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February 20, 2012

The Wooden Teeth That Weren't

At his inauguration, George Washington had just one tooth left. Mount Vernon curator Laura Simo describes history’s most famous set of dentures.

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February 13, 2012

The Science of History

Retired chairman and chief executive officer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and former under secretary of the Army Norm Augustine says history and science go hand-in-hand.

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February 6, 2012

The Boston Slave Petitions

The founders demanded freedom for themselves, but not for their slaves. Early protests show that the enslaved noticed the flaw in the logic. Historian Harvey Bakari introduces the Boston Slave Petitions.

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January 30, 2012

Town Gunsmith

The gun is part of America’s creation story. Gunsmith George Suiter describes the technology of this potent tool.

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January 23, 2012

I am murdered

A tale of murder in the final chapter in a great man’s noble life. Chris Hull tells George Wythe’s story.

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January 16, 2012

The Polite Academy

The manners of the parlor codify the feminine culture. Kristen Spivey keeps up appearances in The Polite Academy.

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