August 21, 1911. An Italian handyman steals Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the Louvre, turning what was once a little-known painting into one of...
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Encore: The WWII Home Front | Arsenal of Democracy | 1On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese warplanes rained death and destruction down on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor—shocking the nation and drawing... Read more
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Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | Jane Roe | 7In 1970, a 22-year-old woman in Texas named Norma McCorvey tried and failed to get an abortion from her doctor. Abortion was illegal in Texas,... Read more
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Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | A Recount in Florida | 6The morning of Nov. 8, 2000, Americans woke up to an undecided election. Pollsters had predicted a close race between Vice President Al Gore and... Read more
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Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | The Warren Court | 5Before the 1950s, the Supreme Court was best known as an institution that adhered to the status quo. It often sought to protect the rights... Read more
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Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | Loaded Weapon | 4Through most of 1941, as fighting raged across Europe, the United States held back from entering the war. That all changed in December, when Japanese... Read more
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Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | Separate and Unequal | 3After the Civil War, America began to rebuild a shattered nation. For the first time, the country could create a society without slavery, and a... Read more
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Encore: Supreme Court Landmarks | The Cherokee Cases | 2In the early 1800s, the United States was growing rapidly, seeking land and resources for its expanding population. But the growth threatened Native American communities... Read more