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  • Vietnam War Terms and Slang

  • A Brief History of the KGB

  • The Story Behind the Phrase "Kilroy Was Here"

  • History of Trench Warfare in World War I

  • Facts About the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

  • Learn the History of the Swastika

  • A Cultural History of the Zoot Suit

  • Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

  • What Is a Constitutional Monarchy? Definition and Examples

  • The First License Plates in U.S. History

  • The Story of the Great Depression in Photos

  • 10 Pictures of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

  • The Chicken Tax and Its Influence on the U.S. Auto Industry

  • An Overview of the Vietnam War Protests

  • Teddy Roosevelt Simplifies Spelling

  • A Brief History of the Young Lords

  • Biography of Strom Thurmond, Segregationist Politician

  • First Silent Film: The Great Train Robbery

  • What Is Barbie's Full Name?

  • The History of the Balfour Declaration

  • The Deadly Tangshan Earthquake of 1976

  • History of the Nobel Prizes

  • History of the House Un-American Activities Committee

  • Biography of Saul Alinsky

  • Learn About the Mt. St. Helens Eruption That Killed 57 People

  • Biography of Charlie Chaplin, Legendary Movie Comedian

  • Biography of Fats Waller, Jazz Artist

  • Woody Guthrie, Legendary Songwriter and Folk Singer

  • Edward R. Murrow, Broadcast News Pioneer

  • Clarence Darrow, Famous Defense Attorney and Crusader for Justice

  • Biography of Tom Hayden, Activist and Politician

  • Joe Hill: Poet, Songwriter, and Martyr of the Labor Movement

  • Biography of Pancho Villa, Mexican Revolutionary

  • Biography of Howard Hughes, Businessman and Aviator

  • Biography of Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina

  • Biography of Andy Warhol, Icon of Pop Art

  • Biography of Czar Nicholas II, Last Czar of Russia

  • The Story of Henri Charrière, Author of Papillon

  • Biography of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Leader

  • Biography of Benito Mussolini, Fascist Dictator of Italy

  • Biography of John D. Rockefeller, America's First Billionaire

  • Biography of Ernest Hemingway, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize Winning Writer

  • Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President

  • Biography of Jim Jones, Leader of the Peoples Temple Cult

  • Biography of Helen Keller, Deaf and Blind Spokesperson and Activist

  • Biography of Saddam Hussein, Dictator of Iraq

  • Biography of Booker T. Washington, Early Black Leader and Educator

  • Biography of Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist

  • Biography of Louis Armstrong, Expert Trumpeter and Entertainer

  • Biography of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll

  • Biography of Mother Teresa, 'The Saint of the Gutters'

  • Biography of Cary Grant, Famous Leading Man

  • Biography of Fidel Castro, President of Cuba for 50 Years

  • Biography of Dr. Seuss, Popular Children's Author

  • The Life of Zelda Fitzgerald, the Other Fitzgerald Writer

  • Biography of John F. Kennedy Jr.

  • Biography of Anne Frank, Writer of Powerful Wartime Diary

  • Huey Long, Populist Politician of the Depression Era