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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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  Tesla

  Meet Nikola Tesla, the genius engineer and tireless inventor whose technology revolutionized the electrical age of the 20th century.

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  Edison's Miracle of Light

  "The Wizard of Menlo Park," Inventor Thomas Edison, built the first practical light bulb and revolutionized the world.

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  Jesse Owens

  His stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. 

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  The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken | Article

  Ralph Peer

   Ralph Peer's first Southern hit was fiddler John Carson from Atlanta, Georgia, whose first recording of The Little Old Log Cabin and The Old Hen Cackled sold more than 500,000 copies nationwide. 

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  Alexander Hamilton

  The underappreciated genius who laid the groundwork for the nation's modern economy — including the banking system, Wall Street, and an "opportunity society" in which talent and hard work, not birth, determined success.

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  Seabiscuit | Article

  Biography: Seabiscuit

  From 1936 to 1940, Americans thronged to racetracks to watch the small, ungainly racehorse become a champion.

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  The Codebreaker

  Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America. Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today.

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  Amelia Earhart

  The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Earhart disappeared in 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the world by airplane.

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  Stephen Foster

  Stephen Foster was the first great American songwriter. His melodies are so much a part of American history and culture that most people think they're folk tunes. All in all he composed some 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna" "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," and "Camptown Races." Though he virtually invented popular music as we recognize it today, Foster's personal life was tragic and contradiction-riddled. His marriage was largely unhappy, he never made much money from his work and he died at the age of 37 a nearly penniless alcoholic on the Bowery in New York.

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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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  Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

  Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.

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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. 

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  Bonnie & Clyde

  The true story behind the most romanticized, infamous outlaw couple in U.S. history, and their gang.

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  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

  Long before Paul Newman and Robert Redford immortalized them on screen, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid captivated Americans from coast to coast.

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  The Lie Detector | Article

  He Met His Wife Over a Lie Detector. Then Things Got Interesting.

  Leonarde Keeler, the inventor of the Keeler Polygraph, spent most of his life trying to tell if people were telling the truth. It turned out to be trickier than hooking them up to a machine.

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  Wyatt Earp

  A central figure in the narrative of how the west was won, Wyatt Earp and his story became an American legend. Part of the Wild West collection.

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  Billy the Kid

  The boy behind the myth, who in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan to the most feared man in the West and an enduring icon. Part of The Wild West collection.

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  Ripley: Believe It or Not

  Robert Ripley's obsession with the odd and keen eye for the curious made him one of the most successful men in America during the Great Depression. We still can’t resist his challenge to “Believe it — or not!”

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  Mr. Polaroid

  Before the iPhone, the Polaroid camera let people instantly chronicle their lives. Along with instant photo mania, its company culture became the model for Silicon Valley. Mr. Polaroid is the story of Edwin Land, the man behind the camera.