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A Baseball Hall of Fame curator shares some of his favorite historic items from the collection.
My Lai |
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Nearly 100 songs were written about the My Lai Massacre, exposing the raw emotion Americans had about the Vietnam War.
The Bombing of Wall Street |
Timeline
When perpetrators planted a bomb on Wall Street on September 16, 1920, they were targeting the epicenter of American finance. From fortification to occupation, here’s a look at the history of Wall Street.
The Gilded Age |
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As more and more people made their homes on the island, different ideas about what New York was and who belonged there emerged.
The Bombing of Wall Street |
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The anarchist had an interest in edgy literature, a passion for European plays, and deep knowledge of the thinkers who shaped the U.S. Constitution.
The Bombing of Wall Street |
Image Gallery
Puck magazine produced cartoons and satire that caricatured a wide cast of politicians and industrialists, and skewered all types of isms .
The Gilded Age |
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Just 30 years after the Civil War, Ida B. Wells and other crusading women sought to realize the promise of the Gilded Age.
The Gilded Age |
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Biographer David Nasaw discusses the industrial titan’s love of a Scottish poet, interest in American history, and devotion to a surly English philosopher.
The Gilded Age |
Digital Short
When one of the richest men in America feared a collapse of the U.S. dollar, he went to Washington with a bold plan.
The Secret of Tuxedo Park |
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Congress created the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to make sure America was never beaten by technological surprise.
The Secret of Tuxedo Park |
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The scientist who developed the radar that helped win WWII also has a few other patents to his name.
The Secret of Tuxedo Park |
Digital Short
The “Rad Lab” was the main research facility for the American radar program in the Second World War. But there’s virtually no record of it.
