National Parks - Calling In The Cavalry | 2

National Parks - Calling In The Cavalry | 2

Yellowstone was our nation’s first national park. Its strange, wondrous landscapes were perfect for exploration - and exploitation. Upon Yellowstone’s discovery by white Americans, two races began: one to build a railroad to the park to capture its commercial potential, another to protect the land from desecration. One will fail, bringing down with it the nation’s economy. The other will require the US Army to succeed, but leave thousands of animals slaughtered and Native American tribes displaced.


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The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Passing the Torch | 3

The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Passing the Torch | 3

As the 20th century dawned, a new generation of women rose to take control of the suffrage cause. These young activists were going to college, delaying marriage, and pursuing careers. Their political ...

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The Fight for Women's Suffrage | The Trial of Susan B. Anthony | 2

The Fight for Women's Suffrage | The Trial of Susan B. Anthony | 2

On Election Day 1872, Susan B. Anthony walked into a polling place in Rochester, New York and boldly cast her ballot. Her action was an escalation in women’s fight for the vote. Days later, she was ar...

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The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Created Equal | 1

The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Created Equal | 1

On July 19th, 1848, 300 female and male delegates gathered in a church in Seneca Falls, New York for America’s first women’s rights convention. After two days, 100 of the attendees signed the Declarat...

2 Maalis 202241min

The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Manhunt | 3

The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Manhunt | 3

By 1876, criminal boss Big Jim Kennally was ready to put his Lincoln body-snatching plan into motion. But his gang of thieves needed one more member before they could attempt the heist.Soon, they foun...

23 Helmi 202234min

The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Roper | 2

The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Roper | 2

By 1876, criminal boss Big Jim Kennally was ready to put his Lincoln body-snatching plan into motion. But his gang of thieves needed one more member before they could attempt the heist.Soon, they foun...

16 Helmi 202232min

The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Counterfeiters | 1

The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Counterfeiters | 1

In the 1870s, a gang from Chicago hatched one of the most audacious criminal plots in American history. They planned to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln from his tomb in Springfield, Illinois, then h...

9 Helmi 202236min

Billy the Kid | Man, Myth, Legend | 4

Billy the Kid | Man, Myth, Legend | 4

Billy the Kid has become one of the most iconic figures of the American West. But many details of his life remain unknown or heavily debated among scholars and historians, from his childhood prior to ...

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Billy the Kid | Dead or Alive | 3

Billy the Kid | Dead or Alive | 3

With the bloody Lincoln County War finally over, Billy the Kid tried to make a truce with his arch enemy, Jimmy Dolan. But his plan backfired, and he wound up forced to go on the run, implicated in a ...

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