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Man Moment Machine: Ferrari GTO | Video
In this clip from M3: Man Moment Machine, we see the classic 1962 Ferrari GTO owned by classic car owner Shawn Thomas The…
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Man Moment Machine: Lock and Load | Video
In this video clip of M3: Man Moment Machine, Hunter Ellis is timed as he locks and loads two different weapons. The first…
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Man Moment Machine: Torsion Catapult | Video
A cabbage catches some air when it is flung across a field by a modern day Alexander the Great torsion catapult.
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The Tommy Gun | Video
In this video clip from M3: Man Moment Machine, Hunter Ellis takes us to a gun range where we see two different types of…
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Man Moment Machine: Sherman M-4 vs. M1A1… | Video
In this clip from M3: Man Moment Machine, we see the difference between the tanks that were used in World War II and those…
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Santa Claus | Topic
The man we know as Santa Claus has a history all his own.
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Neil Armstrong | Topic
Neil Armstrong, an American astronaut, was the first man to walk on the moon.
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Interchangeable Parts | Topic
The use of interchangeable parts to produce guns became the foundation of the machine tool industry and of mass production.
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Automated Teller Machines | Topic
During the 1960s, several inventors worked independently to devise a machine that could do at least some of the things that bank tellers did. The result of their work was the automated teller machine, or ATM.
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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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Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney | Topic
In 1794, American inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | Topic
one of the basic charters of human liberties, containing the principles that inspired the French Revolution. Its 17 articles, adopted between August 20 and August 26, 1789, by France's National Assembly, served as the preamble to the Constitution…
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Buzz Aldrin | Topic
Apollo 11 astronaut and the second man on the moon.
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Earth Day | Topic
Founded in 1970 as a day of education on environmental issues, Earth Day is now a global holiday focused on green causes.
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Black Elk | Topic
Black Elk, a Native American warrior and holy man, witnessed the 1876 Battle of Little Bighorn and the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee.
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Space Exploration | Topic
In the 20th century, new technology spurred the development of space programs by countries around the world.
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Apollo 11 | Topic
On July 20, 1969, the American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon.
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Leonardo da Vinci | Topic
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect and inventor who is often described as the embodiment of the Renaissance man.
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Industrial Revolution | Topic
Starting in Britain in the 1700s, the Industrial Revolution was a change from an agrarian to an industrialized society.
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Gatling Gun | Topic
The Gatling gun was a hand-driven machine gun, the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts.
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March on Washington | Topic
The 1963 political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a key moment in the struggle for civil rights.
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Reaction to 9/11 | Topic
After the 9/11 attacks, Americans came together in mourning and anger, joining hands, waving flags and lending support.
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Louis XVI | Topic
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the French Revolution of 1789 toppled the monarchy.
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Memorial Day | Topic
Memorial Day, observed the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the American military.
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Fort Sumter | Topic
historic site preserving Fort Sumter, location of the first engagement of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861). The fort is situated on a man-made island at the entrance to the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina, U.
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Assembly Line | Topic
An assembly line is an industrial arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers that allows for a continuous flow of work in mass-production operations.
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Martin Luther King Jr. | Topic
Martin Luther King Jr. was a minister and activist who led the U.S. civil rights movement from the 1950s until his 1968 assassination.
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Wilbur and Orville Wright | Topic
American brothers, inventors and aviation pioneers who achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight.
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Face-to-Face Moments That Changed the World | Topic
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The Integration of Ole Miss | Topic
In 1962, a crisis erupted after a Supreme Court decision forced the state-funded University of Mississippi to admit a black man, James Meredith.
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