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Extreme Trains: Coal Reserves | Video
Once the coal gets taken off the train, it comes here: to the coal reserve. Extreme Trains shows you the machines that take…
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Extreme Trains: Maintenance Car | Video
Massive trains undergo a lot of wear and tear, Extreme Trains makes sure these locomotives are up and running.
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Extreme Trains: Thermite Welding | Video
A special welding technique gives worn out rails the ability to keep massive freight trainson track.
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Extreme Trains: Train Watcher Hotel | Video
Have you ever wondered what rail fans do after a long day of train watching? They come here, to this hotel.
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Extreme History: NASCAR - Training | Video
In this video clip from "Extreme History" Roger Daltrey learns some of the secrets to tricking out a stock racing car.
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Freedom Rides | Topic
In 1961, civil rights activists traveled throughout the South to protest segregation, encountering extreme violence during many stops on their trips.
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Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train | Topic
The train carrying Lincoln's body traveled through 180 cities and seven states on its way to Lincoln's home state of Illinois.
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Alaska | Topic
Admitted to the union as the 49th state in 1959, Alaska lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent.
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New Hampshire | Topic
One of the 13 original U.S. states, New Hampshire is located in New England at the extreme northeastern corner of the country.
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Battle of Hampton Roads | Topic
The Battle of Hampton Roads between the Monitor and Merrimack during the American Civil War changed naval warfare forever.
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Mohandas Gandhi | Topic
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is remembered for his nonviolent methods of effecting social and political change.
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United States Military Academy | Topic
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is an institution of higher education for the training of commissioned officers for the U.S. Army.
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Ancient Greece | Topic
Between 800 and 500 B.C., Greek city-states spread from the Mediterranean to Asia Minor and from North Africa to the Black Sea.
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Atomic Bomb | Topic
Nuclear weapons had a profound and lasting impact on war and international relations in the 20th century.
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Peninsula Campaign | Topic
In mid-1862, George McClellan led Union troops in a failed offensive toward Richmond in the Peninsula Campaign.
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Civil War Culture | Topic
The Civil War years (1861-65) saw a number of important--and surprising--cultural changes from the antebellum era.
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The Rise and Fall of the Maya Empire | Topic
The Maya Empire, located in what is now Guatemala, reached its peak around the sixth century A.D.
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First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) | Topic
The First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas), fought on July 21, 1861, was the first major engagement of the Civil War.
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Spartans | Topic
The Spartans, a military society in ancient Greece, were at the height of their power from 404 B.C. to 371 B.C.
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Secession | Topic
Secession, as it applies to the outbreak of the American Civil War, comprises the series of events that began on December 20, 1860, and extended through June 8 of the next year when eleven states in the Lower and Upper South severed their ties…
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Weather in War | Topic
For countless generations, weather has influenced the planning and conduct of military and naval campaigns.
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Indiana | Topic
Although Indiana is historically part of the North, many parts of the state display a character that is much like that of the South.
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Germany | Topic
The modern nation-state of Germany was founded in 1871. Following Germany's defeat in WWII, the country was separated into two nations. For more than 40 years, East and West Germany served as a symbol of the divisions of the Cold War.
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Civil War Technology | Topic
The Civil War is often referred to as the first "modern" war. Many of the technologies devised during that period permanently changed the way wars were fought.
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The States | Topic
Stretching more than 3,000 miles from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the United States of America is comprised of 50 states, each with its own unique traditions and history.
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The Gettysburg Address | Topic
The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, is one of the classic speeches in American history.
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Oregon | Topic
Admitted as the 33rd state in 1859, Oregon is known for its forests and quality of life.
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Great Romances | Topic
Celebrate Valentine's Day with inspiring stories about famous couples.
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The 1960s | Topic
Discontent, rebellion and social change defined the 1960s in the United States, shaking the country to its core.
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Tuskegee Airmen | Topic
The Tuskegee Airmen were black servicemen of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and constituted the first African-American flying unit in U.S. history.
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Byzantine Empire | Topic
The eastern half of the Roman Empire, centered in Constantinople, survived as the Byzantine Empire for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of Rome.
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Washington, D.C. | Topic
Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, is home to the federal government and many notable monuments.
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Osama bin Laden | Topic
On May 1, 2011, U.S. troops killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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Porfirio Díaz | Topic
(born September 15, 1830, Oaxaca, Mexico—died July 2, 1915, Paris, France) soldier and president of Mexico (1877–80, 1884–1911), who established a strong centralized state that he held under firm control for more than three decades.
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Terrorism | Topic
Terrorism is the use of violence to create a climate of fear in a population in order to bring about a particular political objective.
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Virginia | Topic
One of the 13 original U.S. states, Virginia is a hub of government and technology activity.
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Mao Zedong | Topic
(born Dec. 26, 1893, Shaoshan, Hunan province, China—died Sept. 9, 1976, Beijing) principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his nation's communist revolution.
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The SS | Topic
Founded in 1925, the "Schutzstaffel," or SS, initially served as Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguards. Under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler, the SS became one of the most powerful and feared paramilitary organizations in all…
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War | Topic
In essence it is possible to think of war as an instrument in the hands of policy, as an end in itself, and as both a negation and a combination of the two.
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Airplane | Topic
Discover the history of airplanes from the Wright Brothers' first flight to the latest jets.
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Tennessee | Topic
Tennessee, the 16th state, has a rich musical history in Nashville and Memphis.
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Richard III | Topic
(born October 2, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, England—died August 22, 1485, near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire) the last Plantagenet and Yorkist king of England.
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T. E. Lawrence | Topic
(born Aug. 15, 1888, Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales—died May 19, 1935, Clouds Hill, Dorset, Eng.) British archaeological scholar, military strategist, and author best known for his legendary war activities in the Middle East during World…
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Korean War | Topic
Beginning in 1950, the Korean War was the first military action of the Cold War and dragged on for three bloody years.
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Maginot Line | Topic
The Maginot line was named after Andre Maginot (1877-1932), a politician who served in World War I until wounded in November 1914.
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The Roaring Twenties | Topic
The popular image of the 1920s is of a gin-soaked, jazz-syncopated, frivolous time: the "Roaring Twenties."
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Military Aircraft | Topic
any type of aircraft that has been adapted for military use.
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Native American art | Topic
the visual art of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Americas, often called American Indians. For a further discussion of the visual art of the Americas produced in the period after European contact, see Latin American art.
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Booker T. Washington | Topic
Washington was the foremost black educator, power broker, and institution builder of his time.
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Frederick William, baron von Steuben | Topic
A Prussian military officer, von Steuben was instrumental in converting the Continental Army into a disciplined fighting force during the Revolutionary War.
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