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University of California
History Project: The Evacuation of the Japanese Following Pearl Harbor
Lesson on Japanese internment during WWII in which learners read and analyze original text to recount events and then evaluate the consequences brought about by domestic policies after Pearl Harbor.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Gills & Drams of Consolation
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark recounts the use and rationing of spirits by the Expedition.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The French Connection
This exhibit features narratives and pictures that recount the history of French settlers to the banks of the Detroit River in the 1700s.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: World War Ii Campaigns: Sicily
This brochure from the Center of Military History recounts the Allied invasion of Sicily at the beginning of the Italian Campaign.
PBS
Pbs the West: Cities of Gold
This PBS site recounts the efforts of Spanish explorers to find the fabled gold of the New World.
PBS
Pbs Liberty!: Congress Adds a Bill of Rights
Informative site recounting the events of December 15, 1791, when the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. Learn about the Bill of Rights and the freedoms it was designed to protect!
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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Progressive Era
A good overview of the reforms that were instituted not only in Georgia, but in the entire country during the Progressive Era. Read a history of the beginnings of progressivism, the people involved, and a recounting of the various...
Other
U.s. Fire Administration: World Trade Center Bombing: Report and Analysis [Pdf]
This is an in-depth report and analysis of the World Trade Center Bombing in 1993. Included in the 132-page document are statistical data, a complete recount of events, numerous diagrams, and much more.
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48th Ovvi Regiment: The Official Record of the 48th Ovi at Shiloh
This is truly an excellent study and recounting of the Battle of Shiloh. The strategy of the Battle and the importance of the outcome are discussed. Primary resources such as Capt. Posegate's personal account and John Richardson's...
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Story Corps: September 11
Relatives and friends of 9/11 victims go on StoryCorps to record their remembrances of their loved ones who were killed in the tragic events of the day. Rescuers also recount their emotions while trying to help.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Slobodan Milosevic
A PBS interview recounts the rise of Milosevic as a post-modern dictator and his part in the conflict in Kosovo. 9/23/98
Illinois Institute of Technology
The Oyez Project: Stephen G. Breyer
A lengthy biography of Supreme Court justice, Stephen G. Breyer. Read about the influences in his life, his education, and his experience before joining the Supreme Court. Site also offers a recounting of court opinions in which he has...
Other
Juno Beach Centre: The Italian Campaign
This page recounts the Canadian role in the Italian Campaign. Quotes, French translation, and pictures are available here.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Gore v. Bush (2000)
Provides a collection of facts on the landmark Supreme Court case of Gore v. Bush which stated that the Florida Supreme Court's method for recounting ballots was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Poems by Wilfred Owen
Read Wilfred Owen's (1893-1918 CE) Poems where he recounts his experiences as an infantry soldier.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Notes: Travels in America, 1750 1920
Comprises 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920....
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Cprr History Museum: Chinese Laborers and Construction of the Central Pacific
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many primary source documents included as well as supplemental direct quotes in...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Anne Frank
Engaging site offers a pictorial essay recounting the story of the life of Holocaust victims Anne Frank and her family.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Days With Sir Roger De Coverly by J. Addison and R. Steele
This famous British duo recount their stay with the fictional Sir Roger and his acquaintances in this e-book. Multiple formats are available for download or reading online.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Treason Trial
This illustrated report recounts the 1956 Treason Trial, a trial in which 156 people were arrested and accused of treason in South Africa.
Harp Week
Harp Week: Cartoon of the Day: March 18, 1876
This Thomas Nast cartoon depicts an abbreviated explanation of the problems the government had with the Whiskey Ring. The commentary gives a very good recounting of the fraud and how it was perpetrated and eventually prosecuted.
Peace Corps
Peace Corps: Narrative Cartoons
Using the communicative means of cartooning, young scholars examine essays from various Peace Corps volunteers and recount them by writing their own cartoons.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: 19 Kilometers From Auschwitz
Photographic exhibit recounts the story of the Jewish community of Trzebinia, Poland: before the war, during the Holocaust, and their legacies.
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Press: Excerpt From Conversations With Picasso
Excerpt from Brassai's book Conversations with Picasso. The author recounts his dialogue with artist Pablo Picasso.
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