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Reagan's Speech on Beirut and Grenada
This site provides the text of the televised speech Reagan gave from the Oval Office on October 27th, 1983, detailing U.S. dealings in Lebanon and Grenada (the part concerning Grenada starts near the middle of the text).
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy
How do you bring justice to the millions of people killed in German concentration camps? The Nuremberg Trials attempted this challenge. Study how SS officers were put on trial and punished using the following primary sources. Included...
BBC
Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Battle of the Atlantic Game
Test your ability to keep German U-boats at bay by taking on the role of a senior escort officer tasked with leading a convoy of food and munitions safely across the North Atlantic to England.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Pvt. Joe Louis Says
View a poster from the U.S. Office of Facts and Figures of boxer Joe Louis urging African-Americans to do their part for the war. The text explains the impact of the design of the poster and Louis' part in World War II.
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Military History Online: The Wheatfield
This article analyzes the battle fought in The Wheatfield, a small rocky slope on the southern half of the Gettysburg battlefield.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Mobilization in World War Ii
This site from the US Army describes steps taken in the United States to prepare for war. Scroll through to see how the United States mobilized for World War II.
The White House
The White House: Air Force One
Learn about the history and features of Air Force One, the plane used to transport the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief.
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Behind the Stonewall: Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pa
This website provides an interactive/panoramic view from the "military crest" of Little Round Top as it stands today. The descriptive content which follows details the battle fought there using modern day landmarks.
Digital History
Digital History: The Reagan Revolution in Perspective
By the end of Reagan's second presidential term, the US was a much different country than it had been when he became president in 1980. During his 8 years in office, Reagan accomplished many things, some good and some bad, and definitely...
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Biographies: Harry S. Truman
This brief, but comprehensive look at the Truman administration covers Truman's actions from the time he took office upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt to his decision not to run in the election of 1952.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Abrecht Da Barbiano
An Italian military officer; formed the first regular company of Italian troops organized to resist foreign mercenaries, about 1379. This organization, named the "Company of St. George," proved to be an admirable school, as from its...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benedict Arnold
(1741-1801) American military officer and traitor.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Beverly Robinson
Beverly Robinson was a military officer born in Virginia in 1764 who fought in the American Revolution.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Captain Fremont
Captain Fremont, John Charles Fremont, was a presidential candidate and American military officer.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Count Niklas Zrinyl
Hungarian military officer.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Franz Sigel
Franz Sigel (November 18, 1824 - August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union major general in the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederick Steele
Frederick Steele (January 14, 1819 - January 19, 1868) was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General James Wolfe
(1727-1759) British military officer famous for his victory over the French in Canada.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General John Sedgwick
John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 - May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Armistead
George Armistead was an American military officer who served as the commander of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Guy Vernon Henry
Guy Vernon Henry (9 March 1839 - 27 October 1899) was a military officer and Medal of Honor recipient who served as an early Governor of Puerto Rico.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Charles Fremont
Military officer and candidate for president
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Joseph Brant
A British military officer during the American Revolutionary War as well as a Mohawk leader.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lafayette
A French military officer who led the Garde Nationale during the French Revolution, as well as fought in the American Revolutionary War as a general.