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This week, Scott and Aaron celebrate historical Americans who fought to make their world a better place. All born this week in history: beloved TV host Fred Rogers, civil rights hero Bayard Rustin – and librarian Clara Breed, who advocated for Japanese kids in World War II internment camps.

Also: an FBI sting operation recovers North Carolina’s original copy of the Bill of Rights, and a Texas secretary invents White-Out.

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