FDR |
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The president hails the workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Tupperware! |
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Brownie Wise urged women to exercise their "will to wish" in her 1957 book Best Wishes, Brownie Wise .
Tupperware! |
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Earl Silas Tupper and Brownie Wise share their thoughts on the American Dream of prosperity and success.
The Fight |
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Jack Miley, sports columnist for the New York Daily News , admitted he underestimated Max Schmeling in 1936.
The Fight |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist Walter "Red" Smith remembered Joe Louis' strength of character in a New York Times column shortly after the boxer's death.
TR |
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Read some of Theodore Roosevelt's letters to his children.
Jesse James |
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James was certainly aware of the power of the press, writing directly to newspapers to tell his side of the story and amplify his legend.
Murder of a President |
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In 1880, James Garfield traveled to Republican party headquarters in New York, a trip which culminated in an address to 50,000 people gathered in Madison Square Park.
Murder of a President |
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At the 1880 Republican Convention in Chicago, James Garfield was called upon to make a nominating address for fellow Ohioan, John Sherman.
American Comandante |
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Read an excerpt from Aran Shetterly's book The Americano , on conversations with two Rebel soldiers — Roger Redondo and Raúl Nieves.
Edison |
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Edison's short, silent film of famous gunslinger Annie Oakley, “Little Sureshot,” proved his kinetograph was a success.
Edison |
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Throughout his life, Thomas Edison kept "idea books" filled with to-do lists, sketches and other notes on current and future projects.
