A&E Television
History.com: Labor Day 2021
Labor Day 2021 occurred on Monday, September 6. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by the labor movement in the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Parades, Memories and Appreciation: Veterans Day 2016
Demonstrations of respect and appreciation for those who have served in the armed forces are found throughout the United States on November 11. Find parades and comments from President Barack Obama which took place on Veteran's Day 2016.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Earth Days: Timeline:the Modern Environmental Movement
Trace the advance of the environmental movement from 1948 through the 1980s. Read about the legislation promoting a healthy environment passed under both Democratic and Republican presidents.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: The First Mother's Day
Mother's Day was begun by President Woodrow Wilson. This Library of Congress site gives you the background and some wonderful old photographs.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
Other
National Council for the Social Studies: Establishing Martin Luther King Day
What do national holidays represent and how do they come to be? Using Martin Luther King Day as an example, follow how congress establishes the holiday and the president signs it into law. Primary sources included are memos to President...
Georgetown University
Pdba: Costa Rica, Chronology of Presidents
This page, maintained by the Political Science Department of Georgetown University, shows the chronology of Presidents of Costa Rica, from 1944 to this day.
Other
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The official web site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan: Obama's First 100 Days
Students will compare and contrast the First 100 Days of Franklin Roosevelt with those of Barack Obama.
iCivics
I Civics: The First 100 Days
Discover the history behind the "First 100 Days" and its impact on the American presidency. Learners will evaluate the fairness of judging presidents based on this somewhat arbitrary time period.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Track the accomplishments of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945 CE) through his four terms in office. He is considered to be one of our greatest presidents. This president "Guided America through its greatest foreign crisis, and, with...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Assassination of the President:attempted Murder of Secretary Seward
This excerpt from an 1865 newspaper, Evening Star, contains multiple accounts of the night President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward were attacked. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E....
Other
Mt. Vernon Ladies Association: President Washington's Inauguration
Follow the schedule of George Washington on his inauguration day. For each event, a summary, pictures, or a video is included with explanations of that particular event. A transcript of his inauguration speech is provided.
iCivics
I Civics: Running for President (Infographic)
Learn how candidates run the race to become President of the United States. Infographic shows who can qualify to run, how they must prepare, and the different hurdles they have to overcome to make it to Inauguration Day.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The 1967 Six Day War
An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: William Rufus Day (1849 1923)
Brief bio of William Rufus Day, statesman and Secretary of State to William McKinley for only 5 months and eventually serving on the U.S. Supreme Court for 20 years.
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