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President John Quincy Adams signs protective tariff (“tariff of abominations”)

Submitted by jphelan on May 19, 2013 - 10:54am
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May 19, 1828
Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 1: An Early Threat of Secession: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Nullification Crisis
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We The People

Abraham Lincoln nominated by Republican Party for President

Submitted by jphelan on May 18, 2013 - 7:43am
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May 18, 1860
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Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 4: Abraham Lincoln, the 1860 Election, and the Future of the American Union and Slavery
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We The People
Related Links: 
Teaching Abraham Lincoln
Teaching American History: Cooper Union Speech

Frederick Douglass delivers Decoration Day Address

Submitted by jphelan on May 17, 2013 - 8:25am
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Event Date Display: 
May 30, 1871
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Related Links: 
WSPWH: Frederick Douglass Address at the Monument of the Unknown Dead

Theodore Roosevelt gives New Nationalism Speech

Submitted by jphelan on May 16, 2013 - 7:50am
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Event Date Display: 
August 31, 1912
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Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Teaching American History: New Nationalism Speech

Martin R. Delany African American abolitionist, doctor, and politician, born

Submitted by jphelan on May 6, 2013 - 7:19am
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May 6, 1812
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Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery
Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Encyclopedia Virginia: Martin Delany

Winston Churchill delivers his "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" speech

Submitted by jphelan on May 5, 2013 - 4:55pm
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May 13, 1940
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We The People
Related Links: 
Teaching American History: Winston Churchill

The Freedom Riders leave Washington, D.C., to challenge segregation laws

Submitted by jphelan on May 4, 2013 - 7:10am
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May 4, 1961
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Related Lesson Plans: 
JFK, Freedom Riders and the Civil Rights Movement
The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement
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Freedom Riders

Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman" wins the Pulitzer Prize

Submitted by jphelan on May 2, 2013 - 7:28am
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Event Date Display: 
May 2, 1949
Related Lesson Plans: 
Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Jefferson Lecture: Arthur Miller Biography

Former President Richard Nixon dies

Submitted by jphelan on April 22, 2013 - 6:22am
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April 22, 1994
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We The People
Related Links: 
Digital History: How Will Historians Treat Richard Nixon?

Martin Luther King publishes his Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Submitted by jphelan on April 15, 2013 - 5:46pm
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Event Date Display: 
April 16, 1963
Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 1: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nonviolent Resistance
Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Closer Reading Blog: How To Teach Martin Luther King's Letter
MLK Papers: Letter from a Birmingham Jail Annotated Version

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