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Nov 17, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day November 17 1981 – Skokie Premiered on CBS.

On this day November 17 1981, Skokie premiered on CBS, bringing a powerful and dramatic made for television film to audiences nationwide. The story focused on the intense real life conflict surrounding a planned march by a neo Nazi group in the town of Skokie, Illinois, a community with a large population of Holocaust survivors. The film explored themes of free speech, justice, and the emotional weight carried by those...

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