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  The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | Article

  An Assassin's Flight From Justice

  Filmmaker Barak Goodman describes making The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, including dramatic recreations of the manhunt forJohn Wilkes Booth.

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  Reconstruction: The Second Civil War

  Spanning the momentous years from 1863 to 1877, Reconstruction tracks the extraordinary stories of ordinary Americans — Southern and Northern, white and black — as they struggle to shape new lives for themselves in a world turned upside down.

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  Death and the Civil War

  The staggering death tolls of the Civil War permanently altered the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.

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  Billy the Kid | Article

  The Pardoning of Billy the Kid

  When Govenor Bill Richardson announced his intention to research a potential pardon for Billy the Kid, 129 years after his death, it caused major controversy. 

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  JFK | Article

  JFK Trivia

  Some strange, some coincidental, but all true facts about John F. Kennedy.

   

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  Billy the Kid | Timeline

  The Life and Legend of Billy the Kid

  Although the identity of his father is uncertain, Henry probably lived alone with his mother in the slums of New York City.

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  The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | Trailer

  The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Trailer

  On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Over the next twelve days, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin.

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  Ulysses S. Grant | Image Gallery

  Grant and the Issues of His Time

  Browse these pro- and anti-Grant political cartoons, spanning his military and political careers, and investigate the range of popular opinions about Grant and the major issues of his time.

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  Walt Whitman

  He is today one of the most-recognized figures in American literary history: poet, patriot and faithful advocate of democracy.

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  Walt Whitman | Article

  Walt Whitman and the Civil War

  While in Washington, D.C., Whitman discovered that he had something to contribute to the war effort — himself.

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  Mount Rushmore | Timeline

  Carving Mount Rushmore

  The Governor of South Dakota signed the Mount Harney bill, allowing for the carving of a monument in Custer State Park in 1925. 

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  Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | Timeline

  Reconstruction Timeline

  Follow a chronology of post-Civil War nationbuilding efforts.

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  Robert E. Lee

  Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration.

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  Eleanor Roosevelt | Article

  Marian Anderson: Musical Icon

  In 1939, Anderson gave a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. She delivered "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" and "America" with heart-breaking pathos.

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  Andrew Johnson

  After barely surviving his impeachment trial, Andrew Johnson served out the rest of the term without thought of reelection.

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  Mount Rushmore | Article

  Gutzon Borglum

  The Borglums traveled to Paris to work and study, and there Gutzon met sculptor Auguste Rodin. 

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  The Transcontinental Railroad

  The remarkable story of greed, innovation and gritty determination to build a railroad connecting California to the East.

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  Mount Rushmore | Image Gallery

  Gutzon Borglum's Art

  Before he created Mount Rushmore, Gutzon Borglum already had a productive and successful career as an artist.

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  Into the Amazon | Article

  TR's Bookshelf

  Theodore Roosevelt's great-grandson discusses the president's love of Lincoln, penchant for Hungarian poetry, and the book that inspired his conservation legacy.

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  Voice of Freedom | Article

  How Marian Anderson Became the Voice of the Century

  Before the legendary singer was a civil rights icon at home, she battled white supremacy abroad.