Ranked #1
Fake News and Nasty Men: The 1876 Election
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Before Bush v Gore and Trump v Biden, there was Hayes v Tilden, the nastiest presidential race in American history. This... Read more
16 May 2017
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Ranked #2
Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Inscrutable Man Part 1
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In 1944, Americans elected Franklin D. Roosevelt to an unprecedented fourth term as president, but few knew that he was ... Read more
27 Jun 2017
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1hr 16mins
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