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Waukesha Engine Generates Massive Power (4:00)

At Waukesha Engine, a one million square-foot factory, more than 800 workers design and build the mammoth engine generators that deliver electric power. Discover the incredible horse power developed in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in a Modern Marvels video.

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  • Waukesha Engine Generates Massive Power
    Waukesha Engine Generates Massive Power

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    At Waukesha Engine, a one million square-foot factory, more than 800 workers design and build the mammoth engine generators that deliver electric power. Discover the incredible horse power developed in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in a Modern Marvels video.

    Video Clip (4:00)
  • Three Things You Didn't Know About: Cheese
    Three Things You Didn't Know About: Cheese

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    What's America's favorite cheese? How much American cheese does the largest producer crank out? Why does Swiss cheese have holes?

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  • Three Things You Didn't Know About: Milk
    Three Things You Didn't Know About: Milk

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    What is homogenization? What's on a dairy cow's menu? Just how big is the dairy industry?

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  • Bob Uecker Loves Wisconsin
    Bob Uecker Loves Wisconsin

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    Cheeseheads can be hunted! Bob Uecker, former Milwaukee Braves player and also a sportscaster, discusses the pleasures of living in Wisconsin. The Midwest state brings both the love of the game and life's simple enjoyments together.

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    Wisconsin

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    View pictures from the state of Wisconsin on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state.

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    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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  • Robert M. La Follette Supports Roosevelt's "Court-Packing" Proposal
    Robert M. La Follette Supports Roosevelt's "Court-Packing" Proposal

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    In an effort to pass his New Deal legislation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding extra Supreme Court justices sympathetic to his policies. In an address about the situation, Sen. Robert M. La Follette supports the plan.

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  • Margaret Mead Speaks at First Earth Day
    Margaret Mead Speaks at First Earth Day

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    On April 22, 1970, noted anthropologist and outspoken environmentalist Margaret Mead inaugurates the first Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world's environmental problems.

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