Temperance advocate Carry Nation born

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We The People
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Ken Burns Prohibition: Carry Nation
How Teachers Can Make the Most of Prohibition

Kate Smith introduces “God Bless America” over radio

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What So Proudly We Hail: God Bless America
Witness at hearings

I Came to Testify

One of a five-part PBS film series funded by NEH, this is the moving story of how a group of sixteen women who had been imprisoned by Serb-led forces in the Bosnian town of Foca broke history’s great silence – and stepped forward to take the witness stand in an international court of law. Teacher resources and comments by viewers are included on the website.

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Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2012 BCE

World History for Us All

World History for Us All is a powerful, innovative model curriculum for teaching world history in middle and high schools.

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Civil rights activist Rosa Parks dies

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October 24, 2005
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Ordinary People, Ordinary Places: The Civil Rights Movement
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We The People
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Eyes on the Prize

First national Women’s Rights Convention held in Worcester, Massachusetts

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October 23, 1850
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Who Were the Foremothers of Women's Equality?
Women's Equality: Changing Attitudes and Beliefs
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We The People
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Exploring Women's History

Jefferson writes letter about conflict between head and heart

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October 12, 1786
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Jefferson vs. Franklin: Renaissance Men
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We The People
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PBS Thomas Jefferson: Head vs. Heart Letter
Humanties Magazine: Presidential Love Letters

George Gershwin’s “Porgy & Bess” opens on Broadway

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October 10, 1935
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We The People
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PBS Great Performances: Porgy & Bess, an American Voice
Humanities Magazine: The Complicated Life of Porgy and Bess

American novelist Truman Capote born

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Sep 30 1924
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To Kill A Mockingbird and the Scottsboro Boys Trial: Profiles in Courage
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American Masters Truman Capote

Mozart’s “Magic Flute” premieres in Vienna

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September 30, 1791

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