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    StudentCam 2024 Grand Prize Winner - Innocents Held Hostage: Navigating Past and Future Conflicts with Iran

    10th grade students Nate Colman & Jonah Rothlein from Weston High School in Connecticut won Grand Prize f…

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    Vietnam War Army Helicopter Pilot Dennis DuPuis

    This lesson focuses on the experiences of Dennis DuPuis, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot during the Vietnam …

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    U.S., Japan, and Foreign Policy

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered an address before a joint meeting of Congress, in which h…

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    Japanese Prime Minister Kishida on U.S. Global Role

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered an address before a joint meeting of Congress, in which h…

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    Congress Investigates - Sinking of Titanic

    While there is no specific provision in the U.S. Constitution authorizing congressional oversight or inve…

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    Queen Elizabeth II and the United States

    This lesson highlights several examples of Queen Elizabeth II's relationships with various U.S. president…

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    Arms Sales and Transfers

    Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Senior Research Fellow William Hartung talked about U.S. arms…

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    2024 Total Solar Eclipse

    NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provided remarks in advance of the 2024 total solar eclipse across parts o…

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    75 Years of NATO

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken offers remarks on the 75th anniversary of the formation of the North At…

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    Significance of Women's History Month

    Rebecca Roberts talked about her book, "Untold Power," about first lady Edith Wilson, and the significanc…

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    September 11, 2001 Congressional Investigation

    Capitol Visitor Center Curator Christine Blackerby talked about the terrorist attacks on the United State…

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    Japanese Internment Camps Congressional Investigation

    Capitol Visitor Center Curator Christine Blackerby discussed the Japanese American incarceration camps th…

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    Pearl Harbor Congressional Investigation

    Capitol Visitor Center Curator Christine Blackerby explained why a congressional investigation was conduc…

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    Titanic Congressional Investigation

    Capitol Visitor Center Curator Christine Blackerby reviewed the process involved in the congressional inv…

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    1970s Labor Movements

    This lesson highlights the impact of 1970s labor movements then and now. The lesson, which features Wayne…

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    What are Congressional Investigations? (Choice Board)

    While there is no specific provision in the U.S. Constitution authorizing congressional oversight or inve…

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    America's First Diplomat

    American History TV sat down for an interview about America’s first diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, with aut…

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    The Iran-Contra Scandal

    University of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus talked about the two parts of this …

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    State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms Tour

    In this lesson, students join in on a C-SPAN American History TV to the U.S. State Department’s Diplomati…

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    45 Years of C-SPAN

    Starting on March 19, 1979, the cable television industry started C-SPAN as a public service providing un…

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    WWII Ghost Army Receives Congressional Gold Medal

    Bernard Bluestein, John Christman, and Seymour Nussenbaum, three of the seven surviving veterans of the W…

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    Confidence in the U.S. Military and 2021 Afghanistan Withdrawal

    During a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, retired Generals Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzi…

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    Charlie Chaplin and the Red Scare

    This lesson highlights the life and career of film star Charlie Chaplin and how his life was affected by …

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    1 hour, 48 minutes
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    "The Great Dictator" (1940)

    Hollywood biographer Scott Eyman discussed his book, "Charlie Chaplin vs. America," and the impact of the…

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    Under Secretary of State on Two-Year Anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War

    Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war a…

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    The Gulag

    Author Anne Applebaum talked about the Gulag and prisoner Susanna Pechuro.

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    Axiom 3: The First All-European Commercial Astronaut Mission to the ISS

    In January of 24, NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX collaborated to send the first all-European Commercial As…

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    Allegations Against the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees

    Wall Street Journal National Security Reporter Vivian Salama talked about allegations against the United …

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    Middle East Tensions and U.S. Airstrikes Against Houthis in Yemen

    Bryan Clark, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, talked about Iran's attacks on Iraq, Syria, and Pak…

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    War Football - World War I and the Birth of the NFL

    In this lesson, students will view videos of author Chris Serb discussing the development of professional…

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    1 hour, 28 minutes
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    Comic Books as Historical Reflections

    In response to an audience member's question about comic book portrayals of foreign policy matters, journ…

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    Political Cartoonists as Forecasters

    In response to an audience member's question, Library of Congress Popular & Applied Graphic Art Curator S…

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    The White House and Political Cartoons

    Library of Congress Popular & Applied Graphic Art Curator Sara Duke discussed the historical and contempo…

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    First Lady Nancy Reagan 1988 United Nations Address

    Nancy Reagan made remarks on drug abuse and anti-trafficking measures in the U.S. and on a global scale.

