Seabiscuit |
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In the 1930s, impoverished state governments returned to the potential honey pot of horse racing to increase revenues.
Seabiscuit |
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Woolf earned his spurs riding in Montana and soon became a phenomenon in the minor leagues of racing.
Seabiscuit |
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For as much attention as Seabiscuit received, the horse was not considered the fastest for most of his career. That distinction went to War Admiral.
Seabiscuit |
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Again and again, Tom Smith took ordinary horses and made them winners.
Seabiscuit |
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Jockey Red Pollard fell in love with his private nurse, Agnes Conlon, who cared for him at the hospital.
Seabiscuit |
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By the time Pollard was in his early teens, he had decided that he wanted to be a jockey.
Seabiscuit |
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Hoping for a chance to fight in the the Spanish-American War, Howard enlisted in the cavalry and became a skilled horseman.
Seabiscuit |
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From 1936 to 1940, Americans thronged to racetracks to watch the small, ungainly racehorse become a champion.
Seabiscuit |
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Best-selling author Laura Hillenbrand describes the people closest to Seabiscuit.
Seabiscuit |
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Learn about American horse racing from 1750 through the 20th century.
Mount Rushmore |
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Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed to unseat Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election.
The Chinese Exclusion Act |
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Watch a preview of the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.
