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  Victory in the Pacific | Article

  Major Pacific Battles

  In December 1941, Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II.

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  God in America | Article

  Introduction

  Since the days when the Puritan "city on a hill" beckoned on the horizon of the New World, religious faith and belief have forged America's ideals, molded its identity and shaped its sense of mission at home and abroad.

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  Return With Honor | Article

  Sybil Stockdale on Being the Wife of a POW

  In their book, In Love and War,Vice Admiral Jim Stockdale and his wife Sybil wrote about their lives during the eight years Jim was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.

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  Las Vegas: An Unconventional History | Article

  The Atomic Age

  In the 1950s the American public accepted above-ground nuclear bomb blasts just 65 miles from Las Vegas as part of the Cold War effort. Explore ways the government presented the safety and importance of these tests.

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  Mr. Tornado

  Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of the man whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.

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  The Race Underground

  Learn how Boston overcame a litany of challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to create America’s first subway.

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  Building the Alaska Highway

  The Alaskan Highway stands today as one of the boldest homeland security initiatives ever undertaken.

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  Summer of Love

  A fleeting moment in the turbulent history of the 1960s, the Summer of Love's underlying message left an indelible impression on those who witnessed it.

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  A Class Apart

  From a small-town Texas murder emerged a landmark civil rights case. The little-known story of the Mexican American lawyers who took Hernandez v. Texas to the Supreme Court, challenging Jim Crow-style discrimination.

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  Roads to Memphis | Timeline

  King's Assassination: A Timeline

  The murder, the manhunt, and the decades-long investigation — a timeline of events related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

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  American Oz | Article

  The Lakota Ghost Dance and the Massacre at Wounded Knee

  How the American drive to force Indian assimilation turned violent on the plains of South Dakota.

   

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  Kissinger | Article

  Kissinger Q&A

  Filmmaker Barak Goodman answers your questions about Kissinger.

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  Ulysses S. Grant | Article

  Ulysses S. Grant

  For much of his life, Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart.

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  RFK | Article

  RFK and Cesar Chavez

  RFK was so impressed with Chavez, that all doubts about getting involved with the farmworkers were erased.

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  War Letters | Article

  Censorship!

  Learn about wartime letters and censorship.

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  Slinky

  Wrapped in parchment paper and surrounded by bright and vibrantly colored toys, Slinky didn't exactly stand out on the shelves.

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  Zoot Suit Riots | Article

  José Gallardo Díaz (1919-1942)

  The Los Angeles police used the murder of the 22-year-old farmworker to launch a widespread attack on what they perceived as an unruly and rapidly multiplying Mexican American youth "element."

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  Rescue at Sea

  On January 23, 1909, two ships -- one carrying Italian immigrants to New York City, the other, American tourists to Europe -- collided in dense fog off Nantucket Island. In a moment, more than 1,500 lives became dependent on a new technology, wireless telegraphy, and on Jack Binns, a twenty-six-year-old wireless operator on board one of the ships.

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  Annie Oakley

  As the star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her shooting feats.

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  The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools | Article

  What Happened When a Fearless Group of Mississippi Sharecroppers Founded Their Own City

  Strike City was born after one small community left the plantation to live on their own terms.