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The "Georgia Mafia"

From the film: Jimmy Carter

"Seabiscuit-itis"

From the film: Seabiscuit

"The Future" in the 1950s

From the film: Tupperware!

The 1982 Recession

From the film: Reagan

Added Obstacles for African Americans

From the film: Riding the Rails

Alaska Highway: Scouting the Route

From the film: Building the Alaska Highway

Alaska in the 1940s

From the film: Building the Alaska Highway

Americans and Others Travel to Alaska

From the film: Building the Alaska Highway

Among the Victims

From the film: Influenza 1918

Annie Oakley Becomes a Movie Star

From the film: Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley in Europe

From the film: Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley on Stage and Screen

From the film: Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley's Libel Suits

From the film: Annie Oakley

Antebellum Women's Rights

From the film: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

The Army of Northern Virginia

From the film: Robert E. Lee

Asa Whitney (1791-1874) and Early Plans for a Transcontinental Railroad

From the film: Transcontinental Railroad

B-29s

From the film: Victory in the Pacific

The Battle for Abolition

From the film: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

Battle for Suffrage

From the film: Eleanor Roosevelt

The Battle of Fredericksburg

From the film: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

Behind the Scenes: Scouting the Route

From the film: Transcontinental Railroad

Black Friday, September 24, 1869

From the film: U.S. Grant: Warrior

Black Sunday: April 14, 1935

From the film: Surviving the Dust Bowl

Boyhood on the Farm

From the film: Jimmy Carter

Breeding Thoroughbreds

From the film: Seabiscuit

Bridge Facts

From the film: Golden Gate Bridge

A Brief History of the National Weather Service

From the film: The Hurricane of '38

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

From the film: Annie Oakley

Building Boulder City

From the film: Hoover Dam

The Building of the Alaska Highway

From the film: Building the Alaska Highway

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