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Emma Goldman and Opposition to the First World War
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Goldman and Berkman organized demonstrations protesting America's entry into WW1.
Emma Goldman's Law-Defying Campaign For Birth Control
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Emma Goldman defied laws against public discussion of sex and contraceptives.
A Chasm Between Rich and Poor
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Emma Goldman encouraged unemployed Americans to demand jobs and food from the wealthy.
A Bloody Labor Battle
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In June 1892, workers at the Andrew Carnegie-owned steel plant went on strike.
Emma Goldman: A Modern Joan of Arc
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Emma Goldman captivated and polarized the American public for nearly thirty years.
A New Generation of Radicals
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American Anarchists in the 1880s were a small but powerful movement.
Golden Gate Bridge: Doing the Math
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Ellis computed dozens of factors and completed the bridge's overall design in four months.
Alaska Pipeline: Thompson Pass
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One of the biggest challenges in the Alaska Pipeline's construction was Thompson Pass.
Cuba Newsreels: Castro Visits the U.S.S.R., 1972
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Castro travels to the U.S.S.R. and meets with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
Clearing the Way
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Bulldozers cleared trees and dirt from a 60 to 90-foot swath for the Alaskan Highway.
Arctic Challenges
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By September, 1942 the Army Corps of Engineers had struck permafrost.
Cuba Newsreels: Queue of Asylum-Seekers, 1980
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Cubans line up to have their passports stamped at the Peruvian Embassy.
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