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Richard Nixon 1972 Campaign Song

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With only a few weeks to Election Day, one of the most difficult campaign songs ever to get out of one's head. You've been warned.

The 1973 Oil Crisis

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45 years ago this week was the start of the oil crisis. But has America learned much in that time? It's debatable.

How Do Substations Work?

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Untangling the various equipment you might see in an electrical substation.

This is a very interesting video. Substations do a lot more then just stepping down the voltage from high-voltage transmission lines. They carefully control the output voltage and frequency, bring together often multiple power lines feeding into the system, they can disconnect and connect lines for servicing and repair. In many ways, substations really are the brains of the local power grid.