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  Mount Rushmore | Article

  John Boland

  John Boland, a local businessman, was Gutzon Borglum's nemesis in the creation of Mount Rushmore. 

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  The Civilian Conservation Corps | Image Gallery

  Civilian Conservation Corps

  President Roosevelt’s CCC put three million young men to work across America during the 1930s Great Depression.

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  Film

  The Gold Rush

  The sight of gold in the rushing waters of the American River sent a ripple around the world and set the stage for an event that would forever change a city, a fledgling state, and the nation.

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  Film

  Building the Alaska Highway

  The Alaskan Highway stands today as one of the boldest homeland security initiatives ever undertaken.

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  The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken | Article

  Success and Great Depression

  The Carters crisscrossed the country, traveling to New Jersey in 1929 and 1933 for additional recording sessions, and to Louisville in 1931 to record with Jimmie Rodgers.

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  The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken | Timeline

  The Carter Family's Role in Country Music

  Nearly struck by lightning during her pregnancy, Mollie Carter forever after will ascribe A.P.'s tremor, and the quaver for which his singing will become known, to that near miss.

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  Film

  Riding the Rails

  At the height of the Great Depression, more than a quarter million teenagers were living on the road in America, many criss-crossing the country by illegally hopping freight trains. This film tells the story of ten of these teenage hobos — from the reasons they left home to what they experienced — all within the context of depression-era America.

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  Film

  Riveted: The History of Jeans

  Discover the fascinating story of this iconic American garment. From their roots in slavery to the Wild West, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics is writ large.

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  Film

  Meltdown at Three Mile Island

  At 4:00 AM on March 28, 1979, a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suddenly overheated, releasing radioactive gases. 

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  Building the Alaska Highway | Article

  Interview with Experts

  Hear from engineers, historians and journalists on the challenges in building the Alaska Highway.

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  Truman | Primary Source

  The First Nuclear Test in New Mexico

  General Leslie Groves describes a weapon of mass destruction.

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  Tupperware! | Timeline

  Women, Work, and Plastics

  From the 1950s to 2003,  a timeline of key events that chronicle the evolution of women, work, and the history of Tupperware.

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  Film

  Ansel Adams

  From the day that a 14-year-old Ansel Adams first saw the transcendent beauty of the Yosemite Valley, his life was, in his words, "colored and modulated by the great earth-gesture of the Sierra." Few American photographers have reached a wider audience than Adams, and none has had more impact on how Americans grasp the majesty of their continent.

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  Eleanor Roosevelt | Timeline

  Eleanor Roosevelt's Life

  Eleanor Roosevelt struggled to overcome an unhappy childhood, betrayal in her marriage, and gripping depression — all while staying true to her passion for social justice.

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  Film

  Kinsey

  This probing documentary assesses Kinsey's remarkable achievements, while examining how his personal life shaped his career.

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  Film

  Riveted: The History of Jeans (español)

  Descubra la fascinante historia de esta icónica prenda de vestir norteamericana. Desde sus raíces en la esclavitud hasta el lejano Oeste, los hippies, la alta costura y el hip-hop; los jeans son el tejido sobre el que está escrita la historia de la ideología y la política estadounidenses.

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  Film

  Reagan

  A passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century — and one of the most controversial.

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  Zoot Suit Riots | Article

  The Rise of Riots

  The Sleepy Lagoon murder and zoot suit riots of 1943.

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  Mount Rushmore | Primary Source

  North by Northwest

  Plenty of "expedient exaggerations" surrounded the filming of scenes for Hitchcock's acclaimed thriller North by Northwest at Mount Rushmore in 1958. 

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  Film

  Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

  In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY discovered their neighborhood had been built on a former chemical waste dump. Housewives activated to create a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.