In this week’s episode of Let’s Get Civical, Lizzie and Arden examine the mastermind behind modern electricity, Thomas Edison! Join them as they learn about his rise to fame, the many inventions he created, and how an elephant named Topsy deserves justice.
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The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake - Don’t Blow Up the Fire!
The Sinking of the Titanic - Iceberg Right Ahead!
The Attempted Assassination of President Ronald Reagan - Don't Blame Jodie Foster!
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - We Need Fire Codes!
The Stamp Act - Hands Off My Playing Cards!
The Spanish Flu - Watch Out for Aspirin!
Bloody Sunday - From Selma to Montgomery!
The Lindbergh Baby - Too Many Ransom Notes!
President Jimmy Carter - A Tribute!
The Boy Scouts of America - Watch Out for Fog!
The Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson - A Mad Lib!
Benedict Arnold - Our Most Infamous Traitor!
200th Episode Celebration - Presidential Fun Facts!
President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points - We Could Have Condensed!
The Discovery of King Tut’s Tomb - Doing the Bare Minimum!
Holiday Re-Air: Great Chicago Fire of 1871 - Justice for Catherine O’Leary!
Holiday Re-Air: The Assassination of President Garfield - My God! What’s This?
The Nobel Peace Prize - You Cannot Nominate Yourself!
The Wright Brothers - Prepare for Takeoff!
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