Cornerstones of freedom. Second series
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The Library of Congress
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates
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The NAMES Project
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The Smithsonian Institution
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The Industrial Revolution
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The Golden Gate Bridge
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The FBI
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September 11, 2001
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The 1968 Democratic Convention
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The Alamo
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The Central Pacific Railroad
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
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The Mayflower Compact
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The Oklahoma City National Memorial
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22) Old Ironsides
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©2003
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English
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Discusses the history and exploits of the U.S.S. Constitution, or "Old Ironsides," a frigate built in the late eighteenth century to fight the pirates of the Barbary States that still floats today.
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The Scopes trial
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25) The space race
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c2003
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English
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Discusses the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first nation to send a man into space and to land on the moon, including a glimpse of historical, technological, and human factors involved.
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c2003
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English
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A description of the history and characteristics of the national monument known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Virginia, which was established after World War I to honor an unidentified soldier from each war.
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Wall Street
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The abolitionist movement
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30) Air Force One
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c2004
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English
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A historical perpective with pictures, of the most famous aircraft in the history of the United States: Air Force One.
31) Annapolis
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Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Discusses the history of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, its distinguished graduates, and student life.
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The Boston Massacre
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Brown v. Board of Education: a civil rights milestone
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35) D-Day
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c2004
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English
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Discusses the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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Rachel Carson and the environmental movement
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The Statue of Liberty
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The surrender at Appomattox
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The surrender at Yorktown
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The Washington Monument
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West Point
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The Wounded Knee Massacre
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Ellis Island
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Louis Armstrong and the jazz age
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Rosie the Riveter
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
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The Underground Railroad
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The Great Depression
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The battles of Lexington and Concord
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Building the New York subway
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The great Mississippi flood of 1927
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The Manhattan Project
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The U.S. Supreme Court
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