Video: Topics: History: United States
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History Detectives | Bill of Sale | PBS (#1009)
Eduardo investigates the life story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl.” 14:33
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History Detectives | Star Spangled Banner Manuscript | PBS (#1009)
Was this handwritten sheet of music central to deciding our national anthem? 14:06
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History Detectives | Cobb Powder Horn | PBS (#1009)
What is the story behind an engraved horn found in a Minnesota field? 11:52
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - William Lloyd Garrison | PBS (#101)
At 22, William Lloyd Garrison moved to Boston and determined that the abolition of slavery would be the cause that would give meaning to his life. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The Abolitionists" premieres... 02:07
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - Frederick Douglass and John Brown | PBS (#102)
John Brown meets with Frederick Douglass and reveals his radical plan to raise an army, attack plantations and free the slaves. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The Abolitionists" premieres on Tuesday,... 02:11
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - Harriet Beecher Stowe | PBS
Following the tragic death of her young son and moved by the plight of slave families being torn apart by the Fugitive Slave Law, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin". AMERICAN... 02:56
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Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | NOVA | PBS (#4004)
Premieres Wednesday, January 30th at 9PM/8c on PBS In the aftermath of his 1927 solo transatlantic flight, Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh -- the Lone Eagle -- became the most famous human... 00:31
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American Experience | Henry Ford Gives Dance Lessons | PBS (#101)
Henry Ford hosted dance lessons in Dearborn twice a week to teach the old ways of dancing. 01:21
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American Experience | Henry Ford and Thomas Edison | PBS (#101)
Thomas Edison was Henry Ford's hero. The inventors remained friends their whole lives. 00:36
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "The Abolitionists" - Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison | PBS
After hearing Frederick Douglass speak at an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, an inspired William Lloyd encourages Douglass to join the abolitionist movement. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The... 02:55
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Abolitionists - Angelina Grimké | PBS
Angelina Grimké, the outspoken daughter of a wealthy Charleston, South Carolina plantation family, believed that slavery was a sin and a stain on the nation. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's "The... 03:00
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Abolitionists, Part One, Chapter 1 | PBS (#101)
A peak at the first chapter of "The Abolitionists, Part 1", premiering January 8, 2013 at 9/8c on PBS. Learn more: www.pbs.org Subscribe to American Experience YouTube: www.youtube.com American... 10:17
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PBS NewsHour | Remembering General Norman Schwarzkopf | PBS (#10528)
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, 87, 'Stormin' Commander in Persian Gulf War 10:13
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PBS NewsHour | Shields and Brooks on the 'Fiscal Cliff' Precipice | PBS (#10528)
Shields and Brooks on the 'Fiscal Cliff' Precipice, Remembering Gen. Schwarzkopf 12:19
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PBS NewsHour | Revisiting Interview with Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf | PBS (#10528)
Interview with Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of "Operation Desert Shield" in 1990. 02:35
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