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Mary Peabody Mann: Educator, Sister, and Helpmate
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Charles Oldrieve: The Man Who Walked on Water for Nearly 1,600 Miles in 40 Days

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John Stetson: The Man Who Topped the West

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A New Jersey hatter’s son with tuberculosis went west for a cure, invented a tough felt hat for sun and rain, and created the symbol of the American cowboy.

‘Jerry West: The Logo’: A Cradle-to-Grave Look at a Sports Legend

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Mathew Brady: The Photo Industry Pioneer

Mathew Brady: The Photo Industry Pioneer

The father of photojournalism risked all to capture portraits and images of the Civil War at the infancy of commercial photography.

Barry Goldwater: Losing the Battle, Winning the War

Barry Goldwater: Losing the Battle, Winning the War

This episode of ‘When Character Counted’ shines a spotlight on the man who lost the 1964 presidential race but transformed American politics.

A Frigate and a Gamble: Two American Heroes and the Birth of the US Navy

A Frigate and a Gamble: Two American Heroes and the Birth of the US Navy

Col. John Glover’s generosity came at the perfect time for American Patriots to fight back against the British.

Horatio Nelson Jackson and the First Transcontinental Roadtrip

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Charles Oldrieve: The Man Who Walked on Water for Nearly 1,600 Miles in 40 Days

Charles Oldrieve: The Man Who Walked on Water for Nearly 1,600 Miles in 40 Days

A 19th-century circus performer amazed crowds by “walking on water”—and made a dangerous journey from Cincinnati to New Orleans.

R.M. Brooks General Store: Step Inside to Go Back in Time

R.M. Brooks General Store: Step Inside to Go Back in Time

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we detour off a major Tennessee highway to experience what was once a common part of rural American life.

Mary Peabody Mann: Educator, Sister, and Helpmate

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