This site from The History Place provides a good selection of historical and relatively modern speeches from many English-speaking countries. Each speech is set up in its historic context. Many are available with audio links.

This resource provides information about the film, Kings Row.

This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History: Period 9: 1980-present.

A list of legislation that has been passed towards reducing the debt. There is an explanation of each.

This is a collection of 47 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic Influential Speeches. What makes a great speech, and what makes a great speech memorable? Study some of the most influential speeches in history and learn how they...

Learn about what happened during the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut. Sixty-three people were killed in this attack.

This site is dedicated as a memorial to the US veterans of service in Lebanon. It contains links to history, news, support, remembrances, and other resources.

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...

Learn about the policy of Glasnost that was used by Mikhail Gorbachev to bring reforms to the Soviet Union.

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).

The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.

The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.

The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.

The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.

The University of Texas, Austin, explores photojournalism with images of recent American presidents and their times. Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton are shown.

Four Star General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. is remembered for his good service during Watergate and his questionable service during Reagan's administration after his passing in February 2010.

Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and others have their famous presidential speeches captured in this database.