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Raphael Renaissance Painter Biography - 6 views
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"Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino was born either on April 6 or March 28 of 1483 and died on April 6, 1520. Today he is known simply as Raphael. He was an architect and Italian painter of the High Renaissance. He was celebrated for the grace and the perfection of his drawings and of his paintings."
Running for Office - Cartoons of Clifford K. Berryman - 3 views
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The political cartoons in this exhibit, drawn by renowned cartoonist Clifford K. Berryman, illustrate the campaign process from the candidate's decision to run for office to the ultimate outcome of the election. Although many political procedures have changed, these cartoons show that the political process has remained remarkably consistent; Berryman's cartoons from the early 20th century remain relevant today. Most of these cartoons appeared on the front page of Washington newspapers from 1898 through 1948. They are part of a collection of nearly 2,400 pen-and-ink drawings by Berryman.
European Voyages of Exploration - Home Page - 8 views
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"The modern world exists in a state of cultural, political, and economic globalisation. During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two nations, Portugal and Spain, pioneered the European discovery of sea routes that were the first channels of interaction between all of the world's continents, thus beginning the process of globalisation in which we all live today. "
Treaty of Versailles: Was Germany Guilty? | History Today - 18 views
NEH launches Created Equal: The Long Civil Rights Struggle - 4 views
Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), was launched today to provide free access to documentary films highlighting ...
Herodotus: A Historian for All Time | History Today - 8 views
1864: Germany, Denmark and the Rise of the Nation State | History Today - 3 views
On This Day Challenge - 11 views
FindingEducation today announced its On This Day Challenge. Students will research an important historical event online, and organize their findings into an article that they will publish on findi...
Spammers - 5 views
Happy New Year everyone; I hope 2011 is fruitful for you and your students. You may have noticed that recently we've had some people using the group for promotional purposes. Those members have bee...
Frederick Douglass What to the Slave is the Fourth of July - 15 views
It is still being performed today! Or should I say Sunday: http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-29/yourtown/29718158_1_frederick-douglass-lecture-black-abolitionist
Interactive Map: The Napoleonic Era | History Today - 8 views
Simon Bolivar and the Spanish Revolutions | History Today - 3 views
Magna Carta - The British Library - 2 views
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Interactive summary that includes video and primary source materials as well as the relevance to politics and government today
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