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Gettysburg Address: The Two Minute Speech That Saved America

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It’s got fewer words than the average rap song, and takes less time to read than it does to boil an egg. So how did the Gettysburg Address inspire a global movement for democratic change that’s still shaping our lives...

The Invention of the Camera

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The invention of the camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first...

Choosing Sides: Native Americans and the Civil War

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What about the Native Americans who found themselves stuck in the middle of the Civil War – why did they fight for both...

How the Telegraph Changed America

Museum of Artifacts That Made America

Military leaders didn’t just rely on carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback to share information during the American Civil War – they texted each other using...

Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Did a Book Spark the Civil War?

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It was published nine years before a shot was fired. And was written by a woman. How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin fan the flames of the American Civil...

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The Invention of the Camera

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How the Telegraph Changed America

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