Native American Heritage Day

Submitted by snituama on September 28, 2012 - 9:47am
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Repeats every year until Fri Nov 23 2035 .
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Event Date Display: 
November 23, 2008
Related Lesson Plans: 
Native American Cultures Across the U.S.
Not "Indians," Many Tribes: Native American Diversity
Related Student Resources: 
Launchpad: Colonial New England
Related Links: 
Native American Heritage Day Act 2008 - House Resolution
Thinkfinity Community Hub: “Hok-noth-da” (Did you hear? in Shawnee) Native American Heritage Day

The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico

Submitted by edsite.admin on July 20, 2011 - 2:47pm
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Repeats every year until Fri Aug 10 2035 .
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Event Date Display: 
Aug 10 1680
Related Lesson Plans: 
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Concepción and the Spanish Mission in the New World
Related Initiatives: 
Picturing America
We The People
Related Links: 
Picturing America Resource Book, Chapter 1b
Southwest Crossroads: “The Pueblo Revolt Against the Spanish: A First Mesa Account”
EDSITEment feature: The Road to Santa Fe: A Virtual Excursion
PBS: New Perspectives on THE WEST - The Pueblo Revolt
Digital History: Coexistence and Conflict in the Spanish Southwest: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

Spanish adventurer Juan Ponce de León makes first known landing in Florida by a European explorer

Submitted by jphelan on April 2, 2013 - 7:09am
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Repeats every year until Mon Apr 02 2035 .
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Event Date Display: 
April 2, 1513
Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Teaching Florida: Juan Ponce de León

The colony of Maryland is founded by Catholic and Protestant settlers sent by Lord Baltimore

Submitted by jphelan on March 25, 2013 - 7:31am
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Event Date Display: 
March 25, 1635
Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Maryland Online: Maryland Day

Pocahontas buried in Gravesend, England

Submitted by jphelan on March 21, 2013 - 7:16am
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Repeats every year until Wed Mar 21 2035 .
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Event Date Display: 
March 21, 1617
Related Lesson Plans: 
More Amazing Americans: A WebQuest
Related Links: 
Encyclopedia Virginia: Pocahantas

Race—Are We So Different?

Race—Are We So Different? is a project of the American Anthropological Association. A traveling exhibit and website, it 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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Sam Houston born

Submitted by jphelan on March 2, 2013 - 8:57am
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Event Date Display: 
March 2, 1793
Related Links: 
Texas Online: Sam Houston
Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Sam Houston

William Frederick Cody, “Buffalo Bill,” born

Submitted by jphelan on February 26, 2013 - 8:14am
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Repeats every year until Sat Feb 24 2035 .
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Event Date Display: 
February 24, 1846
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Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
William F. Cody Archive
American Icons: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

U.N. adopts Universal Declaration on Human Rights

Submitted by jphelan on December 10, 2012 - 7:36am
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Repeats every year until Mon Dec 10 2035 .
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Event Date Display: 
December 10, 1948
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1
Related Lesson Plans: 
Lesson 5: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Rise of Social Reform in the 1930s
Related Initiatives: 
We The People
Related Links: 
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: The Promise of Human Rights

How Teachers Can Make the Most of “The Dust Bowl”

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