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  The American Vice President

  What happens when the president is unable to serve? Explore the dramatic period between 1963 and 1976, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-stricken America was forced to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession.

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  Nazi Town, USA (español)

  Nazi Town, USA cuenta la desconocida historia del Bund, la Federación Germano-Americana, un grupo pronazi de la década de 1930 con divisiones en suburbios y ciudades por todo el país. Muchos creen que el Bund representaba una amenaza real de subversión fascista en Estados Unidos.

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  The Crash of 1929 | Image Gallery

  The Roaring 20s

  Browse some photographs from “the age of permanent prosperity.”

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  Vietnam: A Television History | Article

  Who's Who: United States

  List of the major United States policy makers in Vietnam.

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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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  Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act | Article

  How People with Disabilities Helped Win World War II

  Rosie the Riveter called women to join the workforce during World War II. But there was another recruitment campaign aimed at mobilizing millions of Americans previously deemed “ineligible” for military service. Over three million people with disabilities joined the war effort on the homefront, playing a crucial role in wartime production.

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  George H.W. Bush

  The life and career of our 41st president, from his service in World War II to the Oval Office, and his role as the patriarch of a political family whose influence is unequaled in modern American life.

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  Vietnam: A Television History

  A six-year project from conception to completion, Vietnam: A Television History carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

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  Tupperware!

  In the 1950s, American women discovered they could earn thousands — even millions — of dollars from bowls that burped.

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  Bonnie & Clyde | Image Gallery

  Bonnie & Clyde in Pictures

  Americans were transfixed by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's illicit romance and criminal exploits. Browse a gallery of the infamous duo's life and death.

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  Nixon's China Game | Timeline

  Timeline

  A comprehensive chronology of U.S.-China relations.

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  Billy Graham

  Explore the life of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.

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  Streamliners: America's Lost Trains | Timeline

  Streamliners of America

  Read the history of Streamliners in America.

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  Mr. Miami Beach | Article

  America by Car

  Wealthy Americans and those who wanted to be near them flocked to Miami Beach during the 1920's and 30's. 

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  Nixon

  The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power and the public trust.

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  Daughter from Danang | Article

  Operation Babylift (1975)

  During the final days of the Vietnam War, the U.S. government began boarding Vietnamese children onto military transport planes bound for adoption.

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  The Crash of 1929

  The unbounded optimism of the Jazz Age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit on October 29th, ultimately leading to the Great Depression.

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  The Living Weapon

  The international race to develop biological weapons during the 20th century.

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  The Wright Stuff

  On August 8, 1908, at a racetrack outside Paris, Wilbur Wright executed what was, for him, a routine flight: a smooth take-off banking into a couple of tight circles, ending in a perfect landing. The flight took less than two minutes, but it left spectators awestruck.

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  The Quiz Show Scandal | Quiz

  Play "Twenty One"

  When Charles Van Doren faced these questions on the NBC quiz show "Twenty One," he held a hidden advantage.