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    Orson Welles rehearsing the radio broadcast © Getty
    20th century

    A fake invasion grips the US, 1938

    American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists and give the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City © Getty
    20th century

    “I had a moral obligation to step up”

    Illustration entitled 'Solomon Northup In His Plantation Suit', from the book Twelve Years A Slave © Getty Images
    19th Century

    Solomon Northup’s real 12 years a slave

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    Billy the Kid – The Wild West’s Most Wanted Gunslinger

    Death of a King © Getty Images
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    Death of a King

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    Seven bears who changed the world

    The incredible life of Annie Oakley © Bakers Art Gallery
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    The incredible life of Annie Oakley

    The tragic story of Lincoln's pup © Wikimedia Commons
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    60-second history: Watergate

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    In a nutshell: the Great Depression

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    Why is bubble gum pink?

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    Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history

    When East met West to end World War II (public domain)
    World War II

    When East met West to end World War II

    Five facts about Barbie through the ages (public domain)
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    Five facts about Barbie through the ages

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