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Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today and Ellis Island
World War II and the Postwar Period The United States entered World War II in 1942. During the war, immigration decreased. There was fighting in Europe, transportation was interrupted, and the American consulates weren't open. Fewer than 10 percent of the immigration quotas from Europe were used from 1942 to 1945. In many ways, the country was still fearful of the influence of foreign-born people.
The History Engine is an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work—researching, writing, and publishing—of a historian. The result is an ever-growing collection of historical articles or "episodes" that paints a wide-ranging portrait of life in the United States throughout its history and that is available to scholars, teachers, and the general public in our online database.
History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research | Home
The TimeMap of World History is an all inclusive look at world history. It combines maps, timelines and chron- ological narratives that work together to enhance historical understanding. New content added daily.
World History TimeMap
The History Engine is an educational project from the University of Richmond that is creating a collection of historical articles about life in the United States throughout its history. The History Engine includes a Google Maps based time-line that allows users to explore the project's history articles by date and by location. If you select a decade from the time-line states that have essays available from that decade are highlighted on the map.
The History of the USA on Google Maps
Introducing Civics in a Minute (VIDEO)
As part of our ongoing effort here at TakePart to break the tired, old, horse-race model of covering elections , we wanted to get people excited about the democratic process itself. But for many people, the rituals and rules of each election season are a big mystery. High school civics class is but a hazy memory. So we've set out to reaquaint you with your democracy. Today we launched Civics in a Minute , our new video series dedicated to explaining everything from the electoral college, to the primary system, to what actually happens at a political convention.The location filter shows you popular videos from the selected country or region on lists like Most Viewed and in search results.To change your location filter, please use the links in the footer at the bottom of the page. Click "OK" to accept this setting, or click "Cancel" to set your location filter to "Worldwide". The location filter shows you popular videos from the selected country or region on lists like Most Viewed and in search results. To change your country filter, please use the links in the footer at the bottom of the page. Loading... "Das Deutschlandlied" - Germany National Anthem German & English lyrics VocalNationalAnthems 495,137 views 1 year ago "Das Deutschlandlied" German & English Lyrics This video contains the longer version of the German Anthem.
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RMS Titanic
Cartographies of Time - The Morning News
Text by Rosecrans Baldwin Selections from a captivating history of timelines—from time circles to time dragons, to a history of the world drawn on a single piece of paper.Mission US is a multimedia project that immerses players in U.S. history content through free interactive games. Mission 1: "For Crown or Colony?" puts players in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a printer's apprentice in 1770 Boston. They encounter both Patriots and Loyalists, and when rising tensions result in the Boston Massacre, they must... ( read more )
Mission US | THIRTEEN
All About Explorers | Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson According to detailed records recently discovered in the archives of the Cork County Records Office in Ireland, Henry Hudson was born in room 441 of the Blarney Medical Center at 3:17 PM on Monday, August 13, 1593. He was a very well-educated man who attended the famous Harvard University. Hudson’s main goal as an explorer was to find a northern passage to the Orient.
Examine key legislation throughout our country's history that impacts our lives today. Watch videos featuring primary source images from the Library of Congress that illuminate these significant decisions in our nation's history. Congressional Moments: Child Labor Hear stories of children working in dangerous jobs in the early 1900s and understand how the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 provided basic protections to all U.S. workers. Congressional Moments: Civil Rights
Center On Congress
World War I and II
WGBH American Experience . Freedom Riders . Watch | PBS
The Freedom Riders represented a cross-section of America – black and white, young and old, religious and secular. "The Freedom Rides were trying to say to America: we are a diverse country — let's act like a diverse country, where every part of the diversity is equal, and is treated equally,” says Freedom Rider Rabbi Israel Dresner.American Revolution
Holidays, observances, and traditions
Geography and Map Skills
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I found this at OpenCulture . They are photos taken by the Apollo 11 astronauts which are remarkable. They take me back in time as I was not quite six and living in Tehran. Later that year the three Apollo 11 astronauts visited the US embassy there.
High Def Video Montage of Photos from Apollo 11
Presidents and elections