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Worthington Memory, Online Scrapbook

Photo. Worthington High School Drill Team Members Date: 1972

Explore the history and development of a small town. The online scrapbook [...] »

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)

Sheet, New York. By His Excellency's permission.., 1750, J. Parker?, American...

Looking for a one-stop spot for all your quick 1639-1800 research needs? [...] »

Life After the Holocaust: Stories of Holocaust Survivors After The War

Screenshot, Of Norman Salsitz, Life After the Holocaust site

Can you imagine starting your life over in the U.S. following the Holocaust? [...] »

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Turning Turtle: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea

Photo, "S.S. Princess May wrecked on August 5, 1910," W.H. Case

The ship's on her beam-ends and all's lost! Test your knowledge of maritime [...] »

Presidential Valentines

Photo,"Waverly Place," 1968, James Jowers, George Eastman House, Flickr Commons

The politics of love—answer these questions about valentines to and from [...] »

American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty

Lithograph, "In Danger. . . ,'" 1881, Joseph F. Keppler, Library of Congress

Playing the role of the U.S., these characters consistently star in propaganda [...] »

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Rise of the Automobile

Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Today, many Americans take cars for granted. How did they change the U.S. as [...] »

Coal and the Industrial Revolution

Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's fossil [...] »

Women's Reform Movement

Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of all [...] »

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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 in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and [...] »

National Institute for Literacy

Photo, "Artis struisvogel leest krant van oppasser,"1951, Flickr Commons

Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Oil, Portrait of Felix Albrecht Harta, 1909, Oskar Kokoschka, Hirshhorn

Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »

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