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While the whole world sailed east on the path to find China, Colmbus believed it could be reached in two weeks...by sailing west! Finally, after securing the support of Queen Isabella of Spain, Columbus set sail. After three weeks of sailing and no sight of land, his crew threatened mutiny. At the moment when all seemed lost and Columbus considered turning back, land was discovered. Columbus realized his dream and America was discovered.
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Animated biography. A century ago, only one man stood in the way of the disintegration of the United States of America -- and he was a gangly, storytelling country lawyer from Illinois with no political experience at the national level. And yet by the sheer force of his will and his uncompromising stand on critical issues, Abraham Lincoln not only saved the nation but carved out an immortal place in world history. This fascinating story inspires viewers...
5) Helen Keller
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Animated biography of Helen Keller, the blind and deaf woman who with the help of teacher Anne Sullivan overcomes her obstacles and ends her isolation in a dark and silent world.
6) Marie Curie
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The animated story of Marie Curie, the Polish-born scientist. Her shared research with her husband Pierre gave the world the theory of radioactivity, the discovery of plutonium, and the isolation of radium. She was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes.
7) Helen Keller
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Animated biography of Helen Keller, the blind-deaf girl who, with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, learns to communicate and ends her isolation in a dark and silent world.
9) Pocahontas
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Animated biography of Pocahontas, the Native American princess whose brave intervention saved the settlers' lives and brought peace between two very different peoples.
13) Harriet Tubman
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Animated biography of Harriet Tubman, the Moses of her people, who helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom in the North.
14) Galileo
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Galileo was the extraordinary astronomer and inventor who, at the risk of his reputation and freedom, rediscovered that the Earth travels around the sun. For refusing to support a false view of the universe, he spent the last eight years of his life under house arrest.