What is Chronicling America?

An Introduction to Chronicling America

 

Kwanzaa begins

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December 26, 1966
Related Links: 
The Gift of Holiday Traditions: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas
image of native of hawaii

Picturing Hawai'i

Picturing Hawai'i is a new curriculum from the Honolulu Museum of Art. The comprehensive Teachers Resource Book and accompanying six images show how to use works from the museum's collection to supplement lessons in history, fine arts, language arts, math, and science.

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A poinsettia

Poinsettias, Posadas, Piñatas, Pathways of Light! Holiday Traditions from Mexico

This holiday season learn about different cultural traditions of Mexico! Attend a fiesta, break a piñata, make a traditional feast, sing popular songs, and decorate with poinsettias, a flower prized by Congress and the Aztec nobility.

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Thomas Jefferson becomes Secretary of State

Submitted by jphelan on September 26, 2012 - 7:15am
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September 26, 1789
Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 1: The First American Party System: U.S. Political Parties: The Principle of Legitimate Opposition
Lesson 2: The First American Party System: A Documentary Timeline of Important Events (1787–1800)
Lesson 3: The First American Party System: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans: The Platforms They Never Had
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We The People
New Mexico Centennial Online Atlas of Historic Maps

Atlas of Historic New Mexico

NEH affiliate New Mexico Humanities Council's online Atlas of Historic New Mexico maps contains twenty historic maps of New Mexico, annotated with descriptions by the map makers and others people living, working, and exploring in New Mexico at that time.

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The gold medal of the 2012 Olympics

The Olympics

To mark the 2012 Olympics, head back to the ancient city-state and Classical Greek civilization. Examine Greek values and cultural assumptions about human excellence and competition. Then, explore the great city of London, site of this year’s Games, as well as the 1908 and 1948 Olympics.

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Henry David Thoreau dies

Submitted by edsite.admin on May 6, 2012 - 4:41pm
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May 6, 1862
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Launchpad: Henry David Thoreau's Essay "On Civil Disobedience"
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We The People
Logo for Chosen Food exhibit at the Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum of Maryland

Experience the Chosen Food: Cuisine, Culture, and American Jewish Identity exhibition, which examines the diversity of Jewish eating and uncovers the messages in this cuisine.

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Lyndon Johnson delivers “We Shall Overcome” speech

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March 15, 1965
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JFK, LBJ, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s
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We The People
Related Links: 
Voices of Democracy: Lyndon Johnson, "We Shall Overcome"

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