U.S. History

The history of the United States beginning with the First Americans to Contemporary America in the 21st Century.
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Space Program | Open Line (1981)
Episode 2

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Dr. LeConte Cathey discusses the uses of satellite technology and how the space shuttle could lead to the discovery of other life forms. The space shuttle provides the opportunity to put delicate...
Space Program | Open Line (1981)
Episode 1

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South Carolina ETV was there as the first space shuttle was launched on April 12, 1981. What possibilities lie ahead? What problems? After several years of delays, the space shuttle Columbia launched...
Kings Mountain State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Kings Mountain State Park is located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It's next to the Kings Mountain Military Park. There are over 80 buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)...
Andrew Jackson | History of SC Slide Collection
Andrew Jackson | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 76

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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th President of the United States, was born in Waxhaw, South Carolina, of a backcountry family. Wounded and imprisoned in the Revolutionary War before his 14th birthday...
Secession, Part 2 | Palmetto Special

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The program on "Secession" is divided into two parts, each approximately 18 minutes in length. The five main characters, William, Allen, Jenny, Missy, and Allen's father are fictitious. The political...
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 63

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Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was raised in New England in a Quaker family, but helped organize local Rhode Island militia when the revolution approached, and in 1775 was appointed the commander of a...
Field to Factory | Palmetto Special

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This program is based on an oral history conducted by the New Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project. The subject is a black woman who moved with her family from South Carolina to New Jersey in the...