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Loc: Today in History: May 10: Jefferson Davis & "Wedding of the Rails"
Library of Congress presents primary source documents, essays, photos and maps of historical events on May 10th including a ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah for the meeting of the Union Pacific and Central railways and the capture of...
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Loc: Herblock's History of Political Cartoons
Outstanding online exhibition featuring the works of political cartoonist, Herb Block,the creator of the phrase "McCarthyism." Spanning seventy years, this exhibit of over one hundred of his works shows why this Pulitzer Prize winner was...
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Loc: Making Connections Through Poetry
Why not assign a creative project through which students analyze historical documents and share their understanding through poetry and art? All of the resources for this project (documents, images, and examples of famous poems) are...
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Loc: Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
This page from the Library of Congress links directly to a chronology of events leading to the declaration of independence from Great Britain, the drafting of the document, and Jefferson's vison as stated in the Declaration of Independence.
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Loc: European Reading Room: Germans in America Chronology
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Loc: Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
This site from the Library of Congress provides a timeline of the events surrounding the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Click around the Exhibits Home Page for some fantastic treasures housed in the Exhibit Hall.
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Loc: Country Study: Pakistan
Extensive resource from the Library of Congress profiling all aspects of the country of Pakistan including geography, society, economy, politics, and a chronology of national events.
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Loc: America's Story: Assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln has the distinction of being the first President to be assassinated. The Library of Congress has more information about the events surrounding this historic event.
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Loc: World of 1898: Chronology of Puerto Rico in the Spanish American War
Check out this page from the Library of Congress for a chronology of events in Puerto Rico during and after the Spanish-American War.
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Loc: A Guide to World War I Materials
A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.
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Loc: Today in History: July 29: Harris Treaty & Bowling
Library of Congress site presents historical material of events that happened on July 29. Topics include the Harris Treaty and the history of bowling.
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Loc: Today in History: March 5: The Boston Massacre
In a feature titled "Today in History," the Library of Congress explores the Boston Massacre. The events of March 5, 1770 are discussed alongside paintings and engravings from the library's collection.
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Loc: Stories From Veterans
Part of the Library of Congress Veteran History Project, these stories tell of life altering occurrences events that occurred while on a mission, and the wait for those at home. These are historical and primary-source first person...
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Loc: Today in History: April 13: Thomas Jefferson, Grand Old Flag
Multi-faceted site with hypertexted links to Jefferson's writings, summary of the events leading to the Constitution and the failure of the Articles of Confederation; included is Jefferson's original draft of the "Bill for Establishing...
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Loc: One Hundred Years Towards Suffrage: An Overview
A detailed timeline of major events that occurred in the women's suffrage movement. Covers years 1776 to 1923.
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Loc: Edmund Valtman
This Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist was a specialist of the Cold war era having actually lived in the USSR at the time. View some of his most famous cartoons in this online exhibit.
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Loc: Bill Mauldin
This online testimonial praises the works of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who passed away in 2003. After reading his biography, view this fantastic collection of some of his greatest works.
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Loc: American Revolution
The history of the American Revolution is the focus of this article. Divided into topics and time periods, it makes understanding this historical time easier for students for follow.
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Loc: Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Describes the events on April 14, 1865, when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a theater performance. His Secretary of State, William Henry Seward, was also attacked at his home that night but survived. Includes a timeline...
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Loc: America's Story: The Panic of 1857 Began
America's Story provides a brief, two page article on the Panic of 1857. Two pictures are also given along with a timeline of events both before and after the Panic of 1857.
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Loc: Photo Analysis Presenting the Statue of Liberty
The ability to examine a primary source is a gateway to building critical thinking skills and constructing knowledge. This lesson provides the students an opportunity to observe similarities and differences between 2 visual images,...
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Loc: Topics in Chronicling America: Garfield Assassination
Find a chronology of events surrounding the assassination of President James Garfield, followed by links to articles from newspapers across the country that detailed the asssassination, his eventual death, and trial of the assassin,...
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Loc: Missouri Became the 24th State
As Missouri became a state, America was divided by slavery. This site from the Library of Congress offers a description of the events, as well as a railroad map, a painting of the Missouri Squadron, and a bust of Henry Clay, designer of...
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Loc: Missouri Became the 24th State
As Missouri became a state, America was divided by slavery. This site from the Library of Congress offers a description of the events, as well as a railroad map, a painting of the Missouri Squadron, and a bust of Henry Clay, designer of...