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  Modern Marvels | Colorado River Aqueduct

  Provides much of the drinking water for southern California.

  5:05
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  Modern Marvels | Hurricane & Storm Damage Reduction System

  Army Corps of Engineers created a system of safeguards to keep New Orleans from flooding.

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  Monuments | Standing Soldiers, Everywhere, USA

  Monuments to both Union and Confederate soldiers that were erected in thousands of towns.

  4:51
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  Monuments | Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Regiment Memorial

  The first monument to honor African American soldiers of the Union Army's 54th Regiment.

  4:50
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  Monuments | Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, MA

  One of America's earliest monuments honoring all who fought in the Revolutionary War.

  4:39
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  Monuments | Statue of Liberty, New York, NY

  Conceived by Frenchman Edouard Laboulaye as a celebration of America's democracy.

  5:00
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  Monuments | Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

  This iconic monument became the stage for the Civil Rights Movement and other protests.

  5:14
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  Monuments | Mount Rushmore, Keystone, SD

  Designed as a tourist attraction, Mount Rushmore celebrated America's expansion west.

  5:22
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  Monuments | Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.

  A symbol of unity and reconciliation, conceived by one Vietnam veteran, Jan Scruggs.

  5:55
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  Monuments | AIDS Memorial Quilt, Everywhere, USA

  A 1,920 panel quilt that covered the National Mall commemorating victims of AIDS.

  6:29