Special Features
- General Article: Spinning the Cables
- General Article: Bridge Facts
- Biography: Irving Morrow
- Timeline: Golden Gate Bridge Chronology
- Primary Resources: The Opening Fiesta
- Biography: Amadeo Gianini
On May 27, 1937, 200,000 people thronged to the newly-completed Golden Gate bridge and walked, climbed, skated or cycled across. After 18 years of struggles to complete the bridge, San Francisco's jubilance was unrestrained.
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The Wizard of Photography
George Eastman introduced the Kodak and Brownie camera systems and transformed photography into something anybody could do.
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New York Underground
Engineered by William Barclay Parsons, the 21-mile, four-track route of the New York City Subway was the largest public works project in history.
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Partners of the Heart
At the height of segregation, an unlikely alliance between a black medical genius and a white surgeon led to a pioneering medical breakthrough.
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Race to the Moon
The historic journey of Apollo 8 captivated the world in 1968 -- a bright spot in a year marked by political assassinations, race riots, and the Vietnam War.
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Streamliners: America's Lost Trains
The dramatic story of the streamliners is one of remarkable achievements and opportunities lost.
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Edison's Miracle of Light
"The Wizard of Menlo Park," Inventor Thomas Edison, built the first practical light bulb and revolutionized the world.
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The Boy in the Bubble
The unusual life of David Vetter, who lived permanently inside a germ-free environment due to severe combined immunodeficiency.
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Transcontinental Railroad
The remarkable story of how a railroad was built connecting California to the East.
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