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Library of Congress

Loc: Wise Guide: Honor Your Father, at Least Once a Year

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress provides information on the origins and observation of Father's Day.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Discussion Guide: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by James Boyne

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Bruno is only nine years old when his father, a commandant in Hitler's army, is transferred from Berlin to Auschwitz during the Holocaust. The house at "Out-With," as Bruno calls it, is small, dark, and strange. He spends long days...
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Letter From Charles Hamilton: Battleship Maine: Havana Harbor

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter by Charles Hamilton, Apprentice, 1st Class on the Battleship Maine, writing to his father from Havana Harbor during the Spanish-American War ten days before the ship exploded and Charles Hamilton was lost.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: New Orleans Jazz Nat'l Historical Park: Louis Armstrong

For Students 9th - 10th
A major figure in jazz, Louis Armstrong is considered the father of jazz. Learn about his early days in New Orleans and how he developed into one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.

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