Special Features
- Photo Gallery: The Top Ten Race Horses of the 20th Century
- Timeline: Horseracing in the U.S.
- General Article: Racing and Radio Broadcasts
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
- Primary Resources: Seabiscuit's Obituary
- Biography: Tom Smith
One of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history, Seabiscuit was the long shot that captured America's heart during the Depression.
My American Experience
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Did you or a family member experience life in America in the 1930s? What does the decade mean to you? Share your American experience with us.
Woodrow Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson lead America during World War I, created the Federal Reserve, and helped create the League of Nations. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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One Woman, One Vote
The women's suffrage movement won the right to vote when the 19th Amendment passed in 1920.
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George Washington - The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Before he became the first U.S. president, service to the colonies would profoundly change George Washington.
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Tupperware!
This funny, probing program re-examines assumptions about American culture in the 1950s.
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The Man Behind Hitler
Joseph Goebbels, the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany, was the mastermind behind Adolf Hitler's success.
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The Fight
A man who symbolized African American equality fought a proponent of Hitler's Aryan racial theories on the eve of World War II.
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Stephen Foster
America's first great songwriter, Stephen Foster, wrote 200 songs but died a penniless alcoholic at 37.
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