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History of Christmas

Civil War Confederate artifacts include a rare battleflag in mint condition, a C.S.A belt plate, and a very rare two-piece round buckle with belt. The top saber pictured is almost homemade, while the other is government issue. The kepi is also government issue, but the knife is not. The pistol was already a museum piece during the Civil War. — Image by © Tria Giovan/CORBIS

Civil War

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Hanukkah

GREAT DEPRESSION

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Great Depression History

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Dust Bowl

HISTORY: Stock Market Crash 1929

Stock Market Crash of 1929

WWI

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World War I

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Woodrow Wilson

HISTORY: The Battle of the Somme

Battle of the Somme

IMMIGRATION

Aerial view of Ellis Island, New York, North America (Photo by Hoberman Collection/UIG via Getty Images)

Ellis Island

Ellis Island Immigration

U.S. Immigration Before 1965

Jacob Riis Tenement Photographs

Tenements

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Irish Potato Famine

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U.S. Immigration Since 1965

Eras

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1950s

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1960s

April 1971, Washington, DC, USA — A peace flag version of the American flag flies during a Vietnam War protest in Washington, DC. — Image by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS

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1980s

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