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Find out how the transcontinental railroad transformed America into one nation.

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  • Transcontinental Railroad
    Transcontinental Railroad

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    Find out how the transcontinental railroad transformed America into one nation.

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  • Teton Dam Disaster
    Teton Dam Disaster

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    Idaho's Teton Dam was supposed to be the greatest dam ever built. See why engineers should have gone back to the drawing board.

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  • Picabo Street's Idaho
    Picabo Street's Idaho

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    In this States video clip Picabo Street on Idaho: Picabo Street shares with us why Idaho can be a confusing place at times. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.

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  • Lewis & Clark Expedition
    Lewis & Clark Expedition

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    In 1804, Jefferson sends a team to explore lands acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery will travel nearly 8,000 miles over three years, reaching the Pacific Ocean and clearing the path for westward expansion.

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  • Louisiana Purchase Doubles U.S.
    Louisiana Purchase Doubles U.S.

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    Thomas Jefferson pulls off the land deal of the millennium when he buys 800,000 square miles from the French, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

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  • Idaho
    Idaho

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    View pictures from the state of Idaho 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

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    Native American cultures in the United States include socially and geographically diverse groups.

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  • Ernest Hemingway Commits Suicide
    Ernest Hemingway Commits Suicide

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    An NBC News report describes the scene at a Tijuana bullring when the death of the great American writer Ernest Hemingway was announced to the audience. The crowd stood in a moment of silence to honor the bullfighting aficionado, who shot himself at his home in Ketchum, Idaho, on July 2, 1961.

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