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Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

Behind the Scenes with Harry Rubenstein At the National Museum of American History (05:40)

Re-enactors relive the Battle of Baltimore and celebrate the flag that inspired our national anthem. (03:52)

Convention artifacts and other campaign memorabilia (04:23)

See President Johnson withdraw from the 1968 race (05:41)

Amelia Earhart's Final Takeoff

Watch Amelia Earhart's final takeoff on July 2, 1937 (00:40)

New technologies helped recover the H.L. Hunley (04:47)

Anna Coleman Ladd fits soldiers for masks in her studio (04:04)

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Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life

Behind the Scenes with Harry Rubenstein At the National Museum of American History (05:40)

Star-Spangled Salute

Re-enactors relive the Battle of Baltimore and celebrate the flag that inspired our national anthem. (03:52)

Political Props

Convention artifacts and other campaign memorabilia (04:23)

Presidential Shocker

See President Johnson withdraw from the 1968 race (05:41)

Amelia Earhart's Final Takeoff

Watch Amelia Earhart's final takeoff on July 2, 1937 (00:40)

Recovering the Hunley

New technologies helped recover the H.L. Hunley (04:47)

About Face

Anna Coleman Ladd fits soldiers for masks in her studio (04:04)

Designing the Next Generation Space Suit

The Science of Love

All 39 Birds-of-Paradise Species Captured on Film for the First Time

Swim With The Whales

Five Common Historical Misconceptions Explained

How does Liu Bolin Make Himself Invisible?

What Did the Rebel Yell Sound Like?

Swim with the Mola Mola

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Behind the Scenes with Harry Rubenstein At the National Museum of American History (05:40)

Re-enactors relive the Battle of Baltimore and celebrate the flag that inspired our national anthem. (03:52)

Convention artifacts and other campaign memorabilia (04:23)

See President Johnson withdraw from the 1968 race (05:41)

Watch Amelia Earhart's final takeoff on July 2, 1937 (00:40)

New technologies helped recover the H.L. Hunley (04:47)

Anna Coleman Ladd fits soldiers for masks in her studio (04:04)

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