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Central Pacific Workmanship
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The Central Pacific prided itself on its workmanship.
Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad
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The Central Pacific's best hope was a dangerous gamble: liquid nitroglycerin.
Tunneling and Tracklaying
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Workers dug tunnels through mountains in Utah and laid track in the Wyoming desert.
The Swamp: Chapter 1
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Watch Chapter 1 of The Swamp.
Scott Carpenter: Astronaut to Aquanaut
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Scott Carpenter was both a NASA astronaut and an aquanaut with the U.S. Navy.
Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer
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Hamilton Disston visioned the Everglades into dry land for cultivation.
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
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A reporter for The Miami Herald, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation.
The Price of Feathers
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The plume trend let to the mass slaughter of the highly prized plumed birds in Florida.
The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928
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The Okeechobee Hurricane claimed one of the highest death tolls of any natural disasters.
Who the Hell is Diane Nash?
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Who the hell is Diane Nash?
The Gifts of Tony Sarg | American Experience | PBS
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Tony Sarg's sea monster stalked the coast of Nantucket before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day.
Randolph “Randall” McCoy
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In 1878, Randall McCoy accused a relative of Anderson Hatfield of stealing their hog.
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