Transcontinental Railroad (3:27)
Find out how the transcontinental railroad transformed America into one nation.
Videos (13)
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Transcontinental Railroad
Transcontinental RailroadVideo Clip (3:27)
Video Clip (3:27)
Find out how the transcontinental railroad transformed America into one nation.
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Dust Storms Strike America
Dust Storms Strike AmericaVideo Clip (2:48)
Video Clip (2:48)
Families were driven out of the once fertile Great Plains by massive dust clouds--one that rose to 10,000 feet and reached as far as New York City.
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NORAD: Homeland Protection
NORAD: Homeland ProtectionVideo Clip (3:21)
Video Clip (3:21)
High above Colorado Springs in the front range of the Rocky Mountains stands the 9,565 foot Cheyenne Mountain, home of the NORAD Combat Operations Center.
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John Elway's Colorado
John Elway's ColoradoVideo Clip (2:42)
Video Clip (2:42)
In this States video clip John Elway on Colorado: John Elway shares with us why Colorado is the best place to live in the USA. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.
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Demise of the Anasazi
Demise of the AnasaziVideo Clip (2:40)
Video Clip (2:40)
Did climate change force the Anasazi to abandon their settlement?
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Row Down the Colorado River
Row Down the Colorado RiverVideo Clip (3:48)
Video Clip (3:48)
How could the Powell Expedition control the unwieldy boats they used to chart the Colorado River? Find out in this clip from "Extreme History".
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Inside a Prefab Fallout Shelter
Inside a Prefab Fallout ShelterVideo Clip (0:48)
Video Clip (0:48)
In a History Rewind video, a new housing development near Denver, Colorado displays the first model homes with built-in fallout shelters. The room is designed with an atomic war in mind, proving to be just what the harried house wife is looking for.
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Salida, Colorado
Salida, ColoradoVideo Clip (0:56)
Video Clip (0:56)
Colorado resident Tim Edwards captures spectacular footage of a cigar-shaped object speeding around the skies of Central Colorado. With hundreds of local residents as witness, the sighting is one of the most significant mass sightings in recent years. See the footage for yourself.
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Powell's Colorado River Expedition
Powell's Colorado River ExpeditionVideo Clip (3:05)
Video Clip (3:05)
Relive the experiences of John Powell's Colorado River expedition, including using boats that had to be sunk before they could float, in this video clip from "Extreme History".
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Carve Your Way Down Colorado River
Carve Your Way Down Colorado RiverVideo Clip (2:58)
Video Clip (2:58)
It wasn't long before the Powell Expedition realized that wooden oars were no match for sandstone and granite; find out how the expedition carved their way down river in this video clip with Roger Daltrey from "Extreme History".
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Colorado River's Dangerous Rapids
Colorado River's Dangerous RapidsVideo Clip (2:16)
Video Clip (2:16)
See what it was like for the Powell Expedition to navigate the Colorado River rapids in this video clip from "Extreme History" with Roger Daltrey.
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Powell Expedition: Let's Eat!
Powell Expedition: Let's Eat!Video Clip (3:11)
Video Clip (3:11)
Muddy river bread, hard tack, and hallucinogens? Roger Daltrey looks at what the Powell expedition ate to survive in this clip from "Extreme History".
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Climbing Colorado River's Steep Walls
Climbing Colorado River's Steep WallsVideo Clip (2:25)
Video Clip (2:25)
Relive the experiences of explorer John Wesley Powell mapping the Colorado River in this clip from "Extreme History".
Photo Galleries (4)
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Colorado
Colorado(8 Photos)
8 Photos
View pictures from the state of Colorado on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state.
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Native American Tribes and Cultures
Native American Tribes and Cultures(13 Photos)
13 Photos
Native American cultures in the United States include socially and geographically diverse groups.
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Native American Warriors and Battles
Native American Warriors and Battles(13 Photos)
13 Photos
Discover the history of conflict between colonial and American governments and the Native American population of the United States.
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Native Americans: Legislation
Native Americans: Legislation(12 Photos)
12 Photos
For more than 300 years, Native Americans have fought, often through legal efforts, to preserve and maintain their cultures, land and way of life.
Interactives (3)
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Place the State
Place the StateInteractive
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State the Plate Game
State the Plate GameInteractive
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Ultimate History Quiz
Ultimate History QuizInteractive
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