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For many years, Henry Ford took annual camping trips with his close friends Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs.
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Timeline
Henry Ford is born on a farm to William and Mary Ford in Springwells Township, Michigan in 1863. Explore a timeline of his life.Â
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The biography of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century.
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On March 4, 1917, the 65th Congress convened, with one major difference: the very first congresswoman.
War of the Worlds |
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By the 1930s, the radio was becoming a staple in American homes. Now people didn't have to wait for the evening paper — breaking news came right into their living rooms.
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In the early 1900s, Martians were a hot topic in American popular culture.
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Behind the Scenes
Actors, antique radios, and the greatest prank of all times. Behind the scenes with the producers of War of the Worlds.
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Behind the Scenes
After the infamous 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds , thousands of listeners wrote letters. American Experience film producers used the letters as inspiration for dramatized on-camera interviews. Watch the outtakes.Â
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Watch the opening scene of War of the Worlds .
War of the Worlds |
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Martians! In New Jersey! It was the most famous invasion that never happened.Â
Nixon |
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In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi.
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Protests against the Vietnam War turned personal for President Johnson.