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  The Great War | Article

  A Woman's War

  As America entered the Great War, suffragists turned President Wilson’s hypocritical pleas for democracy elsewhere in the world into a potent weapon at home.

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  God in America | Article

  People and Ideas: Cold War and Modern Era

  How religious ideas and individuals' spiritual experiences during the Cold War/Modern era of the 20th Century have impacted American social, political and cultural life.

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  The Codebreaker | Article

  William and Elizebeth Friedman and the NSA’s “Secrecy Virus”

  The pioneering codebreakers never imagined what their work might lead to, but they had their fears.

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  Houdini | Timeline

  Timeline of Houdini's Life

  Follow celebrated magician Harry Houdini's life and career. 

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  Vietnam: A Television History | Article

  Aid workers reflect on Vietnam War

  Aid workers in Vietnam reflect on their experience during in the Vietnam war.

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  Robert E. Lee

  Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration.

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  Eisenhower | Article

  Eisenhower's First Inaugural Address, 1953

  Read the president's address focused on foreign policy that critiques war as a means of settling international differences.

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  The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

  A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb in the top-secret Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II.

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  Race for the Superbomb | Article

  Scientists and Mathematicians in the U.S.S.R

  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.S.R.

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  The Gilded Age

  Meet the titans and barons of the glittering late 19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the poverty of the struggling workers who challenged them. The vast disparities between them sparked debates still raging today.

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  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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  Death and the Civil War

  The staggering death tolls of the Civil War permanently altered the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.

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  TR | Article

  Filmmaker David Grubin on TR

  He was a best-selling author. He was a big game hunter, a cowboy. There are so many different facets to the life of Theodore Roosevelt that make him a fascinating figure to cover. 

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  God in America | Article

  People and Ideas: Confronting Modernity/Progressive Era

  The 19th century marked a shift to modernity and progressive ideas in America. Read how religious ideas and individuals' spiritual experiences during this time have impacted American social, political and cultural life.

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  Nixon

  The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power and the public trust.

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  John and Abigail Adams | Article

  The Choice for Revolution

  Follow John Adams as he changed from a loyal colonist into a revolutionary leader.

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  Chasing the Moon | Article

  Wernher von Braun and the Nazis

  Wernher von Braun led NASA'S development of the Saturn V rocket that took Apollo 11 to the Moon. His Nazi record was not widely known until after his death.

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  The Mormons | Timeline

  Timeline: The Early History of the Mormons

  Follow this chronology that details Mormon beliefs and major events.

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  Film

  TR

  Author, soldier, scientist, outdoorsman and caring father, he was the youngest man to become president. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.

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  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.