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  LBJ | Primary Source

  A Day of Mourning After the Death of Dr. King, 1968

  LBJ announces that Sunday, April 7, 1968 will be a national day of mourning.

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  The Fight | Article

  Famous Friends

  Boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling were connected to some very well-known people.

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  Victory in the Pacific | Primary Source

  Invade or Bomb?

  Read excerpt of President Truman's diary as he considered how to end the war.

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  Film

  Bombshell

  Bombshell explores how the U.S. manipulated the narrative about the impact of the WWII bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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  RFK | Article

  Eugene McCarthy

  In 1968, Eugene McCarthy revealed major divisions among Democrats, changing the political landscape in a way few American politicians ever have.

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  Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | Primary Source

  In God We Trust

  Excerpts from the Reverend Edward Scott, who had run away from slavery and helped others escape via the underground railway and Dr. Benjamin Morgan Palmer's Thanksgiving sermon.

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  The Solid South

  In 1960, due to racially discriminatory voter registration practices, the overwhelming majority of voters in the South was white; the "Solid South," was key to the Democratic Party’s fortunes.

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  The Cold War

  Civil rights were not a major concern for the Kennedy administration. Rather, Cold War politics were front and center.

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  The Kennedys | Article

  Robert Dallek

  Author Robert Dallek discusses John F. Kennedy’s health, the war in Vietnam, and Americans’ enduring interest in Kennedy and his family.

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  The Mormons | Article

  Polygamy and the Church: A History

  Of all the Mormon doctrines, none caused as much controversy as polygamy, called plural or celestial marriage within the church.

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  Truman | Primary Source

  Letter from Henry Stimson to Truman

  Letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Truman, informing him about the atomic bomb.

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  JFK | Article

  JFK: The Legacy

  "...my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." JFK

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  Riding the Rails | Timeline

  Riding the Rails Timeline

  Timeline of the Great Depression

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  Clinton | Article

  Kenneth Starr

  Kenneth Starr led the investigation into the Whitewater the Monica Lewinsky scandals. Read the full transcript of his interview for the film. 

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  Ulysses S. Grant | Article

  Winfield Scott

  As a cadet at West Point, Ulysses S. Grant considered General Winfield Scott "the finest specimen of manhood my eyes had ever beheld."

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  Hoover Dam | Article

  The Controversial Naming of the Dam

  When the dam was officially dedicated on September 30, 1935, the colossal project on the Southern Nevada portion of the Colorado river had been called by several different names.

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  The Duel | Article

  The Burr Conspiracy

  Aaron Burr had traveled West just six months before to carve out his own empire. Now, he would return East to stand trial for treason.

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  Film

  The Battle of Chosin

  The Korean War battle at Chosin Reservoir is one of the most celebrated in Marine Corps annals. More than 20 veterans of the campaign recount this epic conflict.

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  The Polio Crusade | Primary Source

  Teacher's Resource

  Suggested classroom activities on how polio affected the local community and the effectiveness of the vaccine.

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  FDR | Primary Source

  Letter from Hugh R. Wilson to FDR

  A letter to FDR describing a meeting with Adolf Hitler.