The Bombing of Wall Street |
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The story behind a mostly-forgotten 1920 bombing in the nation’s financial center that left 38 dead and remains unsolved today.
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TR |
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Shortly after taking office, TR said of the Panama Canal that, "No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent is as of such consequence to the American people."
Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Watch Eleanor Roosevelt discuss service and the development of the Peace Corps with JFK and other officials on Prospects of Mankind .
16 MIN 19 SEC
Freedom Summer |
Trailer
Shattering the foundations of white supremacy in a segregated state.
30 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In October 1967, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war might be unwinnable.
2 MIN 32 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In October of 1967, a massive protest at the University of Wisconsin turned violent when police arrived on the scene.
2 MIN 45 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In 1965, The Dow Company — best known at that time for making Saran Wrap — began making Napalm, a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam.
1 MIN 37 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In 1967, a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin was the first violent campus protest of the antiwar movement.
1 MIN 31 SEC
Nixon |
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In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi.
2 MIN 46 SEC
LBJ |
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Protests against the Vietnam War turned personal for President Johnson.
2 MIN 37 SEC
LBJ |
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In 1964, American bombers in Vietnam demonstrated that LBJ was a committed anti-Communist.
2 MIN 31 SEC
Nixon |
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President Nixon garnered approval with his "Silent Majority" speech in November 1969.
1 MIN 33 SEC
