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Did you know that U.S. teens struggle to ace fourth-grade history test?  A survey commissioned by Colonial Williamsburg shows that a large number of American teenagers don’t know the history behind one of our nation’s most important holidays–one that we’ve been celebrating for 225 years. The nationwide survey of more than 1,000 U.S. teenagers asked basic fourth-grade level history questions. The results show that students don’t know some important historical facts associated with Independence Day. Read the article and then take the test yourself!
Civil War Photographs  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.htmlThis Library of Congress Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118 photographs. Includes scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects. The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men. Incredible!
Crosswalk's This Day In History, by George Grant  Archive ListEnjoy a daily lesson in history from George Grant, one of the most insightful Christian thinkers and researchers alive today. Despite the archive list being 12 days short of a complete year (his articles cover July 1st through June 18th), you and your student will be treated to George's wide and thoughtful knowledge of history. History Matters Designed  for high school and college teachers of U.S. History courses. History Matters is a project  of the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning of the City University of New York and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. History Matters emphasizes materials that focus on the lives of ordinary Americans and actively involve students in analyzing and interpreting evidence.
Lewis and Clark - Into the Unknown  www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/Think you can lead the Lewis and Clark expedition? Into the Unknown, an interactive story written by PBS Online and based on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Incredible resource that includes an expedition timeline and maps and more!
LIBERTY! The American Revolution www.pbs.org//ktca/liberty/ Another PBS success! Headlines, timelines, resource material and related topics---a potpourri of information on the American Revolution. Daily Life in the Colonies, the Global Village, and a Military point-of-view. PLUS: The Road to Revolution Online Game.
Liberty: the American Revolution  Freedom comes with great cost, as our current generation of young people are learning firsthand. There is no better time than now to take a fresh look at the foundations of our Nation's liberty. Wells Fargo and PBS Online teamed up to present an official online companion to LIBERTY! The American Revolution, a series of six one-hour documentaries originally broadcast on PBS November 23, 24, and 25, 1997.
Smithsonian  Although most online museums offer a few full-fledged galleries, the American History Museum chronicles our nation's history with more than 20 virtual exhibits on a variety of topics from the American Presidents to submarines, from Thomas Edison to a centenial salute to cinema, and from World War II posters to photography. Plus a special Music Room exhibit and Timeline. Wow!
National Archives Online Exhibit  In celebrating the 4th, there's no better way than to take a look at our nation's founding documents. Through the National Archives online exhibit, you can see and learn more about Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, plus look at wonderful exhibits like Picturing The Century, timetravel throughout the 20th century in this exhibit of photographs from every decade in the last 100 years. Or look at American Originals I and II, documents from American history like: George Washington's expense book or a police report on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
National Geographic for Kids  www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/Another PBS success! Headlines, timelines, resource material and related topics---a potpourri of information on the American Revolution. Daily Life in the Colonies, the Global Village, and a Military point-of-view. PLUS: The Road to Revolution Online Game.
NY City Underground  NY City UndergroundAwesome! New Yorkers go about unaware of what is happening just beneath their feet: Power pulses, transportation, information flies, and steam flows. The city’s infrastructure starts just below street level, but it doesn’t stop there. Photo and audio mini-tours.
Oakland Museum of CA: Untold Stories  www.museumca.org/goldrush.htmlThis is a virtual tour of a real exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California, and it's absolutely wonderful!
Old Glory 
From the opening page and its short audio introduction, this wonderful site is a great resource for this Jun 14 Flag Day, a holiday easily overlooked.  Then scroll down and click on the Table of Contents which you will want to bookmark. Learn about the evolution of the Flag of the United States, the Pledge of Allegiance, the history of Flag Day, how did the flag become known as "OLD GLORY," plus a great directory of historic and current flags of America. If you want to go a little deeper, why not visit the Smithsonian online exhibit, The Star-Spangled Banner, which includes a section for teachers and classroom activities using the website.
Pearl Harbor Links
Presidential Places  www.americanpresidents.org/places/
This search capability allows you to locate places where Presidents were born, where they are buried, and other notable landmarks. A landmark description, map, and contact information is available for the 128 presidential places of interest catalogued on this Web site. Use these resources as starting points in your travels to the thousands of Presidential sites and landmarks in the United States. Wow!
PBS - About the Gold Rush  www.pbs.org/goldrush/allabout.htmlA index page to a complete compendium on the great quest for gold.
The Virginia Center for Digital History  The Virginia Center for Digital History promotes the study of American history and culture, and the teaching of both subjects in schools.  VCDH seeks to transform how American history is taught, learned, understood, and accessed. VCDH uses the medium of the World Wide Web to serve schools, teachers, scholars, and an international general public.  VCDH's mission is to develop high-quality, well-researched, and reliable history resources for the World Wide Web and deliver them to schools, colleges, libraries, historical societies, and the general public. They are dedicated to open source and free access to their materials. Their goal is to make history in a digital format, make it accessible, appealing, and useful. Go directly to the Valley of the Shadow and Virtual Jamestown by clicking on the images above.
PBS - The Wild West  www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/Another delight, plus now included lesson plans for middle and high school. The main includes links to an interactive timeline, map, and biographical dictionary of historical figures. PLUS: a Test Your Knowledge of THE WEST - Games and puzzlers section. (near bottom of the Main Menu)
A White House History  The White House is one of our nation's historical treasures. You will discover that within each room you will have the opportunity to go back in time in that room and see how the room has changed. Just point and click where you want to go!
Washington Monument Study Page and Activities A truly wonderful site, created by the National Park Service, with lesson plans on the history of the Washington Monument. Includes maps, photos, and special activities. The photos section is worth the visit alone!
A brief historical overview of the building of the Washington Monument. Plus lots of additional information about other historical D.C. locations and sites.
Washington Monument Basic Stats  Another easy to read site with information about the Monument, including its vital stats, plus a little on George Washington. For a complete list of intesting stats try this National Park Service link: NPS
Washington Monument Building Stone (July 2001)  Learn about the different types of stone used in building the Washington Monument, where it came from, and the history surrounding it.
Women of the West  www.over-land.com/westpers2.htmlA simple, straightforward index that includes websites and links to the likes of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Annie Oakley, and Calamity Jane. PLUS: Every Day Life Along the Trail links on chuck wagon cooking, singing, games, even a pattern to make a bonnet. Additional topics include as "What to take in your wagon for the trip along the Oregon Trail" and "soap making." Truly a gem! |
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941--a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." (U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1941). Requires RealPlayer. 
and narration bring the attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, to life—moment by moment, target by target. And more. A truly masterful and comprehensive site!
friends and to those who died in the attack. Plenty to read with a personal touch. Includes an hour-by-hour timeline of the attack.
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