Latest Sunday Morning Videos
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 8:12 AM PDT
The Fast Draw: Vacations
Before you start planning that summer vacation - you may want to consider some words of caution from Josh Landis and Mitch Butler about the enjoyment derived from them.
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 7:48 AM PDT
Nature: Eaglets
For this Memorial Day weekend moment of nature we leave you among the eaglets of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York.
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 7:38 AM PDT
Etan Patz - case closed?
New Yorkers left flowers and candles outside the building where six-year-old Etan Patz is said to have been killed 33 years ago. The man who confessed to that crime now stands accused of second-degree murder. But as John Miller reports, whether his arrest solves the mystery remains to be seen.
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 7:34 AM PDT
Once upon a time... princesses needed to be rescued
Fairy-tale princesses have come a long way, says film critic David Edelstein, as seen in the latest take on Grimm's fable, "Snow White & the Huntsman."
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 7:33 AM PDT
Q&A with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Considered one of the best actors working today, Philip Seymour Hoffman has played a diverse set of characters, including the effete author Truman Capote, which earned him an Oscar. Mo Rocca talks with the actor, now on Broadway and nominated for a Tony for Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 7:19 AM PDT
A war hero's "Unbroken" bond with his biographer
Author Laura Hillenbrand spent seven years researching and writing her bestselling book "Unbroken," a portrait of Olympic track star, World War II hero, and Christian role model Louis Zamperini. But because of her health condition, she never met him in person - until recently. Chip Reid reports.
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 6:53 AM PDT
Almanac: Golden Gate Bridge
On May 27, 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was completed, and people were allowed to walk the span.
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Play CBS Video May 27, 2012 | 6:46 AM PDT
Photos that rock
Bob Gruen has taken some of the most iconic images of rock legends like Tina Turner, Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Anthony Mason talks to him about his career and his new book, "Rock Seen."
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Play CBS Video May 22, 2012 | 10:25 AM PDT
The legend of Thousand Island dressing
Martha Teichner travels to the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, between northern New York state and Canada, in search of the complicated and controversial history of Thousand Island salad dressing.
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Play CBS Video May 21, 2012 | 1:29 PM PDT
"On the Town" with the king of cocktails
Dale DeGroff, aka the King of Cocktails, is partly responsible for bringing America into the world of finely crafted cocktails. Seth Doane first met him when "Sunday Morning" celebrated the cocktail renaissance, and now, the cocktail king has blended a collection of saloon songs and well turned recipes into a barroom treat called "On The Town."
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 11:48 AM PDT
When Napoleon ruled Elba
The French emperor Napoleon was exiled to a tiny island off the coast of Italy, and during his time there he helped modernize it. Mo Rocca reports on how Napoleon wound up on Elba - and how he plotted his escape.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 11:52 AM PDT
Appalachia, where the gov't mandates quiet
If you're the sort of person who gets tired of incessant cell phone chatter and texting, there is a place for you: The National Radio Quiet Zone in Appalachia - 13,000 sq. miles where cell phones and WiFi are strictly forbidden, to prevent interference for radio telescopes. Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports on this haven of quiet.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 8:12 AM PDT
Fort Jefferson - Island Excursion
Garden Key in Florida's Dry Tortugas would be pretty unremarkable if it weren't for Fort Jefferson. Mo Rocca visits the 19th century military installation complete with 45-foot walls and a moat.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 8:56 AM PDT
Nature: Giant manta rays in Mexico
This "Sunday Morning" moment of nature takes you off shore at Mexico's San Benedicto Island.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 8:10 AM PDT
Rum: THE island spirit of choice
Derived from sugar cane in the Caribbean, rum has become a major export - the spirit of choice for the islands, and for many land-locked Americans. Seth Doane reports on the history of rum and how it's made.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 8:06 AM PDT
Japan's ghost island
It's not an Island you can confuse as a vacation destination; it's a "ghost island" off the coast of Japan, a relic of an industrial way of life gone by. Correspondent Lucy Craft gives us a tour.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 7:49 AM PDT
The center of the home: The kitchen island
Often thought of as the center of the home, the kitchen island is a recent invention that is now a feature in about 50 percent of new homes. Nancy Giles reports.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 7:41 AM PDT
A working Island
Not every island is a vacation paradise. Correspondent Lee Cowan visits a man-made island - a Gulf of Mexico oil drilling platform - where crews rough it around the clock.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 7:41 AM PDT
A Roosevelt retreat
This small Canadian fishing island has the distinction of having once been the summer home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Today, the Roosevelt Campobello International Park occupies the nearly 3,000 acres of the former Roosevelt estate and is a unique example of cooperation between the U.S. and Canada. Serena Altschul reports.
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Play CBS Video May 20, 2012 | 7:42 AM PDT
Say it in a whistle
On La Gomera in the Canary Islands, people can say anything with a whistle. The ancient whistling communication was invented centuries ago - and it works in any language. Correspondent Tracy Smith takes a whistle stop tour.