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    Laura Bush 2008 White House Press Briefing Room Address

    First Lady Laura Bush talked about the destruction from the cyclone that swept through Burma in 2008. She…

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    Laura Bush Reflected on the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

    First Lady Laura Bush reflected on her experience on the day of the terrorist attacks, talked about suppo…

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    Laura Bush Delivers the President's Weekly Radio Address

    Laura Bush spoke about the platform of the first lady and the remarks she made in delivering the Presiden…

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    U.N. Secretary-General on the Israel–Hamas War

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres held a news conference after the U.N. Security Council …

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    Elizabeth Monroe and Marie-Adrienne Lafayette

    Harlow Unger talked about how during a diplomatic trip to Paris with her husband James Monroe, Elizabeth …

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    The Cold War and Global Literature

    This lesson provides an overview of how the United States and the Soviet Union both shaped literature fro…

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    44 minutes
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    C.L.R. James

    University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney discussed how states "bullied" writers during the…

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    Claudia Jones

    University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney discussed how states "bullied" writers during the…

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    The Carrot and the Stick

    University of Kentucky English professor Peter Kalliney provided opening remarks for his lecture on how C…

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    NASA's Project Apollo (1961-75)

    Using a collection of artifacts from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's collection, this lesson provi…

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    40 minutes
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    Speeches Undelivered

    Throughout history, leaders have had to make decisions that have impacted our communities, nation, and th…

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    World War II Battle of the Atlantic

    This lesson provides an overview of the World War Two Battle of the Atlantic (1939-45). The lesson, which…

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    46 minutes
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    SC-7

    University of Notre Dame military history professor Ian Ona Johnson provided an example of of a naval eng…

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    7 minutes
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    Convoys and Wolfpacks

    University of Notre Dame military history professor Ian Ona Johnson described the tactics of the British …

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    German Type VII Sub

    University of Notre Dame military history professor Ian Ona Johnson described the German Type VIII Sub, u…

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    Hostage Negotiations and Israel-Hamas War

    Retired Navy SEAL and former hostage negotiator Dan O’Shea spoke about the talks between Israel and Hamas…

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    Nixon World War II Love Letters

    The World War II correspondence between Richard and Patricia Nixon - he serving with the U.S. Navy in the…

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    Airships, Airplanes and Balloons

    Author and historian S.C. Gwynne talked about balloons, airplanes, and airships in history.

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    U.S. Supreme Court During WWII

    This lesson provides an overview of the U.S. Supreme Court during World War Two. The lesson, which featur…

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    Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Warfare

    Former CIA Director David Petraeus discussed the significance of strategic leadership and the evolution o…

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    Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942)

    Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about Nazi Germany'…

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    Japanese Internment Cases

    Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about three cases d…

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    Ex parte Quirin (1942)

    Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about the case Ex p…

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    Life and Career of Dwight D. Eisenhower

    This lesson, which features historian Richard Striner, author of "Ike in Love and War," provides an overv…

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    Hidden Hand and the Middle Way

    Historian Richard Striner, author of "Ike in Love and War," talked about two of Dwight D. Eisenhower's ta…

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    "Spirit of the Constitution"

    Historian H.W. Brands talked about what he calls the "spirit of the Constitution" and the formation of fa…

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    Status Quo and the Law of Adverse Possession

    Historian H.W. Brands compared the conflict between Taiwan and China with that of the United States durin…

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    Battle of Rhode Island

    Newport Historical Society’s Taylor Stoermer discussed the Battle of Rhode Island that occurred on August…

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    10 minutes
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    "Stress in America" Report

    American Psychological Association CEO Arthur Evans discussed the findings of the organization’s 2023 “St…

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    6 minutes
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    Rudolf Diesel and the Diesel Engine

    Author Douglas Brunt discusses the life and contributions of Rudolf Diesel, the creator of the diesel eng…

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    21 minutes
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    Touro Synagogue - America's Oldest Synagogue

    Touro Synagogue Foundation Presenter Karen Flippo talked about the history of this building and how peopl…

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    U.S.-Australia Alliance

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese provided remarks about the alliance between Australia and the …

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    6 minutes
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    Foreign Policy and America's Geography

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller discusses America's geographi…

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    U.S. Agency for Global Media

    Seeking to "inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy," the…

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    U.S. Military and Defense Policy

    Editor in Chief of "Breaking Defense" Aaron Mehta talked about how military conflicts in Ukraine and Isra…

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    W.E.B. DuBois "Close Ranks"

    Author Chad Williams talked about this editorial written by W.E.B. DuBois during the intersection of Worl…

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    Conflict in the Middle East Following a Surprise Attack by Hamas Fighters on Israel

    Axios World Editor Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath on conflict in the Middle East following a surprise attack by…

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    C.S. Lewis on Law and Public Policy

    Calvin University Professor Micah Watson talked about Lewis' views on the philosophy of law.

