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The Task Ahead

The Task Ahead

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Summit Tunnel

Summit Tunnel

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Cape Horn

Cape Horn

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Central Pacific Workmanship

Central Pacific Workmanship

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Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad

Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad

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Tunneling and Tracklaying

Tunneling and Tracklaying

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Construction of the World Trade Center

Construction of the World Trade Center

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Safety Precautions

Safety Precautions

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The Design of the Twin Towers

The Design of the Twin Towers

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Prefabrication for the Twin Towers

Prefabrication for the Twin Towers

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Engineering for High Winds

Engineering for High Winds

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James Baldwin from "The Negro and the American Promise"

James Baldwin from "The Negro and the American Promise"

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American Experience

The Kidnapping of Emmett Till

Emmett Till's great-uncle and cousin remember the night he was taken; it was a terrifying experience.
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The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)
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The Presidents: LBJ (Part 2)
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
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