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  Grand Central

  A marvel of engineering, architecture, and vision, the story of the Beaux Arts structure on 42nd Street that forever changed midtown Manhattan.

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  Emma Goldman | Article

  She Fought the Law

  Emma Goldman was arrested often and harassed innumerable times.

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  MacArthur | Article

  Emperor Hirohito and PM Yoshida

  The man known as Tenno to his subjects and Hirohito to the rest of the world ranks as one of the most enigmatic figures of the 20th century. 

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  New Orleans

  New Orleans: the utterly original American city that lies at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi and at the beating heart of the great American experiment. Walled in on almost all sides by water, pressed together by the demands and dangers of geography, the crowded streets of New Orleans have always been a laboratory where the social forces that characterize American life play out in dramatic and, at times, disastrous fashion. Over the course of two provocative hours, American Experience tells the story of this remarkable city.

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  Miss America

  Tracking the country's oldest beauty contest — from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country's most popular events — Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation. 

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  MacArthur | Article

  The Spanish-American War in the Philippines and the Battle for Manila

  Congress approved President McKinley's request for a declaration of war on April 25, 1898; yet the Spanish-American War was the culmination of decades of pressure toward U.S. expansionism. 

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  Lindbergh | Article

  The Spirit of St. Louis

  The story behind the plane that carried Lindbergh across the Atlantic.

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  John and Abigail Adams | Article

  Adams Unbound

  John Adams loved to read, and he loved annotating his books. See examples of his notes.

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  The Berlin Airlift | Article

  The Blockade and Airlift Begin

  When the Russians took decisive moves to drive the Allies out in June 1948, no one knew whether an airlift response could succeed.

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  The Busing Battleground

  The Busing Battleground viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order.

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  The Man Who Tried To Feed The World | Article

  Caught Up in the War on Communism: Norman Borlaug and the “Green Revolution”

  Raj Patel on how one plant breeder’s breakthrough became a tool of American foreign policy.

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  Seabiscuit | Timeline

  Horseracing in the U.S.

  Learn about American horse racing from 1750 through the 20th century.

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  Ulysses S. Grant | Article

  Charles Sumner

  Senator Charles Sumner's outspoken support of abolition and the rights of emancipated blacks drew both praise and criticism — and almost cost him his life. 

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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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  New Orleans | Article

  Pickwickians and Reconstruction

  Reconstruction after the Civil War promised black citizens of the United States equal rights under the law and opportunities unheard of during the slavery era. A group of powerful white New Orleans' residents would fight the changes and win.

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  MacArthur | Article

  Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

  Growing up in Fredricksburg on the arid plains of central Texas, Chester Nimitz hardly seemed destined to become one of America's great naval heroes.

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  The Alaska Pipeline | Article

  Native Land Claims in Alaska

  Between 1902 and 1926 the federal government had set aside 54 million acres as national parks and wildlife refuges. All the rest was potentially subject to Native title. However, Congress had never made any treaties with Alaska Natives. 

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  America 1900 | Article

  1900s Devastation and Conflict

  Learn about some devastating and violent events during this period, including the war in the Philippines, the Boxer rebellion and the Galveston hurricane. 

   

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  Eleanor Roosevelt | Article

  Eleanor's Take on the Day

  Eleanor Roosevelt's thoughts on women, prohibition, space, television, and much more. 

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  The Nuremberg Trials

  The story of the dramatic post-World War II tribunal that brought Nazi leaders to justice and defines trial procedure for state criminals to this day.