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Frederick Douglass delivers Decoration Day Address

Submitted by jphelan on May 17, 2013 - 8:25am
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WSPWH: Frederick Douglass Address at the Monument of the Unknown Dead
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The Project is an on-going oral history project from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, dedicated to collecting and preserving the experiences of thousands of American veterans. It also includes the stories of U.S. citizen civilians actively involved in supporting the war effort.

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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
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Teaching American History: Winston Churchill

Former President Richard Nixon dies

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

Texas wins independence from Mexico

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We The People
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Texas History Online

President William McKinley asks Congress for a declaration of war against Spain

Submitted by jphelan on April 11, 2013 - 1:30pm
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Lesson 2: The Spanish-American War
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The Spanish American War: WebQuest
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) founded

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Lesson 3: The Formation of the Western Alliance, 1948–1949
Lesson 3: Victory and the New Order in Europe
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Truman Library: NATO Treaty

President Wilson asks for Declaration of War against Germany

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  • Lyndon B. Johnson and the Crisis in the Dominican Republic

    Created March 25, 2013
    LBJ: Honduran soldiers

    In this lesson, students look at the history of the United States’s relationship with Latin America, and they then evaluate the competing priorities which shaped the American intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965.

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