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4 recaps tied to United States across 4 years and 3 decades. Reconstructed from contemporary coverage and public archives.

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The 1960s — 2 moments in United States.

United States1968protest

A bullet in Memphis, a nation in flames.

United States1963war

A president's murder spawned a half-century of doubt.

United States1903tech-launch

Two bicycle mechanics proved gravity wrong with math and stubbornness.

United States1861war

When Lincoln's election shattered the Union and slavery's fate hung in the balance