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• Jeffersonian Democracy Ap Us History Dbq

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 533
  The United States Constitution is without a doubt the most monumental document of our country’s history. From the time it was ratified there have been different thoughts on how the Constitution was meant to be interpreted.  During the early 1800’s, Jeffersonian Republicans believed that the authority of the ...
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• First Librarian Heads National Archives

  
  The Political Game — Authority: 491
  One would assume that both the Librarian of Congress and the Archivist of the United States would be positions held by librarians, archivists or individuals trained in both disciplines. Historically, this has not been the case. Until last month when David S. Ferriero officially became the United States Archivist, a ...
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• Videos and Lessons About Pearl Harbor

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  Today, December 7, is the 68th anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor . CNN Student News has a short segment in todays episode about Pearl Harbor. CNN Student News also has some short discussion questions to use in your classroom. Snag Films offers three films about the bombing of Pearl Harbor ...
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• Interactive Immigration Map

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  In my schools US History curriculum, we stress patterns and enduring themes. One of the themes we talk about throughout the year is waves of immigration. The New York Times has an excellent interactive map showing immigration data from 1880 through 2000 . The map shows the origins of immigrants and where they ...
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• A 7th Easy Way for Students to Create Videos

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  Last week I ran a post titled Six Easy Ways for Students to Create Videos Online . I dont know how I did it, but I totally forgot to include one of my favorite services, Remix America. Remix America is a free service that allows you to create your own documentary videos. Using the video editing technology ...
  3 days ago

• What is Conservatism?... is it Liberal or Classically Liberal? (Whats the Difference?) -- Robert P. George

  
  Religio-Political Talk — Authority: 152
  I was reading my copy of National Review today and I came across this smaller piece of a larger article entitled, "Conserving liberalism? Conservatism, modern liberalism, and classical liberalism: a symposium," and had to share it with you.  It is by one of my favorite authors.  He has written a book that every ...
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  A Large Regular — Authority: 471
  Americana It is interesting to note that Sam Phillips - the man credited with discovering and helping to make Elvis Presley into a star - only made $35,000 off Elvis (by selling his contract with Elvis to Atlantic Records). Phillips, however, made millions from being an early investor in the Holiday Inn ...
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• Before GPS - Map Making on Horseback

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  The History Channel in collaboration with the Library of Congress host a series of short videos called This Weeks Hidden Treasure . One of the videos that I watched this morning is called Mapmaking... on Horseback . Mapmaking... on horseback is a short video in which a curator from the Library of Congress ...
  3 days ago

• The Day That Lives In Infamy

  
  The Opinion Blog — Authority: 139
  Sunday’s editorial recalls how the Japanese attack in 1941 changedthe course of history, and contemplates the lessons it has for the present. Monday is the anniversary of theJapanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which pulled the United States into the wars already raging in Europeand the Pacific. It was war that ...
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• Other Priorities

  
  Kmareka.com — Authority: 430
  I know it’s unusual for a former vice president to set himself against the incoming administration, as has Dick Cheney. I don’t know if there’s historical precedent, but my recent memory is that there seems to be an unspoken rule that they step aside, and let some time go by before they start making public ...
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• CIA on the global cooling consensus in 1974

  
  The right-wing liberal — Authority: 529
  From Maurizio Morabito at Omniclimate  (via Robert Costa of Planet Gore ): An eye-opening “global cooling consensus” CIA document dated 1974 has just been re-discovered in the British Library by Yours Truly and is extensively mentioned today in the (printed) pages of The Spectator (UK) and Il Foglio ...
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• 108 Year Old World War I Veteran….

  
  Blogging on the Bay — Authority: 129
  At 108 years old, Cpl. Frank Buckles said Thursday he hopes he lives to see the day when there’s a memorial on the National Mall honoring all Americans who fought in World War I. Cpl. Frank is 108 (!) and was a POW and today spoke on the Hill in favor of building a memorial in DC . Here is an ABC video story on ...
  4 days ago

• Road Trip

  
  The New York Public Library blogs — Authority: 122
  What could be more American than the road trip narrative? From Jack Kerouac to Tom Robbins , Americans have penned accounts both real and fictional about the joys and singular boredom of the open road. The rolling hills and prairies, the breeze wafting in through the window, and the seemingly endless dots of small ...
  5 days ago

• Explore and Tour Presidential Log Cabins

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  The National Parks Service has created an excellent set of resources teachers and students can use to explore four presidential log cabins. The log cabins featured on the site Discover Presidential Log Cabins were occupied by Washington, Lincoln, Grant, and Theodore Roosevelt. Discover Presidential Log Cabins ...
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• #214 – The Fall of Monte Cassino

  
  Catholic:Under The Hood — Authority: 104
  In WWII, the Allied forces seeking to reach Rome had to get past the German held Gustav line, unfortunately for the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino – it was at ground zero.Links:The History Network Podcast on the Battle of Monte Cassino – contains more information about the battles around Monte Cassino ...
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• Encore post: Rosa Parks, December 1, 1955

  
  Millard Fillmore's Bathtub — Authority: 575
  Rosa Parks: “Why do you push us around?” Officer: “I don’t know but the law is the law and you’re under arrest.” From Rosa Parks with Gregory J. Reed, Quiet Strength (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Pub. House, 1994), page 23. Photo: Mrs. Parks being fingerprinted in Montgomery, Alabama; ...
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• Lesson Plans About Rosa Parks

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  Todays document from the National Archives is a sketch of where Rosa Parks was seated on the day she refused to give-up her seat. Along with the sketch, the National Archives has posted a lesson plan using the sketch. The National Archives also posted lesson plans about Jackie Robinson and the Civil Rights ...
  1 week ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  A Large Regular — Authority: 471
  TiVo and the Pony Express The Pony Express was an iconic business service that cut mail delivery time from the East (Missouri) to the West (California) down to days. Even today most people recognize the name Pony Express even if they dont know the history. The truth is the Pony Express was a fairly short lived ...
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• 3 Great Common Craft-style Videos Made by Kids

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 601
  As many readers know, Im a big proponent of having students create videos to demonstrate their understanding of a topic. I am also a huge fan of Common Crafts work. Therefore, I absolutely love these videos created by an 8th grade social studies class in Pennsylvania. These videos, made in the Common Craft style, ...
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• The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

  
  9dom Info Site — Authority: 143
  “Listen children and you shall hear/The midnight ride of Paul Revere. ” So begins a famous poem penned by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poet’s rendition of events, while not historically accurate, is a great contribution to American folklore. Paul Revere’s life was colorful, however, and facts alone make ...
  1 week ago

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