{"id":72241,"date":"2024-06-21T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=72241"},"modified":"2024-06-21T20:07:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:07:52","slug":"a-new-series-the-icons-that-built-america-premieres-sunday-june-23-10pm-on-history-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/21\/a-new-series-the-icons-that-built-america-premieres-sunday-june-23-10pm-on-history-video\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Series &#8220;The Icons That Built America&#8221; Premieres Sunday, June 23 @ 10PM on History [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72243\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Icons-That-Built-America-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Icons-That-Built-America-1.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Icons-That-Built-America-1-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>&#8220;The Icons That Built America&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>highlights the talented, often provocative entertainers whose brilliance and rise to stardom transformed American popular culture. Executive produced by National Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, the nonfiction series celebrates the innovators, trailblazers, and risk-takers who pushed boundaries and redefined what it means to be a performer.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l_zP03U_TFg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Over seven episodes,<em><strong> &#8220;The Icons That Built America&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> explores the lives and careers of such individuals as daredevil Evel Knievel, martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, comedian Richard Pryor, radio host Howard Stern, hip-hop group N.W.A, and more and how their visionary ideas propelled them to become pillars in American culture. Through secondhand accounts and archival footage, the series aims to provide a more intimate portrait of these influential individuals and the surprising challenges faced when striving for success in their respective industry.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>&#8220;The Icons That Built America&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> premieres Sunday, June 23 @ 10PM ET\/PT on The HISTORY Channel.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Each week, a new episode will stream on The HISTORY\u00ae Channel app, history.com, and across major TV providers\u2019 VOD platforms the day after it airs on The HISTORY\u00ae Channel. 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Biitu has been taken over by the giant mechanical Great Heep who works with the Empire, enslaving the natives by using droid enforcers and draining R2 units to keep up his strength. 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