The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln |
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On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Over the next twelve days, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin.
The Abolitionists |
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In 1859, John Brown seized a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, but failed to incite a revolution.
The Abolitionists |
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Inside Pennsylvania Hall in 1838, an abolitionist meeting was disrupted when members of an anti-abolitionist mob threw rocks through the windows.
The Abolitionists |
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In April 1861, the American Civil War began, reuniting abolitionists who had grown apart in recent years.
The Abolitionists |
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In 1857, the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision had the potential to legalize slavery everywhere in the United States.
The Abolitionists |
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In 1833, Frederick Douglass was sent to a slave breaker to be beaten back into submission.Â
War of the Worlds |
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Last year, a University of Michigan grad student applied for an internship at American Experience. He ended up with a Story By credit on War of the Worlds.
War of the Worlds |
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Many Americans could not fathom that some people heard War of the Worlds and actually believed that Martians had landed in New Jersey.
Roberto Clemente |
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On New Year’s Eve 1972, Clemente's plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing the baseball star and all four crew members. Tributes followed.
Roberto Clemente |
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In November 1960, Roberto Clemente was more than disappointed after finishing only eighth among National League players in the Baseball Writers Association’s Most Valuable Player balloting.
Edison |
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By the time Thomas Edison was 23, his passion to experiment and develop new inventions had earned him a number of patents.
