Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: John Hinckley Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes John Hinckley's life in depth.
Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: "I Do Solemnly Swear" Presidential Inauguration

For Students 6th - 8th
This interactive site looks at presidential inaugurations from the first, George Washington to the present. Primary documents are included.
Activity
Other

Idea House: Clinton Administration Challenges Vertical Mergers

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from 1999 defining "vertical merger" which explains the difference between Clinton's treatment of such mergers as compared to George H.S. Bush and Ronald Reagan in their administrations.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was the United States response to possible nuclear attacks set up to develop an advanced anti-ballistic missile system to enable the United States to prevent missile attacks from the USSR and other...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Glasnost

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the policy of Glasnost that was used by Mikhail Gorbachev to bring reforms to the Soviet Union.