John Steinbeck, American writer, is born

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February 27, 1902
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John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath": The Inner Chapters
Steinbeck’s Use of Nonfiction Sources in "The Grapes of Wrath"
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NEH Steinbeck Institute - A Voice for a Region, A Voice for America
PBS The American Novel - Literary Timeline: John Steinbeck
Center for Steinbeck Studies: Biography in Depth

Cornerstone laid for the Statue of Liberty

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August 5, 1884
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The Statue of Liberty: Bringing the 'New Colossus' to America
The Statue of Liberty: The Meaning and Use of a National Symbol
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The Story of Movies

The Film Foundation offers an interdisciplinary curriculum to expose new generations to classic cinema and to teach them about the cultural, artistic, and historical significance of film. Teaching Units include: Robert Mulligan’s To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Frank Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).

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American author John Updike born

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March 18, 1932
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Picturing America
Related Links: 
Jefferson Lecture: John Updike "What is American About American Art?"
John Updike Biography
Picturing America

Martin Scorsese, American film director, is born

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November 17, 1942
Related Links: 
Martin Scorsese Jefferson Lecture
Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze (1816–1868), 1851

Emanuel Leutze’s Symbolic Scene of Washington Crossing the Delaware

On Christmas Night 1776, Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack Britain’s Hessian army at Trenton.

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How Teachers Can Make the Most of “The Dust Bowl”

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Florence Thompson and her children in pea pickers campConnect to the Dust Bowl through these peer-reviewed lessons and websites from EDSITEment.

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The Civil War in Art

The Civil War in Art: Teaching and Learning through Chicago Collections from the Terra Foundation for American Art is designed for teachers and students to learn about the Civil War and connect to the issues, events, and people of the era through works of art. Included is an image gallery, classroom projects, a glossary, and more...

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Pompeii and the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

Use this feature to understand the lives of people in Southern Italy before, during, and after the famous eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE, as well as learn how it inspired Neoclassicism.

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Thomas Nast, “Father of the American cartoon,” is born

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September 27, 1840
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