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  Eyes on the Prize | Timeline

  Timeline: Eyes On The Prize

  A timeline of events that took place during the civil rights era and beyond.

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  Tupperware! | Article

  Tupperware Home Parties

  In late 1951, Earl Tupper and Brownie Wise broke ground in Kissimmee, Florida, for the Tupperware Home Parties Inc. 

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  Stephen Foster | Timeline

  Stephen Foster: Timeline

  A record of events (1796-1864) related to songwriter Stephen Foster.

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  Golden Gate Bridge | Timeline

  Golden Gate Bridge Chronology

  In 1848, San Francisco's population swells after a carpenter named John Marshall discovers gold in northern California.

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  Film

  America 1900

  America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century.

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  Film

  Last Days in Vietnam

  April, 1975. During the chaotic final days of the American involvement in the Vietnam War, those in control faced an impossible decision—who would go and who would be left behind to face brutality, imprisonment, or even death. 

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  Film

  MacArthur

  No soldier in modern history has been more admired — or more reviled. Douglas MacArthur, liberator of the Philippines, shogun of occupied Japan, mastermind of the Inchon invasion, was an admired national hero when he was suddenly relieved of his command. A portrait of a complex, imposing and fascinating American general. 

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  Film

  Eugene O'Neill

  Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright — set within the context of the harrowing family dramas and personal upheavals that shaped him, and that he in turn struggled all his life to give form to in his art. This American Experience production is a moving meditation on loss and redemption, family and memory, the cost of being an artist, and the inescapability of the past.

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  Taken Hostage

  Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Unfolding like a political thriller, the story is told through the eyewitness accounts of those who took part in the events.

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  The Great War | Article

  Diary of a War Nurse

  Helen Dore Boylston served in France with a medical team that treated more casualties than any other group of American doctors and nurses during the conflict. 

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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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  Race for the Superbomb | Article

  Scientists and Mathematicians in America

  Learn more about the major players and occurrences that led to the development of the Hydrogen bomb. This feature details scientists and mathematicians who worked in the U.S.

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  Film

  The Abolitionists

  Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. Called by many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union.

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  Building the Alaska Highway | Article

  Alaska Highway: Scouting the Route

  Have you ever driven the Alcan — or just wished you could? The 1,520-mile road through Canada and Alaska is a magnet for adventurous travelers.

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  Around the World in 72 Days | Primary Source

  Excerpts from "Around the World in 72 Days"

  Read more about Nellie's race around the world, as told by the adventurous traveler herself.

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  Film

  Walt Disney

  An unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one of America's most enduring and influential storytellers.

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  Film

  Roads to Memphis

  On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King. This is the fateful narrative of the killer and his prey, set against the seething, turbulent forces in American society.

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  The Wizard of Photography | Article

  Important Events in Photography

  Read about the first fixed photographic images, the invention of the daguerreotype and photography becoming a profession.

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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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  Film

  Into the Amazon

  Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of President Theodore Roosevelt’s journey with legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest.