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  Race to the Moon

  On Christmas Eve 1968, one of the largest audiences in television history tuned in to an extraordinary sight: a live telecast of the moon's surface as seen from Apollo 8, the first manned space flight to orbit the moon.

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  The Busing Battleground

  The Busing Battleground viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order.

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  The Duel | Article

  The United States Creates a New Capital

  The cornerstone of the Capitol was laid by George Washington in September, 1793. 

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  Blackout

  What happened when the lights went out in New York City on July 13, 1977?

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  The Duel | Timeline

  Events Leading up to the Duel

  Raised by his uncle, Timothy Edward Burr, Aaron Burr shows the hallmarks of a brilliant mind from a very early age.

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  Sister Aimee

  Sister Aimee tells the dramatic life story Aimee Semple McPherson, the controversial, charismatic, wildly popular evangelist who was instrumental in bringing conservative Protestantism into mainstream culture and American politics.

   

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  Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World

  The 300-year saga of the American whaling industry, from its origins off the coast of New England, through the age of deep ocean whaling, and on to its demise in the decades following the Civil War. 

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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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  John Brown's Holy War

  Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith — yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution set off a chain of events that led to the Civil War. 

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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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  Murder at Harvard | Article

  The Parkman Family

  Meet the extraordinary Boston family that made history — in more ways than one.

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  The Murder of Emmett Till (español)

  En agosto de 1955, un niño negro de 14 años llamado Emmett Till fue asesinado por dos hombres blancos. Su muerte ayudó a movilizar el Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles.

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  Nazi Town, USA

  Nazi Town, USA tells the unknown story of the German American Bund, a 1930s pro-Nazi group with chapters in suburbs and big cities across the country. Many believe the Bund represented a real threat of fascist subversion in the U.S.

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  The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

  The songs A.P. Carter, his wife Sara and her cousin Maybelle recorded in August 1927 to audition for Victor Talking Machine Company drew upon the rich musical traditions of their native rural Appalachia. The Carter Family sang of love and loss, desperation and joy, and their music captured the attention of a nation entering the darkest days of the depression. 

   

   

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  LBJ

  LBJ exploited his mastery of the legislative process to shepherd a collection of progressive programs through Congress with astounding success, but his visions of a Great Society were swallowed up in the quagmire of Vietnam.

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  The Mormons

  A four-hour exploration into the richness, the complexities and the controversies of the Mormons' story as told through interviews with members of the church, leading writers and historians, and supporters and critics of the Mormon faith.

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  The Duel | Article

  Alexander Hamilton

  This Founding Father came to America alone at age 15. He fought at Washington's side in the Revolution, helped ensure the ratification of the Constitution, and saved the fledgling United States from financial ruin. 

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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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  The Quiz Show Scandal | Quiz

  Play "Twenty One"

  When Charles Van Doren faced these questions on the NBC quiz show "Twenty One," he held a hidden advantage.

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  Mary Pickford

  It was the golden age of silent film, and she was the world's most celebrated actress. But she would learn that fame is fickle and life at the top is precarious.