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  Roberto Clemente

  An in-depth look at an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball’s first Latino superstar. 
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  Mr. Miami Beach | Article

  America by Car

  Wealthy Americans and those who wanted to be near them flocked to Miami Beach during the 1920's and 30's. 

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  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.

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  Secrets of a Master Builder | Article

  Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1885

  Read about the relationship between Ulysses Grant, Civil War general and U.S. president, and James Eads.

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  Woodrow Wilson | Timeline

  The Life and Times of Wilson

  Learn about the events Woodrow Wilson lived through.

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  Monkey Trial | Article

  Book Excerpt: The Speeches We Keep in Our Heads

  Peggy Noonan is a former television writer and presidential speechwriter. The speeches she wrote for President Ronald Reagan were widely admired for their effectiveness.

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  Streamliners: America's Lost Trains | Article

  Do You Remember?

  When Streamliners premiered on PBS, producers asked visitors to share any memories they had of streamliner trains.

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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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  New York: A Documentary Film | Timeline

  Timeline (1609-2001)

  Learn about some important events in New York history, from 1609 up to 2001.

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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 Big Burn

  In the summer of 1910, hundreds of wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies. By the time it was all over, more than three million acres had burned and at least 78 firefighters were dead. It was the largest fire in American history.

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  The Vote

  One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

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  Patriots Day | Article

  Patriots Diary

  D-Day for Revolutionary War reenactors is April 19 -- the Massachusetts state holiday known as Patriots Day. Early that morning, minute men and redcoats will clash on the Lexington town green, re-creating the famous events of April 19, 1775.

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  Scottsboro: An American Tragedy | Article

  The Scottsboro Judges

  Judge James Edwin Horton Jr. and Judge William Washington Callahan presided over the second trial of the Scottsboro defendants in Decatur, Alabama.

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  Walt Whitman | Article

  A National Poet

  Explore Whitman's calling as a poet, and the idea of a national poet.

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  The Rockefellers | Article

  Ida Tarbell

  For over 30 years, Rockefeller had applied his uncanny shrewdness, thorough intelligence, and patient vision to the creation of an industrial organization without parallel in the world. The new century found him facing his most formidable rival ever — a 45-year-old woman 

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  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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  America 1900

  America 1900 presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like in the United States at the turn of the century.

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  Hard Hat Riot

  Hard Hat Riot revisits New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and cultural divide that would redefine the American political landscape.

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  The Duel | Article

  The History of Dueling in America

  The fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr shocked the nation. But it was the identity of the man killed that produced such dismay.