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Examine the meaning of leadership through world leaders.

Print, Common Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), 1837, John Gould, NYPL

EDSITEment: A portal for fun historical learning from grades K-12.

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Need to check a date? Have students report on their birth dates? Try here.

Whether you are interesting in teaching your students more about Colonial Williamsburg or offering insight into 18th century life in general, this website is a handy tool. The site allows visitors to virtually explore buildings in Colonial Williamsburg, "meet" famous historical figures, play games, and participate in a number of other activities. FIND OUT MORE »

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An American Family: The Beecher Tradition

Picture of the Beecher family c.1850. Taken by Mathew Brady, New York.

Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe's family was also involved in [...] »

Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga

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Explore the world of the Vikings—the first European explorers of the [...] »

Dickinson Electronic Archives

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Learn about Dickinson's family through their own writings and wider critical [...] »

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Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage

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Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do they [...] »

Stumbling Down the Road to Health

Photo, Shoppers looking at window display, 1915, Library of Congress

It seemed like a good idea at the time . . . which “healthful” ingredients and [...] »

Past Rebel Lines

Letter, Henry Clinton to John Burgoyne, August 10, 1777, Henry Clinton, Clements

Benedict Arnold wasn't the only spy in the American Revolution. Take this quiz [...] »

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The Tet Offensive

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American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for U. [...] »

Causing the Civil War

Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further? [...] »

Huey Long

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How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S.? [...] »

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Federal Trade Commission

Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the Federal [...] »

Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »

Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

Watercolor and black ink, Double Portrait, Alfonso Ossorio, 1944, Smithsonian

American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »

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A Trail of 4,000 Tears

Painting, The Trail of Tears, Robert Lindneux, Woolaroc Museum

Discover the ramifications of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. [...] »

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