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    C.S. Lewis on the Purpose of Government

    Calvin University Professor Micah Watson talked about Lewis' views on the role of government, the collect…

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    C.S. Lewis on Politics

    Calvin University Professor Micah Watson discussed C.S. Lewis’s view on politics.

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    8 minutes
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    Book That Shaped America - "Lewis and Clark"

    Shortly after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and W…

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    Ukrainian President Delivers Speech From National Archives

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska delivered an address from …

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    Anniversary of September 11 Attacks

    Center for Strategic and International Studies Transnational Threats Project senior fellow Daniel Byman t…

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    WWII Army Spy Cartoon

    This 1943 animated short film was a cautionary tale designed to instruct service personnel about security…

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    London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

    Jan Kassies, director of visitor services for the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau, talked…

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    Julius Robert Oppenheimer - The Manhattan Project

    As the United States became embroiled in World War 2, there was concern that Germany was going to develop…

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    Nuclear Energy Usage

    Cynthia Kelly, founder and President of the Atomic Heritage Foundation, talked about using nuclear power …

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    Julius Robert Oppenheimer on Scientific Advancements

    1945 archival video of Julius Robert Oppenheimer is shown in which he offered his views on the advancemen…

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    Why Was Los Alamos Selected for the Manhattan Project?

    Cynthia Kelly, founder and President of the Atomic Heritage Foundation, discussed why Los Alamos, New Mex…

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    Why Was Julius Robert Oppenheimer Chosen?

    Founder and President of the Atomic Heritage Foundation Cynthia Kelly explained why General Groves select…

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    What Was the Manhattan Project?

    Cynthia Kelly, founder and President of the Atomic Heritage Foundation, explained what the project was an…

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    China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-76)

    What was the Chinese Cultural Revolution of 1966-76? This lesson, which features "The Guardian" newspaper…

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    Fighting in the Korean War and its Legacy

    Korean war veterans were forced to deal with a country that diminished their sacrifice because of the vie…

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    The Korean War Legacy from the Perspective of South Korea

    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks of the Korean war and sacrifice of those involved during a jo…

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    Remembering the Korean War, Prisoners of War and the Chinese Invasion

    In October of 1950, the Chinese crossed into North Korea and changed the complexion of the Korean War. Co…

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    Trailblazer Althea Gibson

    Born in Silver, South Carolina to parents who were sharecroppers, Althea Gibson's family moved to Harlem,…

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    55 minutes
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    Oppenheimer and Beginning the Manhattan Project

    Author Jon Hunner discussed J. Robert Oppenheimer's role during the beginning of the Manhattan Project.

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    4 minutes
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    The Legacy of the Korean War

    Students will explore the costs of the Korean War, and how Korean War Veteran James Sharp sees his legacy…

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    3 minutes
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    The Korean War Memorial - Making the Forgotten War the Remembered Victory

    Students will explore how the Korean War Veterans Memorial, in particular, the added Wall of Remembrance,…

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    3 minutes
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    Remembering the Legacy of the Korean War (Forgotten War)

    Even though often referred to as the “Forgotten War”, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is one of many att…

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    The World Defends the Republic of Korea (Korean War)

    In 1950, twenty-two countries under the United Nations flag, aided the Republic of Korea against the inva…

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    7 minutes
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    A Bombing War: An Oral History

    This case study and oral history based lesson focuses on the experiences of World War II veteran John “Lu…

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    59 minutes
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    George Balanchine

    Jennifer Homans, author of "Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century," talked about the life of the ballet…

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    3 minutes
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    Wagner Group Rebellion

    Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and former CIA Russia Analy…

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    12 minutes
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    Black Americans and World War II

    This lesson provides an overview of the contributions, challenges, and lasting legacies of Black American…

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    36 minutes
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    Major General Philip Kearny

    This lesson provides an overview of the life of Major General Philip Kearny, an Army officer notable for …

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    50 minutes
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