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In June of 1880, a series of extraordinary events began to unfold that sent a man most of the country agreed was completely unqualified to be presi...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 15:33
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When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 a country that had been divided was reunited. But after the physical wall was torn down, Germany was still l...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
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A recent book critical of Thomas Jefferson as a slaveholder has raised controversial questions about our founding father. Allison Quantz has the st...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:47
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To honor the young men who sacrificed their lives in the D-Day invasion, Brigadier General Casey Brower takes young cadets on tours of the American...

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  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers
Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
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The UNM Lobos make aviation history in 1929, flying to the Rose Bowl.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:56
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The telegraph comes to Santa Fe in 1868 and changes everything.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:59
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Truth or legend? New Mexico’s most persistent treasure tale: the lost mine of Padre Larue.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
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An attempt by a New Mexican US Senator to legitimize squatters on Pueblo Indian land is foiled by public outcry.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
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Lovington and Hobbs vie for the honor of becoming the Lea County Seat.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:59
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A Hillsboro blacksmith stumbles into the richest silver mine ever found.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:57
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The story of a Buffalo Soldier who won the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Warm Springs Apache uprising of 1880-1881.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
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Philadelphia heiress Catherine Drexel builds a Catholic school for Indian students in Santa Fe.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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A US Army cavalry troop astride camels in the Southwest desert? Well it seemed worth a try a the time.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
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A former slave turned cowboy makes a surprising discovery that changes the archaeological timetable in America.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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The story of the little bear cub from Capitan who became a national icon.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:59
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A simple chimpanzee from Cameroon makes space history and becomes a national hero.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:59
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Truth or legend? New Mexico’s most persistent treasure tale: the lost mine of Padre Larue.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
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General Kearny leads the Army of the West to Santa Fe and claims New Mexico for the United States of America.

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
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We generally think that the first Memorial Day was held in the north. In fact, the very first Memorial Day was held at Blanford Church Cemetery 27 ...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 7
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When the American Civil War ended, Southern veterans faced the same shattered family lives and economic hardships that U.S. war veterans face today.

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Christine Lesiak
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with film producers Christine Lesiak and Princella Parker.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 16:00
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In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack visits the Stearns History Museum located in St. Cloud. This report happens o...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 27:41
Caption: Tiffany stained glass window inside Blanford Church.
Memorial Day, a national holiday of remembrance, was first celebrated south of the Mason/Dixon line in Petersburg, Virginia at Blandford Church Cem...

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  • Added: May 28, 2010
  • Length: 16:12
  • Purchases: 24
Caption: Why is the WaMo three different colors?, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Think you know why the White House flag is flying, and the Washington Monument is tri-colored? Then you might want to think again.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1