What Did the Rebel Yell Sound Like?

In this exclusive clip from the 1930s, Confederate veterans step up to the mic and let out their version of the fearsome rallying cry (04:22)

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What Really Happened in the Election of 1800? (03:23)

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How One Photographer Recreated 19th-Century Portraits With the Descendants of Civil War Heroes (01:57)

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Five Surprising Facts About Pompeii (02:46)

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Five Surprising Facts About Rosa Parks (02:09)

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The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials (02:59)

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From Love to Tragedy: The Stories of Henry VIII's Six Wives (02:37)

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The Last Ship to Bring Enslaved Africans to America Arrived in 1860 (04:51)

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Cat Mummies Were a Big Thing in Ancient Egypt (03:54)

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The Manubalista Was Rome’s Secret Weapon in Ancient Britain (02:39)

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How the Meaning of Thanksgiving Has Changed (02:31)