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History Content

This great site offers full versions of over 200 classic children's books. The collection itself ranges from classics like "Alice in Wonderland," to more obscure tales—such as Charlotte Herr's "How Punky Dunk Helped Old Prince." With its diverse collection of stories, tales, and nursery rhymes, the site is perfect for young readers. FIND OUT MORE »

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Native Americans and the Environment

Native Americans and the Environment Logo, 2002 NCSE.

A collection of resources and educational information regarding Native American [...] »

Drawing the Western Frontier: The James E. Taylor Album

Photo, Seven Non-Native Men...

How did newspaper illustration shape stereotypes (and our understanding) of the [...] »

Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection

Photo, Reed, standing second from right, Volunteers, and others..., 1901, UVa.

Discover the men, ideas, and process behind discovering that mosquitoes [...] »

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Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts

Photo, Suffrage Straw Ride, c.1910-1915, Library of Congress

After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about voting. [...] »

A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness

Slide, "Cutting Burley tobacco. . . ," 1940, Marion Post Wolcott, Flickr Commons

How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco? [...] »

Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street

When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot! [...] »

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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? [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration

Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of cultural [...] »

Denmark Vesey

An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Photo, NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)

Since its inception, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological [...] »

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Photo, Old man (with many hands) teaching Finnish sign language, gak, Flickr, cc

Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom? [...] »

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Photo, Mule driver, adolescent. . . , 1915, U.S. Bureau of Mines, MSHA site

Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?... [...] »

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