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U. S. History

Richard Nixon’s Call for a Cosmic Hoedown

Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969.

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To Look Them in the Face: Bunker Hill 250

Map of The Battle of Bunker Hill.

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The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron.

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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

Ducking stool illustration

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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

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