America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
On April 3, 1968 - while in Memphis supporting sanitation workers - MLK gave a moving speech. It was his last.
Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln on the 4th of November, 1842 (in Springfield, Illinois).
This documentary - entitled The Atom Strikes!
Medgar Evers was the NAACP's field secretary in Jackson, Mississippi.
Medgar Evers was fatally shot by Byron de la Beckwith.
Leonard Slatkin conducts the BBC Orchestra on the 15th of September, 2001 in honor of all who died four days before.
This Welsh song, from the 18th century, remains popular. This stirring rendition is by the Royal Regiment of Wales' Band.
The rifle featured in this video clip, from the National Firearms Museum, is a Girandoni System Austrian Repeating Air Rifle.
Meyer Lansky, according to people who knew him, built his "business" on his word.
Newspapers reported that Meyer Lansky had $300 million.
Close to Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky helped his friend reach the top of the criminal world.
When he was arrested for illegal gambling, Meyer Lansky did not want to testify against his friends.
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