
HISTORY
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Churchill and the Great Republic (A Library of Congress Exhibiti
This Day in History — History.com — What Happened Today in Histo
On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower's designer, and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, a handful of other dignitaries, and 200 construction workers. In 1889, to honor of the centenary of the French Revolution , the French government planned an international exposition and announced a design competition for a monument to be built on the Champ-de-Mars in central Paris. Out of more than 100 designs submitted, the Centennial Committee chose Eiffel's plan of an open-lattice wrought-iron tower that would reach almost 1,000 feet above Paris and be the world's tallest man-made structure.F ifty years after the fact, the Vietnam War remains part of our collective national consciousness. For the veterans who served during this era, this conflict has particular meaning. Each of these veterans experienced the war in a unique, individual way; no two stories are the same.
Experiencing War: The Korean War, Not Forgotten (Stories from th
U.S. National Park Service Discover History
The National Park Service's Cultural Resources Programs are dedicated to preserving history, education, and grants. History is everywhere. In nearly 400 national parks and every hometown.History of the American West (American Memory, Library of Congre
NOVA Online | Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
Online NewsHour -- The Blackmun Papers
The People’s Vote , co-sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration, National History Day, and U.S. News & World Report , invited Americans of all ages and educational backgrounds to vote for 10 of 100 milestone documents drawn mainly from the holdings of the National Archives. Learn more about the vote.
The People's Vote
The Influenza Epidemic of 1918
Today in History: July 6
Former Slaves Tell Their Stories The almost seven hours of recorded interviews presented here took place between 1932 and 1975 in nine Southern states. Twenty-three interviewees, born between 1823 and the early 1860s, discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, coercion of slaves, their families, and freedom. Several individuals sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement. It is important to note that all of the interviewees spoke sixty or more years after the end of their enslavement, and it is their full lives that are reflected in these recordings.

