157 Charles Street.
(upbeat music) - I remember coming out of a bar just hammered, woo.
Red Sox fans, just disbelief, just hugging each other.
It was just, it was over, that's all I remembered.
I just remembered it was over.
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No ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. (31s)
The 1967 Red Sox and The Impossible Dream
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The comeback 1967 Red Sox won over fans and were known as the "Impossible Dream" team. (45s)
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The Red Sox committed the original sin of baseball by trading Babe Ruth to The NY Yankees. (2m 57s)
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In this clip, we look at checkered past and their resistance to signing black athletes. (3m 18s)
The Red Sox' "Cursed" 1986 and 2003 Seasons
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No game epitomizes The Curse of the Bambino more than game 7 of the 1986 World Series. (4m 48s)
Should Fenway be a National Monument?
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Fenway Park is the top attraction in Boston, and an international tourist destination. (54s)
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Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein is a production of Show of Force, DMR Productions, and WETA Washington, D.C. David M. Rubenstein is the host and executive...