Name: This Week in History: Professional Football
Uploaded: 11/13/2019 5:27:42 PM
Duration: 137
Description: Here's how football went pro: the "Pudge."

Nov. 22, 1963: The Kennedy Assassination through the eyes of the vice president's wife, a renowned anchorman, rock legends

Every American who was alive in 1963 remembers the John F. Kennedy Assassination. Three American legends had vastly different days but one shared experience.

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Pudge, Pittsburgh and professional football: Here's how America's favorite sport went pro

We all know the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees. But how about the FIRST professional football player, the "Pudge"?

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Midland College employees publish book on President Kennedy's assassination

After years of collecting information on the JFK assassination, Sara Peterson and Katana Zachry published a book with new insights.

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Disney started from humble beginnings this week in 1923

It's hard to imagine a time when entertainment giant Disney failed to pay its bill and was bargaining for the rights to its characters.

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This week in history: The founding of Disney

Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and... Mortimer? Check out the history behind the house of mouse.

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Retrace the steps of America's first serial killer on the 'Murder Walk Austin' tour

Murder Walk Austin is a walking tour through downtown that focuses on the brutal murders committed by Austin's 1885 serial killer.

WEIRD
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Just backrub it? Here's how a 'backrub' led to the creation of Google

Here's how two students went from a "back rub" to the creation of the internet's most dominant and successful search engine.

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How a lesser known assassination prefaced the 9/11 terrorist attacks

A lesser known tragedy took place days before the 2001 attacks, helping sow the seeds for an endless war in Afghanistan.

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Native American group files lawsuit over Alamo Master Plan

The Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation says it supports the master plan as a whole, but takes issue with part of the process.

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Fake news isn't new: Here's how a newspaper in the 1800s helped spark journalistic sensationalism

The debate around news and its validity has become a hot topic. But fake news isn't anything new.

NATION-WORLD
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Bombs in space? Here's how a classified 1958 military test changed the world we live in

In 1958, the United States military conducted a secret test that would impact millions.

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Forget DC and Puerto Rico, Franklin independently became a state... and then its own government

What if DC and Puerto Rico simply declared themselves state? It wouldn’t be the first time that happened in U.S. history.

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50 years since Woodstock: How a fundraiser transformed into an iconic (and free) music festival

Fifty years ago, the iconic music festival Woodstock rocked (literally) a dairy farm in rural New York.

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Uniquely West Texas: Stanton holds rich history, friendly people

Stanton is a town full of friendly people, brimming with rich history but easy to miss.

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Should Congress approve reparations? Here's a look at how America tried to make amends before

Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps during WWII. So, how did the U.S. try and make amends?

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'More popular than Jesus' | How one sentence changed everything for The Beatles

Forget all the famous lyrics, John Lennon's biggest impact may have come from a simple sentence.

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