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  Murder of the Century | Primary Source

  Evelyn Remembers

  Evelyn Nesbit described the events surrounding her lover Stanford White's 1906 murder in two memoirs.

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  Truman | Primary Source

  Berlin Potsdam Conference, 1945

  The U.S., the Soviets and the British set policy on postwar Europe.

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  Goin' Back To T-Town | Article

  Red Summer: When Racist Mobs Ruled

  How a pandemic of racial terror led to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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  The Bombing of Germany | Article

  Ralph Giordano

  Hitler first came to power in Germany when Ralph Giordano was 10; when he was 20, he survived the devastating attack that flattened Hamburg.

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  Film

  George W. Bush

  The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.

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  Film

  The Great War

  Discover how WWI transformed America through the stories of those whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

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  War Letters | Primary Source

  In Your State

  Chances are you and your family have old war letters or other family artifacts. These things are not only of personal value, but may be of historic significance to your community as well.

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  Film

  Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

  The story of civil rights hero Walter White — one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet one of the least known figures in civil rights history.