The Hurricane of '38

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Henry Ford

Henry Ford

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He rose from obscurity to become the 20th century's most influential American innovator.

John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

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John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America.

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Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided

Abraham and Mary Lincoln, A House Divided

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Follow the story of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln’s childhood — his in a remote backwoods cabin, hers in a wealthy Kentucky home — and learn about their courtship.

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

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"Annie Oakley," an on-target profile of the sharpshooter.

Jesse James

Jesse James

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A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal; America's own Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich, but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

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Robert Noyce's invention of the microchip launched the world into the Information Age.

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As the storm made its way across the Atlantic and up the eastern seaboard, there was little warning. Radar had not been invented. The National Weather Bureau predicted it would blow itself out at North Carolina, but it didn't. No one had ever seen a storm like this.

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