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First White Settlers in Hawai’i
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First White Settlers in Hawai’i
The first white Americans to settle in the Islands arrived in the 1820s.
The Island Murder: Chapter 1
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The Island Murder: Chapter 1
The Island Murder: Chapter 1
The U.S. In Hitler's Olympics
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The U.S. In Hitler's Olympics
Max Schmeling convinced the U.S. Olympic Committee to attend the 1936 Olympic games.
United States v. Wong Kim Ark
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United States v. Wong Kim Ark
In 1898, the Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark had acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.
The Chinese Exclusion Act: Chapter 1
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The Chinese Exclusion Act: Chapter 1
Watch Chapter 1 of The Chinese Exclusion Act.
Eugene O'Neill: Playwright and Nobel laureate
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Eugene O'Neill: Playwright and Nobel laureate
Pulitzer prize winner & Nobel laureate, Eugene O’Neill revolutionized the American stage.
The Acrobat
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The Acrobat
Explore today's social circus movement through the eyes of Sidney “Iking” Bateman.
The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928
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The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928
The Okeechobee Hurricane claimed one of the highest death tolls of any natural disasters.
The Price of Feathers
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The Price of Feathers
The plume trend let to the mass slaughter of the highly prized plumed birds in Florida.
Parchman Prison
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Parchman Prison
In 1961, the Freedom Riders were arrested and sent to Mississippi’s Parchman Prison.
Endorsed by Seabiscuit
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Endorsed by Seabiscuit
The unlikely horse that became a champion of endorsements.
Into the Amazon: Kermit Roosevelt
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Into the Amazon: Kermit Roosevelt
When Theodore pleaded with Kermit to leave him behind to save the expedition, he refused.
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