The Wright Brothers | The Art of the Bird | 1

The Wright Brothers | The Art of the Bird | 1

In the late-1890s, two brothers from Ohio, Wilbur and Orville Wright, became obsessed with what Wilbur described as “the problem of flight.” With no formal training or funding, they threw themselves into studying the mechanics of birds, determined to design a new method of flying for humans. They soon began building a glider in the small workshop above their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio.

It wasn’t long before the Wright brothers would travel to North Carolina’s Outer Banks to test their glider. Facing swarming mosquitoes and biting winds, they would risk their lives in their quest to be the first pilots to the sky.

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The Age of Pirates | Women of the High Seas | 4

The Age of Pirates | Women of the High Seas | 4

During the Golden Age of Piracy, two female pirates became infamous despite their short careers. Anne Bonny and Mary Read went down as some of the fiercest pirates in popular mythology.. Dr. Rebecca S...

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The Age of Pirates | Blackbeard and the Flying Gang | 3

The Age of Pirates | Blackbeard and the Flying Gang | 3

In 1717, the pirate known as Blackbeard launched an attack along the Atlantic seaboard, disrupting international trade and striking terror into sea captains and colonial governors. Working with his si...

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The Age of Pirates | Captain Kid's Adventure | 2

The Age of Pirates | Captain Kid's Adventure | 2

As England waged war against France in 1689, Scottish sailor William Kidd led a deadly mutiny aboard a French privateer in the Caribbean. It was his first act in becoming one of the most feared sea ca...

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The Age of Pirates | A Gold Chain Or A Wooden Leg | 1

The Age of Pirates | A Gold Chain Or A Wooden Leg | 1

At the end of the 17th century, pirates stalked the coast of North America and the waters of the Caribbean, attacking merchant vessels from every nation. But they were more than just armed robbers of ...

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Encore: The Walker Affair | The Last Filibuster | 3

Encore: The Walker Affair | The Last Filibuster | 3

When he escaped Nicaragua in 1857, American William Walker was a failed despot responsible for the death of thousands of people and the destabilization of Central America. But he returned to New Orlea...

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Encore: The Walker Affair | Nicaragua's Yankee President | 2

Encore: The Walker Affair | Nicaragua's Yankee President | 2

In 1855, William Walker faced a criminal trial in the United States for his illegal, and unsuccessful, invasion of Mexico. But he emerged from court fully acquitted, and to some, a national hero. Embo...

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Encore: The Walker Affair | The Gray-Eyed Man of Destiny | 1

Encore: The Walker Affair | The Gray-Eyed Man of Destiny | 1

In the mid-1800s, the United States was full of adventurers and entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of the country’s ever-expanding boundaries. One of them was a young lawyer and newspaper editor ...

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Civil War | Finding Freedom | 8

Civil War | Finding Freedom | 8

During the Civil War, Black people in America took the opportunity to free themselves and to serve the Union cause. At great personal risk, tens of thousands of refugees -- men, women and children -- ...

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