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Early 20th Century US

In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.

This video clip from 'What Happened After' looks at the life of Margaret Brown, better know as the 'Unsinkable Mollie Brown' after she survived the sinking of the Titanic, including her experiences as an activist and her bid for election nine years before women had the right to vote.

Louella Gallagher is not the prototypical mother of the 1950s. Her daughters Connie Ann, age 5, and Colleena Sue, age 2.5, serve as props in a knife-throwing act that would be considered a bit too risky by today's standards.

A chronicle of a tragic fire that occurred at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911.

Did you know that Pier 54 once welcomed the survivors of the Titanic? Host Brian Unger reveals the hidden history of Pier 54.