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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Remembering D Day 70 Years Later

For Students 9th - 10th
The D-Day invasion was a major turning point in WWII. Using primary sources such as oral histories, diaries, and memoirs, students can understand the uncertainty and hope that surrounded this time period.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
The liberation of the Nazi camps was not a primary objective of the Allied military campaign. However, as they crossed Europe and saw the atrocities, the troops freed prisoners and gave them medical treatment. Understand more about the...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyze how the conclusion of WWI led to an unstable peace which resulted in WWII. included on this site are short films, photographs, artifacts, and an extensive bibliography for further research.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Un Memorial Address for John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and audio of Adlai Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly after President John F. Kennedy's death. It was delivered on November 26, 1963, in New York.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Memorial Address for Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text (PDF available) and audio of Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly upon the death of Eleanor Roosevelt; it was delivered on November 9, 1962.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
FAQ about 9/11.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

For Students 9th - 10th
On February 26, 1993, at 12:18 p.m., a small cell of terrorists, with links to a local radical mosque and broader Islamist terror networks, detonated about 1,200 pounds of explosives in a rental van in the underground parking garage at...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Mount Rushmore

For Students 3rd - 8th
Presents images and descriptive details of this national monument that features the faces of past U.S. Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: The Statue of Liberty

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can learn brief information about the Statue of Liberty located in New York, which is a national symbol of freedom.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Tomb of the Unknowns

For Students 3rd - 8th
Features the history behind the construction of the Tomb of the Unknowns and descriptive details of the tomb itself.
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Other

Memorial Hall Museum: Wells Thorn House: 1711 80: American Georgian Style

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive tool lets you examine the architectural elements of an American Georgian-period home. Learn how the door, windows, roof, painted clapboards, and chimney of a Georgian-style update to the Wells-Thorn House reflect Georgian...
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Other

Ida B. Wells Memorial Foundation: Her Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Ida B. Wells who used the power of the pen to attack growing violence against African Americans in the late 19th century. She particularly focused on the use of lynching.
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Other

Uss Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: Battleship Uss Alabama (Bb 60)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the history and battle stories about the 1942 World War II warship, USS Alabama on display in Mobile Bay.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Coronado National Memorial: Coronado's Seven Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Francisco Coronado's quest for the Seven Cities of Cibola that took him across the Southwest and into the Midwest. Included is a link to a map showing his route.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: De Soto National Memorial

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A description of Hernando De Soto's involvement in expeditions in the New World, hinting at but not fully describing his exploration of La Florida and much of the rest of southern North America prior to his deat.
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Other

Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia: Germanna

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource povides historical information about the German immigrants who settled German settlements in Virginia.
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Other

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Skin Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an excellent overview of skin cancer to include, types, diagnosis, treatment, and other related information.
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Other

Henry Miller Memorial Library: Henry Miller

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a detailed timeline of Miller's life.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Trench Warfare: Hell on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of trench warfare, including several pictures.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: 1918: Final Victory and Armistice

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site focusing on the role of the Australians in France at the end of World War I, this page briefly describes the events leading up to the Armistice, and presents the responses of several Australian soldiers.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900 01

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Australian aid given to the British Army during the Boxer Rebellion.
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BBC

Bbc: Norway Attacks: Oslo Flower Memorial Cleared Away

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how Norway is moving forward following the July 22, 2011 terrorist attack on the country. Links to related articles and videos are featured. (August 3, 2011)
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Other

Gonzales Memorial Museum: Come and Take It Cannon

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains the story behind the cannon that the Mexicans tried to capture at the Battle of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. The first shot of the Texas Revolution was fired from the cannon that day.
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Other

Memorial Hall Museum: Dress Up: Clothing From the Past

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Have you ever wondered what people from the 1700's through the 1900's had to wear? With this interactive you have the opportunity to find out!

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