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Premier Payroll Research Library: Fringe Benefits

For Students 9th - 10th
This article has the employer realize the importance of reporting fringe benefits to the IRS. This explains what fringe benefits are. Lists certain benefits that may be excluded from income as well as others which may not be excluded.
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Loc: Local Legacies

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience America through its grassroots! Diverse populations lend cultural colorfulness to our country. Read about an International Food Fair in California, Annie Oakley Days in Ohio, and Wabanaki Basketry in Maine. Click on your...
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Theodora: Slovakia: 2017

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and statistics about Slovakia, collected from the 2003 CIA World Factbook and the Library of Congress Country Studies. Sections include geography, maps, population, religion, military, international issues, history,...
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Virtual Economy: David Ricardo: Theories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the two theories that Ricardo created. The Distribution theory and the International Trade theory (Comparative) are explained in detail.
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Loc: France in America: New Societies

For Students 9th - 10th
The development of a multi-ethnic society developed in New France. Find out how this happened and what made up the social hierarchy. Primary source documents are provided on this Library of Congress site.
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Loc: Islamic Manuscripts From Mali

For Students 9th - 10th
Library of Congress site features 32 Islamic manuscripts in Arabic from Timbukti, Mali, and West Africa.
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International Colored Gem Association: Birthstones

For Students 9th - 10th
This site will identify your birthstone based on a particular birth date and provide information on that gem. More information can be learned about that gem, and others, in their Gem Library.
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Loc: Honoring the Geneva Conventions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Geneva Conventions is composed of four treaties that set the standard in international law for humanitarian treatment of the victims in war. This article discusses the importance of the conventions and the challenges faced by...
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Loc: September 11 Acquisitions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress has received original material including photographs, drawings, poems, eye-witness accounts, maps, and much more concerning the attacks on September 11th. They have archived this is a special exhibition.
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Loc: America's Story: Tax Day (April 15, 1913)

For Students 3rd - 8th
How did this day come to be the national day for taxes being due? What is it for? To find out the answers to these and other questions, visit this site from the Library of Congress.
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Loc: America's Story: Michigan

For Students 3rd - 5th
Discover the "Great Lakes State." Learn all of the different nicknames for Michigan. Library of Congress website gives us a wide range of information.
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Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...
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Loc: America's Story: Automobile Manufacturer Henry Ford

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress timeline series discusses Henry Ford, whose automobiles and manufacturing process made the "horseless carriage" affordable to every American.
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Childnet: Online Safety: Family Agreement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A family agreement is a great way to start a conversation with your whole family about how you all use the internet, and to start discussions together around how to behave in a positive way when online, whether this is at home, at school...
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Loc: America's Story: New Mexico

For Students 3rd - 5th
"Do you believe in UFO's?" If you answered yes, check out the International UFO Museum and Research Center on this site. Look at the rich history of this state. Find out more about the cultural influences.
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Loc: Wise Guide: An Architecture of Plurality

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography is of Eero Saarinen who was the architect of several famous yet very different designs such as the St. Louis Gateway Arch and the main terminal at Dulles International Airport.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Munich Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview discusses the events that took place at the Munich Olympics in September 1972 in which Israeli athletes were held hostage and killed by Palestinian terrorists.
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League of Nations Statistical and Disarmament Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
"Contains the full text of 260 League of Nations documents. The documents focus on three areas: the founding of the League, international statistics published by the League, and the League's work toward international disarmament."
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Loc: Global Gateway: Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake

For Students 9th - 10th
From the rare book and special collections of the Library of Congress, presents important primary and secondary source materials by and about Sir Francis Drake.
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Teaching American History: United Nations Conference at Bretton Woods

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the agreements created by the United Nations in the summer of 1944 concerning foreign trade and banking.
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Northwest College Wyoming: Heart Mountain Digital Preservation Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Heart Mountain, Wyoming, was one of the Japanese relocation centers used during World War II. Read the history of the center, then browse the many original photos, conveniently sorted by topic. Some primary documents are also available...
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The official web site for the 9-11 Commission with copies of the final report, information on the hearings held by the commission and more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Exploration and Knowledge: France in America

For Students 9th - 10th
A bilingual article which discusses the French contribution to exploration in North America. Included are the reasons the French explored in the New World.
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The International Institute of Literacy Learning: Bill M

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a brief biography on children's literature author, Bill Martin (1916-2004 CE). It also links to other Bill Martin publications.