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Troy, New York, in the Present Day
Panoramic view of downtown Troy, New York, United States, taken from the Congress Street Bridge. In 1860, Harriet Tubman liberated Charles Nalle from slavery in Troy.
Photograph by Matt H. Wade, 2009.
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Bailem Valley, Papua New Guinea
Aerial view of the Bailem Valley, Papua New Guinea, a site of ancient Neolithic settlements and explored for the first time by Western explorers in the 1930s. In 2008, the Kuk Early Agricultural Site was designated...
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Physical Examination of a New Pope
A 1645 illustration showing a cardinal checking that Pope Innocent X (in office 1644-55) is indeed a man.
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Gold Coin Naming a New King from Britian
This coin offers the first evidence for the existence of a local king called "Anarevito". He is not known either from other coin finds or Roman historical accounts. Coin inscriptions often provide the only...
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Why Did the Dutch Give Up New York?
New York is one of the most influential cities in the world; economically, culturally and diplomatically it is a powerhouse. It’s population also largely speaks English, a legacy America has from it’s past as a...
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Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton (3 January 1777) was a small, yet significant, battle of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in which the American Continental Army surprised and defeated a British force at Princeton, New Jersey...
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Middle and Southern English Colonies - The Establishment of English Control in North America
The establishment of the Middle and Southern English Colonies of North America was encouraged by the earlier English settlements of Jamestown Colony of Virginia in the...
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The New England Town Meeting in the Early United States
The Town Meeting was a unique form of local participation in government that became popular in New England. This video goes into detail as to how this phenomenon developed, its limitations, and...
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21st March 1921: The New Economic Policy introduced by Vladimir Lenin
In the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution that saw the Communist party under Lenin seize control of Russia, the country was plunged into Civil War. Counter-revolutionary forces under...
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Slaveholders and Abolitionists: The Complex Story of Slavery in New England (Part 1)
We don't associate slavery in America with New England states, but perhaps you need to learn a little more about this. This is the second of three US History Online videos...