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Benjamin Franklin: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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OJ Simpson: the trial that gripped the world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black and white photo of Thomas Boston Corbett in front of a blurred drawing of the killing of John Wilkes Booth

Thomas ‘Boston’ Corbett: the man who killed Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth

The neutral USA entered World War II only when a Japanese fleet launched a big surprise air raid against its Pacific naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 7 December 1941. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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When and why did the US get involved in WW2?

Michael Douglas as American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ period drama 'Franklin'

Is Franklin a true story? The real story of Benjamin Franklin and the Franco-American Alliance

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The real history of Mary Surratt’s controversial role in the Lincoln conspiracy

Portrait of Edwin Stanton (left) next to a still of Tobias Menzies playing Edwin Stanton in Manhunt (right)

The real Edwin Stanton in Manhunt: the true story of Lincoln’s loyal secretary of war

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Why did John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln? And how was he caught?

An illustration depicting the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America.

Abraham Lincoln: the greatest US president?

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon's surface

The history of the first moon landing: the road to Apollo 11

Katherine Graham, owner of the Washington Post, and Truman Capote

The real story of Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball

Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is held aloft by his team after clinching a division title in 1960.

A brief history of American football and the Super Bowl

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Henry Kissinger

“Whatever you want to say about Kissinger, he had consequence”: the life and legacy of the American diplomat . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.