Astronomers from around the world met in Washington, D.C., in October 1884 to determine this.
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What Really Happened to Jesse Owens? The Real Story Behind Stephen Hopkin’s New Film Race, Starring Stephan James
In 1936, an unknown son of a black sharecropper sprinted his way from obscurity […]
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Daily Quiz for February 4, 2016
Helen Magill White, who lived from 1853 to 1944, was the first woman in America to achieve this.
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Audio: Vet Recounts The Horrors Of The Holocaust- “I Can Still Feel Them Pulling My Arm”
World War II veteran describes the conditions of the Dachau Concentration Camp and the nightmares he experienced for decades.
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Daily Quiz for February 3, 2016
This annual event became the first color program broadcast on a nationwide TV network.
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Video: Federalist Papers, Amending the Articles of the Confederation
(Img: Heritage Auctions, Dallas) Although the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation was far […]
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Video: James Madison, Father of the Constitution, on History Talks
(Img: Pendleton’s Lithography/Library of Congress) Also known as the “Father of the Constitution,” James […]
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Video: Context of the War of 1812 on History Talks
(Img: Joseph Yeager/Library of Congress) Following the French Revolution and motivated by the accusations […]
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Video: Thomas Jefferson, A Man of Words and Hope, on History Talks
(Img: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris/Library of Congress) Best known for his work on the […]
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Video: Author Stephen Harding on ‘The Last Battle’ Rescue Mission
(Img: Jerry Hutberg/U.S. Army/National Archives) The Last Battle, written by Stephen Harding, details a […]