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  • <em>Friendly Enemies</em>

    Friendly Enemies

    McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate …

  • Origins of the Korean War

    Origins of the Korean War

    History professors Gregg Brazinsky (George Washington University), Steven Casey (London School of Economics and Politica…

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  • The West Virginia Mine Wars

    The West Virginia Mine Wars

    Virginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to …

  • <em>Showcase for the Nation</em>

    Showcase for the Nation

    This 1968 documentary tells the story of Lady Bird Johnson’s beautification program. The program focused on improving ne…

  • <em>The Lumumba Plot</em>

    The Lumumba Plot

    Foreign Affairs Magazine executive editor Stuart Reid recounted the ouster and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice L…

  • Ike's Cold War Radio Strategy

    Ike's Cold War Radio Strategy

    What was President Eisenhower’s role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Po…

  • <em>Zip Code with the Swingin' Six</em>

    Zip Code with the Swingin' Six

    The 1960s folk band “The Swingin' Six” stars in a U.S. Postal Service public service announcement explaining the zip cod…

  • Congress Investigates: Iran-Contra

    Congress Investigates: Iran-Contra

    In 1987, House and Senate select committees jointly examined the clandestine operation of selling missiles to Iran in ex…

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