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What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens of African American experience.

The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why?

Looking for a way to fund graduate education related to teaching the U.S. Constitution?

Service-learning and history don’t have to be exclusive. Consider the opportunities.

The economy’s on everyone’s mind. Take advantage of that fact to teach a bit of financial history.

Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates really going up?

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this website and learn about DC’s structural character.

Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in 1970?

Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?…

Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy teaching into your history lessons.

Watch videos on jazz and opera history, courtesy of the National Endowment of the Arts.

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law.

Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom?

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have come to the right place.

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes?

Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New Deal project.

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and tidings.

Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international radio programs.

Allow students to “meet” their favorite historical figures.

Don’t let “natural history” scare you away! The museum covers anthropology as well.

Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or hunted buffalo.

See our history come to life within the expansive exhibits and educational programs developed by NMAH.

Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a reality, and the National Air and Space Museum tells us the story.

Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems.

What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are?

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear.

When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum’s extensive online resources, including 15 exhibits.

Modern art isn’t impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its time.

If you’re lucky enough to be able to arrange an international trip, know your national resources.

Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development issues.

Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.

When the weather’s not on our side, FEMA’s there to lend a hand.

Did you know that the draft was used in times of peace, as well as war?

Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?

Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health challenges do they face today?

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the Federal Trade Commission.

Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection of the people of the U.S.

Do you fit today’s transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city?

Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm recovery?

Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.

The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation with its diversity and class variations.

Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.

How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter?

How did recreational drug use grow into a U.S. drug culture? How did it become such a hot topic and a social concern?

Why are the Marines known as “America’s 911 Force”? Explore this division of the armed services.

For when those historical figures suffered conditions you don’t recognize.

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its defensive mission?

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can’t.

Explore maps that enable you to better understand the country that you live in, and the land that surrounds you.

You’ve seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. intelligence operations?

Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United States Army.

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and more.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online back to 1790.

GPO is the Federal Government’s resource for preserving and providing access to published information.

Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional government offices.

Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and medical research.

The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil aeronautics.

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security program.

Since its inception, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological feats in air and space.

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its context.

Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become a better teacher!

Explore the history of science and technology, maritime history, and the nation’s pivotal explorers and scientists.

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by subject.

The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and current occupants.

Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts.

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal courts.

Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.

What can 19 museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo offer your students?

The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each branch of the military and within smaller units of each of the services.

Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage.

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal agencies to support community efforts to preserve America’s cultural and natural …

With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you’re bound to find an excellent resource.

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, and the research arm of Congress.