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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.

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  The Fight

  On June 22, 1938, 70,000 fans crammed into Yankee Stadium to watch what some have called "the most important sporting event in history" — the rematch between African American heavyweight Joe Louis and his German opponent Max Schmeling.

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  Tupperware! | Image Gallery

  Tupper's Invention Notebooks

  Take a tour of Earl Tupper's invention notebooks.

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  Monkey Trial | Article

  The American Civil Liberties Union

  When the state of Tennessee passed a law making it a crime to teach Darwin's theory of evolution in public schools, Roger Baldwin saw it as an opportunity and became executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, a fledgling organization devoted to individual rights.

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  The Eugenics Crusade

  The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the unlikely –– and largely unknown –– campaign to breed a “better” American race, tracing the rise of the movement that turned the fledgling science of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.

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  Jesse James | Article

  An Outlaw's Arsenal

  Jesse James lived by the revolver, and he died by it as well. 

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  Murder of the Century

  In 1906, the murder of Stanford White, New York architect and man-about-town, by Harry Thaw, heir to a Pittsburgh railroad fortune, was reported "to the ends of the civilized globe"; much of the focus, however, was on Evelyn Nesbit, the beautiful showgirl in the center of the love triangle. It was a sensational murder story that had everything: money, power, class, love, rage, lust and revenge.

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  Lindbergh | Article

  Fallen Hero

  Controversial views dissolve Lindbergh's hero status.

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  Kissinger

  Kissinger is the story of the brilliant powerbroker who rose to the topmost echelons of American diplomacy. Revered or reviled, Henry Kissinger’s contradictions reflect those at the heart of U.S. foreign policy in the second half of the 20th century.

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  TR | Timeline

  Theodore Roosevelt's Time in Office

  A selected chronology of major events during Theodore Roosevelt's time in office.

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  The Kennedys

  A saga of ambition, wealth, family loyalty and personal tragedy. From Joseph Kennedy's rise on Wall Street, through John, Robert and Edward's successes and scandals, the family has left a storied political legacy.

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  The Rockefellers | Timeline

  The Rockefellers

  Under pressure from his father, John D. Rockefeller drops out of high school two months shy of commencement. 

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  The Man Who Tried To Feed The World

  The Man Who Tried to Feed the World recounts the story of the man who would not only solve India’s famine problem but would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture programs, saving countless lives.

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  Emma Goldman | Article

  Max Forrester Eastman (1883-1969)

  Writer and editor of the radical journals The Masses and The Liberator, Max Eastman was a journalist's journalist.

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  The American Diplomat

  Explore the lives and legacies of three African American ambassadors who broke racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations and left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.

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  Edison's Miracle of Light

  "The Wizard of Menlo Park," Inventor Thomas Edison, built the first practical light bulb and revolutionized the world.

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  New York: A Documentary Film | Article

  Historic New York

  New York has been host to historic events that have had an unforgettable impact on the rest of America. The following are a few of the most notable.

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  The Rockefellers

  Head of the most powerful family in America, billionaire John D. Rockefeller's vast philanthropy changed his family's reputation.

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  Stephen Foster

  Stephen Foster was the first great American songwriter. His melodies are so much a part of American history and culture that most people think they're folk tunes. All in all he composed some 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna" "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," and "Camptown Races." Though he virtually invented popular music as we recognize it today, Foster's personal life was tragic and contradiction-riddled. His marriage was largely unhappy, he never made much money from his work and he died at the age of 37 a nearly penniless alcoholic on the Bowery in New York.