Special Features
- Biography: Harold Ickes
- Biography: Herbert Hoover
- Biography: Frank Crowe
- Biography: Walker "Brig" Young
- General Article: Building Boulder City
- General Article: Workers' Strike at Hoover Dam
During the Great Depression, Americans built the Hoover Dam, overcoming technical challenges to erect one of the greatest engineering works in history.
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The Iron Road
Begun during the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad employed 20,000 men, mostly immigrants, who built the iron road with their bare hands.
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The Donner Party
Three years before the Gold Rush, 87 pioneers took a shortcut westward to California, only to get caught in the snows of the Sierra Nevada.
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New York: The Center of the World
Postwar New York City and the global economic order told through the story of the World Trade Center.
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Transcontinental Railroad
The remarkable story of how a railroad was built connecting California to the East.
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Las Vegas: An Unconventional History
Originally settled as a mail stop, Las Vegas changed from an Old West vacation town, to a mafia haven, to the "Atomic City" and "Sin City."
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The Iron Road
Begun during the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad employed 20,000 men, mostly immigrants, who built the iron road with their bare hands.
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Golden Gate Bridge
After 18 years of struggles, the Golden Gate Bridge opened on May 27, 1937.
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