important faces of Mexican Independence and Mexican Revolution

Audiolibros Niños 2010

A collection of audiobooks, including music and text. Early intermediate students and younger native-speaking students. Content pertains to the Mexican Revolution and the Mexican Independence, which celebrated their Bicentennial and Centennial in the year 2010.

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Cornerstone of White House laid

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October 13, 1792
Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 1: How Was the White House Designed?
Lesson 2: How and Why Has the White House Changed?
Lesson 3: A President's Home and the President's House
Women in the White House
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Guampedia

Guampedia, Guam’s online encyclopedia, informs of the unique history, culture, environment and present-day society of the Pacific Island of Guam.

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John T. Scopes is arrested in Tennessee for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution

Submitted by jphelan on May 5, 2013 - 9:18am
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May 5, 1925
Related Links: 
Tennesse Encyclopedia: Scopes Trial
American Experience: Monkey Trial
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PBS: "The Jewish Americans"

David Grubin’s landmark documentary series explores 350 years of Jewish American history. This quintessentially American story chronicles the struggle of a tiny minority who make their way into the American mainstream while, at the same time, maintaining a sense of their own identity as Jews. It includes essays on Jewish life in America, video clips, and resources for educators.

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Albert Einstein

PBS: "The Jewish Americans"

David Grubin’s landmark documentary series explores 350 years of Jewish American history. This story chronicles the struggle of a tiny minority who make their way into the American mainstream while, at the same time, maintaining a sense of their own identity as Jews. It includes essays on Jewish Life in America, video clips, and resources for educators.

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Race—Are We So Different?

Race—Are We So Different?, a project of the American Anthropological Association, is a traveling exhibit and website that looks through the eyes of history, science, and lived experience to explain differences among people and reveal the reality—and unreality—of race. The site contains a virtual tour of the exhibit, resources for middle and high school teachers, STEM resources, and a robust American history section with an interactive timeline.

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Essayist Michel de Montaigne born

Submitted by jphelan on February 28, 2013 - 7:48am
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February 28 1533
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Related Lesson Plans: 
Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass, and American Non-Fiction
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Essays of Montaigne
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Montaigne
The Essay as Self Knowledge: Montaigne's Philosophical Appropriations of History and Poetry

What is Chronicling America?

National History Day

How to Use Chronicling America for your National History Day Project

A Unique Collection of Primary Sources

You may already know that Chronicling America provides free access to millions of digitalized pages of America’s Historic Newspapers from 1836–1922. But did you know what unique types of primary source information this collection contains?

Historian Carter G. Woodson establishes “Negro History Week”

Submitted by jphelan on February 7, 2013 - 8:19am
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Repeats every year until Wed Feb 07 2035 .
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February 7, 1926
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Encyclopedia Virginia: Carter G. Woodson

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