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The passage of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973 marked a pivotal moment in the long and unfinished struggle for democracy in the nation's capital. Washington, D.C. has always occupied a paradoxical space in American life: the symbolic heart of the republic, yet for much of its history, denied the very principles of self-government that the United States was founded upon.

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When the Second World War came, Rickenbacker was already in his early sixties. He could've stayed home, basking in his fame and business success; he was running Eastern Air Lines at the time, but that wasn't his style. Instead, he volunteered as a civilian adviser and morale booster, visiting bases, inspecting planes, and giving pep talks to airmen heading into combat. And then, on one of these very missions, his B-17 crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

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Peter speaks with Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, as he discusses his upcoming book, The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America. Through Hamilton's bold blueprint for a strong centralized government and Jefferson's fervent advocacy for decentralized agrarian ideals, Rosen reveals how their ideological battle not only shaped the Constitution's implementation but continues to fuel contemporary debates on federal authority, individual rights, and the soul of democracy.

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YOU DECIDE SERIES: Napoleon's legacy is one of contradictions. To some, he is the ultimate military genius, a visionary who spread revolutionary principles, modernized governments, and rewrote the laws of Europe. To others, he is a tyrant whose ambition led to millions of deaths, widespread suffering, and the suppression of liberty in the very nations he claimed to liberate. Today, on this episode of History Shorts' new series, YOU DECIDE, we examine both perspectives, exploring the man, his wars, and the enduring debate: Was Napoleon a brilliant strategist and reformer, or a ruthless despot?

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Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech, delivered in March 1775 at St. John's Church in Richmond, electrified the Virginia Convention and galvanized support for revolution. Speaking with unmatched fervor, Henry declared that liberty was worth any price, even death itself. His words helped transform hesitant colonists into committed patriots ready to fight for independence.

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Peter is joined by New York Times Bestselling author Sam Kean to discuss his latest book, Dinner With King Tut. We look at ancient history through the five senses. Ever wonder what Roman fish sauce tastes like?

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During World War I, the German submarine UB-65 gained a chilling reputation among sailors as a vessel cursed by death. After a series of mysterious accidents, explosions, and crew fatalities, witnesses claimed to see the ghost of a dead officer haunting its deck. When the submarine finally sank in 1918 under unclear circumstances, many believed it was the ghost himself who had claimed his final vengeance.

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For centuries, European cartographers filled the blank southern hemisphere with the imagined continent of Terra Australis Incognita, a vast land they believed balanced the Earth. Explorers from Magellan to Cook sought its mysterious shores, convinced it held wealth and wonder. When Australia was finally mapped, the mythical land vanished, but its name lived on in the continent that replaced it.

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The Hollywood Hays Code, enforced from the 1930s to the late 1960s, imposed strict moral guidelines on American films, banning depictions of crime, sexuality, and "immorality." Created to preserve public decency and counter Hollywood's scandalous reputation, it shaped the tone and content of countless movies for decades. While it stifled artistic freedom, it also forced filmmakers to use subtlety, symbolism, and wit to navigate censorship.

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Peter is joined by Philip Taubman and William Taubman, two esteemed brothers whose combined expertise in journalism, history, and biography has produced some of the most insightful works on Cold War-era figures and events. Philip is a longtime New York Times national security correspondent, while William earned the Pulitzer Prize for his masterful biography Khrushchev: The Man and His Era. In their latest collaborative effort, McNamara at War: A New History, they draw on newly discovered diaries and untapped sources to paint a revelatory portrait of Robert S. McNamara—from his efficiency-driven rise at Ford and the Pentagon to the moral reckonings of the Vietnam War and his later years.

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