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HISTORY PRIMER: Women in the Civil War
NBC // Jul. 7, 2011 // 10:01 AM

Professor Esther Katz of New York University talks about the role of women during the Civil War in this short video clip. More

HISTORY PRIMER: Why Independence Day Should be the Second of July
NBC // Jul. 6, 2011 // 1:22 PM

Watch this video to find out why Independence Day should actually be on July 2nd. More

HISTORY PRIMER: Puritans and Indians
NBC // Jul. 6, 2011 // 1:10 PM

Watch this video to learn how the Wampanoag Indians helped the English Puritans survive at their new colony at Plymouth, Mass. More

HISTORY PRIMER: GI's Prepare for D-Day Invasion
NBC // Jul. 6, 2011 // 10:30 AM

Watch a short video looking back at the days before the attack when Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, decided on the right moment to se   More

American Students Are Not So Good at American History
Education Nation // Jul. 5, 2011 // 11:44 AM

Happy Independence Day! Now that the fireworks have faded, we think it’s a good time to ask ourselves just how well we know American history. The answ   More

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Philadelphia: June 5-12 2011
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