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PBS NewsHour | Sharing American History Lessons in 140 Characters or Less | PBS

Duration: 06:36
Program: PBS NewsHour #10514
Broadcast Date: Dec. 7, 2012

How does modern technology allow us to engage in conversations about the past? Gwen Ifill talks to presidential historian Michael Beschloss about how the Twitter-verse has opened up new ways to view history in the digital age.

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Post Date: December 7, 2012