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Abraham Lincoln - Humble Beginnings
Abraham Lincoln is considered America's greatest president by many historians. He was the person who saved the Union, thereby preserving the nation. But ... who was Lincoln, the person? His early life was poor and hard. He was born on the 12th of February, 1809 in a one-room cabin in rural Kentucky....
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Abraham Lincoln - President During the Civil War
When he ran for President, in 1860, Lincoln was 52 years old. Southern states were so upset with his election, they began to leave the Union of States. People in the South thought the new president was an abolitionist, although that was not the case in 1860. Lincoln had pledged he would not interfer...
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Abraham Lincoln - Saves the Union
The Emancipation Proclamation effectively told Southern slaves to get to Union lines. If they could make it there, they would be free. The people came by the thousands. Lincoln, meanwhile, was struggling with personal pain as well as national worries. On the 20th of February, 1862, his  eleven-...
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Accession of Elizabeth I
During November, 1558, Queen Mary (the eldest child of Henry VIII) acknowledged her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth, as her heir.  On the 17th of that same month, Mary died.  History tells us that Elizabeth learned the news of her accession at Hatfield House.  The scene is recreated i...
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Acoustic Perfection - Amphitheater at Epidaurus
Twenty-five hundred years ago, ancient Greeks built an arena which still produces stunning, unamplified sound. If, for example, a matchstick is dropped in the center of the original stage, people sitting in the top row (fifty-five tiers high) can hear it. (Move the video clip forward to 4:45 to watc...
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Adlai Stevenson - Evidence of Soviet Missiles in Cuba
In a famous exchange at the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson (the American Ambassador) confronts Ambassador Zorin (and his Soviet colleagues) with evidence of a missile buildup in Cuba.  On the 25th of October, 1962, the diplomatic approach, between the two countries, hardens.In one of the most ...
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Admiral Horatio Nelson - Death Aboard HMS Victory
During the battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson was felled by a single shot and died on his ship.  Did the shooter target him? Check out this video clip, from The Battle of Trafalgar, to discover how experts examined that question (and assessed some of the evidence) during a recreation of events...
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Admiral Kimmel Testifies - Pearl Harbor Hearing
Rear-Admiral Husband E. Kimmel testified before the Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee regarding his actions as Commander of Naval forces at the time of the Japanese attack.  This is a short clip of his testimony, included as the first item in a 14 January 1946 Universal Newsreel.
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Aftershocks - January 12 Earthquake
When a major earthquake happens, aftershocks add to the horror.  This video animation, from Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), depicts early aftershocks following Haiti's earthquake on January 12, 2010.  
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Age of the Dinosaurs
This clip from "Walking with Dinosaurs" depicts various dinosaurs (including the late-Triassic, plant-eating Plateosaurus which weighed about four tons).  The "Age of the Dinosaurs" is imaginatively depicted in this BBC series narrated by Kenneth Branagh. 
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