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History, in a few minutes
Video explainers on the people and turning points behind the quiz — new ones added regularly.
How the CIA Led JFK Into Disaster
The Bay of Pigs invasion, the plan Kennedy inherited rather than built, and how it collapsed in 72 hours.
The Moment 9/11 Left George W. Bush Speechless
Inside the pause before President Bush addressed the nation as the scale of the September 11 attacks became clear.
The Fake Attack That Dragged America Into Vietnam
On August 4, 1964, the US Navy reported a torpedo attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. It never happened. Congress went to war three days later.
The President's Final Warning
A president's parting warning to the country he led, and why it still gets quoted decades later.
The President Who Hid His Paralysis From America
FDR led the country through the Depression and a world war without the ability to walk. The effort to keep that from the public lasted twelve years.