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  New Orleans | Article

  Ruby Bridges and Integration of New Orleans Schools

  On November 14, 1960, a 6-year-old girl walked into William J. Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. That seemingly mundane moment would shake the community and change the city forever.

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  LBJ | Primary Source

  The Great Society, Cabinet Meeting, 1964

  LBJ identifies a seven-part legislative program for his cabinet and federal government agencies.

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  Meltdown at Three Mile Island | Article

  Dick Thornburgh

  Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh had been in office a mere 68 days when he came face-to-face with the biggest crisis of his professional life.

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  The Great Transatlantic Cable | Article

  The Committee of Inquiry

  After the first transatlantic cable failed in 1858, a committee of inquiry was formed to investigate.

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  American Coup: Wilmington 1898 | Article

  How to Cover up a Coup

  To understand the erasure of a landmark event in our nation’s history, look to the books.

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  Klansville U.S.A. | Article

  A Near Massacre

  In August 1965, the small town of Plymouth, North Carolina nearly became the site of what might have been one of the bloodiest events of the civil rights era.

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  The Wizard of Photography | Timeline

  History of Photography

  A timeline of photography (1826-1992).

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  Ruby Ridge | Article

  Patriots of the Insurrectionist Kind

  How the far-right movement’s long-running war on democracy went mainstream.

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  Spirit of the Times

  Midway between the 1954 Brown school desegregation decision and the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, the Freedom Rides captured the zeitgeist of the decade to come.

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  Building the Alaska Highway | Article

  The Ferry Disaster at Charlie Lake

   An estimated 30 men died during the construction of the Alaska Highway.

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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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  The Great War | Article

  Get a Sneak Peek of The Great War

  Special preview screenings of the upcoming miniseries. All screenings are free — reserve your seats now!

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  Ansel Adams | Article

  The Closing of the American Wilderness

  In 1893, Frederick Jackson Turner presented his thesis, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" at  Columbian Exposition in Chicago. 

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  New Orleans | Article

  Hurricane Katrina

  It was the storm long feared in a city situated on the vulnerable Gulf Coast, with many areas built below sea level.

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  The Hurricane of '38 | Article

  A Brief History of the National Weather Service

  On November 1, 1870, weather forecasts for the eastern United States were being issued for the first time, although these were just 24 hours ahead. 

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  Las Vegas: An Unconventional History | Primary Source

  Race Bias Shocking in Las Vegas

  Ches Washington, journalist for the national African American weekly New Pittsburgh Courier, reported on a planned NAACP protest in Las Vegas, where black residents were segregated on the Westside.

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  Golden Gate Bridge | Article

  The Golden Gate Bridge's Opening Day and its 50th Anniversary

  On Thursday, May 27, 1937, San Franciscans threw a "Fiesta" for their new bridge.

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  Seabiscuit | Article

  Racing and Radio Broadcasts

  Many of Seabiscuit's fans listened to his races on the radio, the revolutionary technology that came of age just as Seabiscuit did. 

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  The Alaska Pipeline | Article

  Governor Walter J. Hickel and the Hickel Highway

   

  In 1966 Walter J. Hickel, a millionaire real estate developer and entrepreneur, ran for governor of Alaska on the Republican ticket. Much to everyone's surprise, he won by a narrow margin of 80 votes. 

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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.