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  • First Ladies
    First Ladies

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    These U.S. first ladies made their mark during their stays at the White House.

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  • Declaration of Independence
    Declaration of Independence

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    To many in the Continental Congress, war was unthinkable. So why did they finally create this revolutionary document?

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  • Ask HISTORY: Did all the founding fathers wear wigs?
    Ask HISTORY: Did all the founding fathers wear wigs?

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    Did America's creators really hide their hair under white toupees? Get the answer now.

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  • Matt Damon: The Declaration of Independence
    Matt Damon: The Declaration of Independence

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    Actor Matt Damon performs and discusses the Declaration of Independence.

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  • Thomas Jefferson Meets John Adams
    Thomas Jefferson Meets John Adams

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    An unlikely pair whose tumultuous friendship lasted half a century, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826, 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence.

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  • American Revolution
    American Revolution

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    Get the story of how a fledgling, largely disconnected nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

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  • Jefferson: Here and Now Podcast Part 1
    Jefferson: Here and Now Podcast Part 1

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    The BackStory team has created two special podcasts for History Classroom about President Thomas Jefferson and his resonance in our world today.

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  • Jefferson: Here and Now Podcast Part 2
    Jefferson: Here and Now Podcast Part 2

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    The BackStory team has created two special podcasts for History Classroom about President Thomas Jefferson and his resonance in our world today.

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  • Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence
    Jefferson Writes the Declaration of Independence

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    At 33, Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft of America's historic Declaration of Independence, which was approved by the Continental Congress after several days of debate and revisions on July 4, 1776.

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Thomas Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, was born in 1748 and died at Monticello in 1782, 19 years before her husband became the third president of the United States.

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