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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Apollo 11 30th Anniversary

For Students 9th - 10th
A look back at the first lunar landing by Apollo 11 in July of 1969. Site has links to audio clips and images from the mission and other Apollo web sites.
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Tcnj: Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Digital Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive archive of documents, articles, images, and activities related to the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case from 1954. The site was last updated in 2004 and the video links do not seem to be working now. The...
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Curated OER

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 a 40th Anniversary

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at the uprising in Hungary in 1956 discusses its origins, the politics and major figures involved, and gives one man's first-hand experience of the revolution.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

50th Anniversary of the Creation of the State of Israel,

For Students 9th - 10th
An online presentation of historically significant documents and pictures from the recognition of Israel by the US.
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TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: Butterfield Overland Mail in Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the history of the Overland Mail Company's Butterfield line, in honor of its 150th anniversary in 2008. It describes the tensions that existed in the territory that it crossed, between slave-owners, slaves, union supporters, and...
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Charles Darwin After the Origin

For Students 9th - 10th
In honor of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of the Species," Cornell has put together an extensive collection of Darwin's work during the last two decades of his life.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Lafayette: Citizen of Two Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
This extentsive collection of resources, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.
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Library of Congress

Loc: With an Even Hand, Brown vs. Board at Fifty

For Students 9th - 10th
A special exhibit at the Library of Congress to commemorate the Brown vs. Board of Education 50 year anniversary.
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US Senate

Russell Senate Office Building

For Students 9th - 10th
The Russell Senate Office building celebrates its 100th anniversary with a pictorial history. Includes a research guide, information on the caucus room, and a biography of Senator Richard Russell for whom the building is named.
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Time

Time: Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience: Tommy Riches, Firefighter

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Time magazine 10th year anniversary tribute to those who died in 9/11 and/or survived this or other terrorist attacks since. Click on a picture to watch a video of that person's story; the videos vary in length.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: A High Tower of Winter Gourds

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "Fourth anniversary of the revolution" a Cuban political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, 1963.
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: All to the Square. July 26 17th Ann

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "All to the square. July 26 - 17th Anniversary" a Cuban political propaganda poster by A. Prieto, 1970.
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Franklin and Marshall College

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary: Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World

For Students 9th - 10th
This attractive, well-designed site, developed to mark the three-hundredth anniversary of Franklin's 1706 birth, tells the story of Franklin's life and accomplishments. Learn how his roots as an ambitious, outspoken teen helped him to...
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Magnum Photos: Che Guevara

For Students 9th - 10th
Magnum Photos, a distributor of the work of an exceptional group of photographers, exhibits a collection of portraits of Guevara on the fortieth anniversary of his death (2008). Includes a short essay of his life.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This eight-page lesson unit was developed in honour of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln?s birthday. Students will study Lincoln?s life and his evolution into a great statesman, and the impact Lincoln had on forging the identity...
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PBS

Pbs: Remembering Sept. 11: Two Years After the Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
Web page from NewsHour with a plethora of great resources surrounding the two-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
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Other

The Royal Geographic Society: Imaging Everest

For Students 9th - 10th
The online version of an exhibition created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953. The photographs, maps, and artifacts in the exhibition trace Everest from its early exploration in the...
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Royal Collection Trust (UK)

The Royal Collection: A Royal Wedding

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition that celebrates the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Includes photos from their early lives, wedding, honeymoon, and gifts received.
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Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

History Is Fun: Jamestown Day

For Students 9th - 10th
2013 marks the 406th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown colonial settlement. Learn about how Jamestown Day is now celebrated in Virginia, including the sailing of a recreated ship, archaelogical digs and a variety of cultural...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veteran Affairs Canada: Normandy 1944 Canada Remembers

For Students 9th - 10th
Established in coordination with the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Veteran Affairs Canada provides fact sheets, images, and activities that celebrate and honour Canada's contribution on the beaches of Normandy.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veteran Affairs Canada: Normandy 1944 Canada Remembers

For Students 9th - 10th
Established in coordination with the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, Veteran Affairs Canada provides fact sheets, images, and 5 classroom-friendly activities that celebrate and honour Canada's contribution on the beaches of Normandy.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Seventeenth Century British Literature: Paradise Lost

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lesson on John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. It features links to Books I and VII, audio explanation of chapters, a Book I study guide, "Killing the King" article, "400 Years" anniversary website, a short summary of...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Vimy: Honour the Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site commemorates the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the events that were held in its honour, including the restoration of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France in April 2007. Read about the history of Vimy...
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US National Archives

Animal Welfare Act: Hist. Perspectives, Future Directions

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from the symposium of the 30th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Act as provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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