The Pilgrims |
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The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today.Â
2 MIN 58 SEC
The Pilgrims |
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Mayflower passenger John Howland almost didn't make it to the New World.
1 MIN 31 SEC
Freedom Summer |
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Shattering the foundations of white supremacy in a segregated state.
30 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In 1967, a demonstration at the University of Wisconsin was the first violent campus protest of the antiwar movement.
1 MIN 31 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In 1965, The Dow Company — best known at that time for making Saran Wrap — began making Napalm, a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam.
1 MIN 37 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In October of 1967, a massive protest at the University of Wisconsin turned violent when police arrived on the scene.
2 MIN 45 SEC
Two Days in October |
Digital Short
In October 1967, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war might be unwinnable.
2 MIN 32 SEC
The Gold Rush |
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For some, gold brought tremendous wealth, for others, devastating financial ruin. But its ramifications went well beyond the economic sphere — it also changed the face and shape of America at breakneck speed.
31 SEC
Nixon |
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In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi.
2 MIN 46 SEC
LBJ |
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Protests against the Vietnam War turned personal for President Johnson.
2 MIN 37 SEC
LBJ |
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In 1964, American bombers in Vietnam demonstrated that LBJ was a committed anti-Communist.
2 MIN 31 SEC
Nixon |
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President Nixon garnered approval with his "Silent Majority" speech in November 1969.
1 MIN 33 SEC
