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The colonies need to declare their freedom from Great Britain so Thomas Jefferson prepares the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Official records contain many military photographs of the more-than-month-long siege and capture of Iwo Jima.
Before the rule of Henry VIII, Ireland is independent of the British, but Protestants want to "colonize" Ireland.
In 1965 millions of black Americans in the south still could not vote.
"We the people" vow not to surrender to terrorism.
Mary is tried without legal representation, and found guilty of treason.
In 37 days, Sherman travels from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in between. His plan is to destroy the Confederates' ability to make war.
In Galveston, the seawater rises to 20 feet in some areas, drowning many people. Winds blow 120 mph, sweeping homes away.
James Goodsell provides an eyewitness account of the perilous human situation.
Infected soldiers carry the Spanish Flu wherever they go. When they return to the U.S., the flu re-infects the country.
View photographs and drawings of the siege of Petersburg before General Lee surrenders.
One theory suggests that Sir William Gull, Queen Victoria's physician, is Jack the Ripper.
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