U.S. Buys Alaska from Russia

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Alaska History & Cultural Studies

Alexander Solzhenitsyn wins Nobel Prize for literature

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Christopher Columbus sets sail for western sea route to China

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The Aztecs: Mighty Warriors of Mexico (Student Activity)

Fill in the white text boxes below each question (Please Note: wrap text in the boxes and use punctuation marks to save space instead of separating items with carriage returns).

Childe Hassam, flags of nations

Picturing America on Screen

Picturing America on Screen is an NEH-funded documentary film project produced by Channel 13, WNET, New York. A group of 25 films created by 9 talented directors presents a sampling of Picturing American art ranging from the mystery and beauty of Anasazi pottery to the sculptural poetry of contemporary artist Martin Puryear.

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Portrait of M.L. King from the website

Natural Law, Natural Rights, and The Constitution

NEH funded online archive of educational resources on the history of natural law, natural rights and American Constitutionalism designed and written by scholars associated with the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.

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Afropop Worldwide

Afropop Worldwide — PRI

This PRI series explores the vast variety of music that has African roots or influences, including Francophone nations as well as many Caribbean and Latin American countries. The series includes webcasts.

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National Hispanic Heritage Month

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Mexican poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz born

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Historic St. Augustine

Part of the University of Florida Digital collections, The Historic St. Augustine Collection, an NEH-funded endeavor, contains primary source material including historic interpretation notes, architectural sketches, drawings, archaeological field reports, maps and photographs related to properties in the historic district.

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