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Nara: American Originals: President Nixon's Resignation Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short site that highlights the diary of Nixon on July 20, 1969, the day of the historic moon walk. There's also a picture of Nixon talking to the Apollo II astronauts while they are on the moon.
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Nara: National History Day Research

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides helpful tips for utilizing the NARA website for National History Day research.
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Herbert Hoover Presidential Library: History of Hoover Ball

For Students 5th - 8th
Herbert Hoover had a creative way to stay fit while president - Hoover-Ball. All that was needed was a medicine ball and net. Hoover played rain or shine every day except Sundays. Read the following history of the game and directions....
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Open Library: Pictures and Stories From Uncle Tom's Cabin

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Unknown author's "Pictures And Stories From Uncle Tom's Cabin" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Herbert Hoover Presidential Library: Pioneering Journeys of the Ingalls Family

For Students 4th - 6th
Growing up in the late 1800's was not an easy life, especially when your family was always on the move searching for a farm. Laura Ingalls Wilder led a challenging childhood of moving often and falling on hard times. Trace her journeys...
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National Archives: The Civil War: Celebrate or Commemorate?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To try to understand both sides of the Civil War, learners will think about some of the different aspects and perspectives involved. In this activity, students will match Civil War terms to their definitions to familiarize themselves...
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Nara: Letter From Jackie Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), while focusing on his contributions to the Civil Rights, features a letter written by Jackie Robinson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The letter responded to Presidential Civil...
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Nara: American Originals: Al Capone

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of the trial and verdict that sent Al Capone to prison, in 1931, for tax evasion.
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Nara: Picturing the Century: The Great Depression and the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration, provides this article with historic photographs of people and places in the 1930s.
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Nara: Teaching With Documents:tally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National Archives and Records Administration provides a lesson, with corresponding information and documents, relating to the role of the Electoral College in the election of the president and vice-president as specified in the U.S....
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Nara: Mother and Child Elizabeth Catlett

For Students 9th - 10th
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).Elizabeth Catlett's wood sculpture of "Mother and Child" is here. No information.