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The Treason of Arron Burr
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The Emergence of Jazz
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The Oklahoma Land Rush (April 22, 1889)
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William Pitt's Last Speech to Parliament
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The Return of Ulysses
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Sutter Discovers Gold
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The Great Adventure of Marco Polo
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Edison's Miracle of Light
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The Burning of Rome
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The Nomination of Abrahan Lincoln
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The Surrender of Wake Island
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Lord Nelson at Trafalgar
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The Trial of Belle Starr
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The Plot Against Solomon
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The Battle of Gibraltar
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The Cabinet Crisis Over Peggy Eaton
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La Fitte and Jackson at New Orleans
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The Passage of the Bill of Rights
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The Torment of Beethoven
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The Death of Stonewall Jackson
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The First Flight of the Wright Brothers
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The Trial of Susan B. Anthony
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The Tragedy of John Milton
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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
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The Tragic Hour of Dr. Semmelweis
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The Liberation of Paris
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Washington's Farewell to His Officers
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D-Day
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The Hatfield-McCoy Feud
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The Triumph of Alexander the Great
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Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
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P.T. Barnum Presents Jenny Lind
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The Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)
Walter Cronkite and his news staff stand by as President Lincoln tries to decide whether or not he should sign the bill that will free all slaves in the southern territories. The fate of the Union cause may rest upon Lincoln's decision.
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The Third Annual Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg
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Lou Gehrig's Greatest Day
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The Final Performance of Sarah Bernhardt
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Dewey's Victory at Manila
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The Sinking of the Titanic
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar (March 15, 44 B.C.)
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
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The First Major Use of Penicillin
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The Birth of Modern Boxing
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Napoleon's Return From Elba
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Boston Tea Party (Restaged) (December 16, 1773)
December 16, 1773. There's tea, tea everywhere, but not a drop to drink as angry Bostonians dump the loads of tea into the harbor to protest the British taxes. Walter Cronkite and his news staff interview participants and bystanders at historic sites around Boston.