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Gunfight at the OK Corral - Wild West Stories - One Minute History
October 26, 1881 - Tombstone, Arizona - After a long night of drinking, Ike Clanton, member of a group of cattle rustlers known as the Cowboys, threatens to kill the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday. Lawmen Virgil and Morgan Earp arrest...
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One Minute History of the Purse
The oldest known purse is dated to 2500 BCE. In one minute, learn the history of purses and their design from the ancient world to the present fashion industry of today.
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Stanley Cup - The Story of Lord Stanley's Mug - One Minute History
The history of the Stanley Cup and how it came to be such an icon.
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002 Baseball - One Minute History
Baseball’s lineage stems from Cricket, Stoolball and Rounders. Modern rules develop in Cooperstown, New York with Alexander Cartwright’s book “Baseball.” The first professional team is established before the National League forms amidst...
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005 Earth - One Minute History
Planet Earth was created under the force of gravity, when stellar dust and rocky debris from the solar nebula combined. “Proto-Earth” was completely molten, its atmosphere toxic. A collision with planetoid Theia formed the Moon. Earth...
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092 The Gunfight at OK Corral - One Minute History
October 26, 1881 - Tombstone, Arizona - After a long night of drinking, Ike Clanton, member of a group of cattle rustlers known as the Cowboys, threatens to kill the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday. Lawmen Virgil and Morgan Earp arrest...
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Manzanar - WWII Japanese Relocation Camp - One Minute History
In the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the California government pleads with Franklin D. Roosevelt to address what they call, the ‘Japanese Problem’. FDR signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the relocation of over 110,000 Japanese...
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President Truman and the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb - World War II - One Minute History
The history behind President Truman and his decision to use atomic weapons at the end of World War II
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Lego - Greatest Toys on Earth - One Minute History
The history of LEGO; one of the world's most beloved toys.
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Street Fighter - Greatest Video Games Archive - One Minute History
The history of Street Fighter; the fighting game that transformed the genre
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Silly Putty - World War II - Greatest Inventions - One Minute History
The history of one of the most prolific toys in history; Silly Putty
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The Black Death - Disasters and Tragedies - One Minute History
The history and origins behind the Bubonic Plague; the world's most devastating health pandemic
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The Evolution of World of Warcraft - MMO Video Games - One Minute History
The history and evolution behind the World of Warcraft; one of the most successful video game franchises in history.
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074 Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam - One Minute History
1964 - Malcolm X publicly announces his break from the Nation of Islam. Expressing his desire to work with other civil rights leaders, he meets with Martin Luther King as the U.S. Senate debates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He delivers...
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009 LEGO - One Minute History
One Minute History. Ole Kirk Kristiansen starts a woodworking business in Billund, Denmark. The company re-names itself “LEGO” from the Danish word “Leg Godt” meaning “Play Well”. Inspired by Kiddicraft Building Bricks, the company buys...
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Dia De Los Muertos - Day of the Dead - One Minute History
The ancient Aztecs believed that the souls of their ancestors went to a place called Mictlan. Protected by the goddess Mictecacihuatl, these souls would return to earth to visit their living relatives during a festival dedicated to her...
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Fall of Jerusalem - Part 3 - One Minute History
The ancient city of Jerusalem is protected by three defensive walls. A few days before Passover, Titus begins his assault on the Third Wall. The Romans breach it within two weeks, and the Second Wall falls one week later. Titus orders...
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Thanksgiving - American Holidays - One Minute History
The history and origins of the American holiday Thanksgiving
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American Hobo - One Minute History
Within the annals of American history hides a resilient group of misunderstood vagabonds; the Hobo. Believed to have been coined in California around 1890, the term Hobo has many connotations, but no strict definition. A migrant worker,...
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Malcom X and the Nation of Islam - One Minute History
1964 - Malcolm X publicly announces his break from the Nation of Islam. Expressing his desire to work with other civil rights leaders, he meets with Martin Luther King as the U.S. Senate debates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He delivers...
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Gingerbread - Glorious Food - One Minute History
The history and origins of Gingerbread; the iconic holiday treat
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LGBTQI Community - Civil Rights - One Minute History
The origins and history behind the LGBTQI movement.
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Ouija Board - Mysticism and the Occult - One Minute History
The history and mystical origin of the Ouija board
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Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind: African history
What drew Gus Casely-Hayford to researching African history? What aspects of African history and culture are commonly overlooked? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 1
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