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History.com: Haunted History: The Torso Murders, S1 E6
The Great Depression forced thousands from their homes and into makeshift shantytowns. It was here that the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run found his victims in one of the most baffling unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Watch this video...
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History.com: Native American Cultures: Buffalo
The buffalo was an essential part of Native American life, used in everything from religious rituals to teepee construction. Native Americans used every part of the Buffalo; watch this video [1:52] to see how.
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History.com: Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman
This is a series of eight videos episodes about great escapes with Morgan Freeman. Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman: Hosted and executive produced by Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, this new eight-part series from The...
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History.com: How Wwii and Vietnam Veterans Were Treated Differently
WWII and Vietnam Veterans put their lives on the line for their country. But their treatment by government and civilians were completely different. [4:49]
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History.com: Apollo 11: Jfk's Secret Space Tapes
Author Charles Fishman talks about secret recordings between JFK and NASA administrators. [1:01]
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History.com: The Toys That Built America
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" shares a different story -- one that brings new products and nostalgic toys during cultural and economic...
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History.com: Timeline of the Jonestown Massacre
Explore the timeline of the weeks leading up to the Jonestown massacre on November 18, 1978. [2:03]
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Clash of the Toy Titans (S1, E2)
As the post-war baby boom creates unprecedented demand for toys, Ruth Handler turns her greatest gamble into the most recognizable toy in the world. Meanwhile, rival Merrill Hassenfeld, at the reigns of a company that will one day be one...
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Masters of Invention (S1, E1)
The incredible creations of some of the most iconic toys in history happened by chance. During World War II, a naval engineer accidentally creates an iconic spiral toy that walks down stairs, when he's trying to come up with a way to...
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Board Game Empires (S1, E4)
After failing to make a living selling lithographs, Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, which will go on to become one of the biggest of all time. But the Parker brothers threaten Bradley's reign. But it's a game...
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Toy Car Wars (S1, E3)
As car culture cranks up in the early 1950s, a young machinist in England invents one of the world's most successful toys when he creates a toy car small enough to fit inside a matchbox for his daughter to take to school. In Los Angeles,...
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History.com: Bet You Didn't Know: Rosa Parks
Did you know Rosa Parks wasn't the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat? Get the full story. [2:35]
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History.com: Wwii Thanksgiving
Historian and author Don Miller discusses how one WWII battle before Thanksgiving would affect the homefront. [1:01] In the Battle of Tarawa (November 20-23, 1943) during World War II, the U.S. began its Central Pacific Campaign against...
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History.com: Flashback: Mall Shopping in the 1950s
With countless families moving to the suburbs in the 1950s, fewer Americans could simply walk out onto the street to do their shopping. Shopping malls catered to this new, car-driving demographic, placing all consumer desires in one...
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History.com: Returning to Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor survivors reveal what it's like to return to the scene of their trauma so many years later. [2:41]
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History.com: Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
When Japanese bombers appeared in the skies over Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, the U.S. military was completely unprepared for the devastating surprise attack, which dramatically altered the course of World War II,...
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History.com: Christmas Light Technology
Christmas lights have evolved from novelty item to household essential. [1:53]
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History.com: Norad Santa Tracker
Watch this video [1:01] to learn how one misplaced phone call led to the military keeping close tabs on Santa and his reindeer.
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History.com: New Year's Eve Ball Drop
We all watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve, but the ball has its own history that began well before Times Square. [1:01]
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History.com: Hurricane Katrina: Survivors Talk
In this video [1:56], survivors talk about the impact of Hurricane Katrina, 15 years after the historic storm devastated the Gulf Coast.
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History.com: Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL and sparked the American Civil Rights movement of the 20th century. [1:55]
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History.com: Selma to Montgomery March
Newsreel footage [1:35] of the freedom march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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History.com: March on Washington
In this video [2:33] find out how Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech became an impromptu addition to the March on Washington.
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History.com: Fight for the Vote: The 19th Amendment
In 1920, women in the U.S. gained the right to vote - but only after a struggle that lasted more than 70 years! Learn how suffragists fought for the 19th amendment in this video. [4:36]