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Situated directly west of Chicago is Batavia, Illinois, world famous as the home of Fermilab, a center of nuclear research that hosts scientists from all over the world. Few people realize that this city has had a long history of leadership in the development of energy resources. In Batavia we endeavor to explore that history, with a look at power from windmills to power plants. Also part of the fabric of Batavia's past are the community leaders who...
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"May 1875: Mary Todd Lincoln is addicted to opiates and tried in a Chicago court on charges of insanity. Entered into evidence is Ms. Lincolns claim that every night a Savage Indian enters her bedroom and slashes her face and scalp. She is swiftly committed to Bellevue Place Sanitarium [in Batavia, Illinois]. Her hauntings may be a reminder that in 1862, President Lincoln ordered the hanging of thirty-eight Dakotas in the largest mass execution in...
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Recording of Senator John F. Kennedy on his visit to Batavia on October 25, 1960. Shows the Senator riding in a car traveling south on Route 31 (Batavia Avenue) and crossing Wilson Street. Also shows him beginning to speak, but there is no audio of his remarks. A typed transcript of his remarks is included with the DVD.
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