Space Men |
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U.S. Air Force aviation doctor John Paul Stapp tested the limits of human physiology both on the ground and in near-space.
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Space Men |
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Using spare parts and ingenuity, a tiny team assembled a capsule they hoped would carry a man to heights over 100,000 feet above the Earth's surface.
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Space Men |
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Beginning in 1783, balloonists risked their lives trying to view the Earth from a brand new vantage point.
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The Perfect Crime |
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In May 1924, police only had a few clues to point them towards the murderer of 14-year-old Bobby Franks.
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The Perfect Crime |
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Although Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb came from similar backgrounds, they were very different young men.
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Murder of a President |
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When Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, it was seen as an anomly. As such, there were no new safeguards put in place to protect the president from would-be assassins.
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Murder of a President |
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In the only major speech of his presidential campaign, Garfield spoke to 50,000 in New York on the issue closest to his heart: the fate of ex-slaves in the South.
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Murder of a President |
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The death of their three-year-old daughter and Garfield's affair in New York threatened to tear Lucretia and James apart.
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Murder of a President |
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When James Garfield came face to face with slavery during his time fighting in the South, his belief in the cause of abolition and freedom was strengthened.
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Murder of a President |
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James Garfield went to the 1880 Republican Convention to give a nominating speech. Surprisingly, he emerged with the nomination.
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Murder of a President |
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Garfield knew he had to secure New York to win the presidency—but that meant negotiating with a dangerous rival.
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The Mine Wars |
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In the coal mines and coal towns of West Virginia, African Americans worked and lived alongside European immigrants and native Appalachians.
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