Fenway Park Preview
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No ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
Baseball is a favorite American pastime and obsession, and no ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. This episode tells the story of a city’s loyalty to its team and love for its ballpark through thick and thin.
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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...
Fenway Park Preview
Preview: Episode 1 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Baseball is a favorite American pastime and obsession, and no ballpark is more iconic than Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. This episode tells the story of a city’s loyalty to its team and love for its ballpark through thick and thin.
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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
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It's like something out of a dream dropped right in the middle of the city.
This was our Holy Grail.
You had to come here.
And I just don't like that.
And the ball would go all the way over the green monster.
The Red Sox were the last team in baseball to integrate because the Red Sox didn't want to integrate.
The history of the game is right here.
This is my favorite place on Earth.
This is Fenway Park.
This stays.
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's World Series win in 2004 was a historic moment for the team and its fans. (37s)
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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...