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Travel the Panama Canal
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Travel the Panama Canal
Ride through the Panama canal with this time-lapse video of the locks in action.
Travel the Panama Canal
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Travel the Panama Canal
Take a boat through the Panama canal with this time-lapse video of the locks in action.
A Powerful Partnership
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A Powerful Partnership
Frederick Douglass agrees to join William Lloyd Garrison to advocate for abolitionism.
One Slave Makes a Difference
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One Slave Makes a Difference
Escaped slave George Latimer's imprisonment and subsequent release affects the country.
John Brown Gathers His Arsenal
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John Brown Gathers His Arsenal
John Brown put little stock in peaceful abolition. In 1855 he left New York for Kansas.
The Pottawatomie Massacre
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The Pottawatomie Massacre
In 1856 Brown and four of his sons hacked five pro-slavery men to pieces with broadswords.
Attack at Harpers Ferry
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Attack at Harpers Ferry
John Brown seizes a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, VA, but fails to incite revolution.
The Emancipation Proclamation
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The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation into effect January 1, 1863.
The Massachusetts 54th
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The Massachusetts 54th
With the Emancipation Proclamation, the war merged with the abolitionist cause.
A Titan of American Industry Gives a Piggy Back Ride
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A Titan of American Industry Gives a Piggy Back Ride
Despite being hard on his only son Edsel, Henry Ford doted upon his grandchildren. 1920
Henry Ford Gives Dance Lessons
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Henry Ford Gives Dance Lessons
Henry Ford hosted dance lessons in Dearborn twice a week to teach the old ways of dancing.
Henry Ford "Camping" with Edison and Firestone
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Henry Ford "Camping" with Edison and Firestone
Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone lunching while "camping" in 1923.
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