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Political Cartoons in America - 23 views

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    A look at political cartoons from Ben Franklin to Thomas Nast to Dr. Seuss (yes, that Dr. Seuss) to Tom Toles.
Mark Moran

How We Help Social Studies Teachers Integrate the Web into the Syllabus - 16 views

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    A description of all the free tools and content published by Dulcinea Media to help social studies teachers integrate the Web into the classroom.
Mark Moran

http://www.sweetsearch.com/socialstudies - 7 views

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    All of findingDulcinea's social studies resources, on one page.
Mark Moran

On This Day: Nixon Leaves for China - 2 views

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    On Feb. 17, 1972, President Richard Nixon embarked on a diplomatic mission to normalize relations with the People's Republic of China.
Mark Moran

Web Guide to Native American History - 19 views

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    Learn about Native American history on the Internet. Discover Native American history including influences, culture and customs of various Indian tribes. Links to government & legal documents, and exhibits & collections.
Mark Moran

Web Guide to the U.S. Civil War - 19 views

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    An annotated guide to 35+ of the best Web sites about the U.S. Civil War, including deep links to a trove of primary resources, such as solders' records, first-hand accounts, photographs, etc.
Mark Moran

Primary Source Material - Why It Matters & Where to Find it on th Web - 4 views

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    Primary source material-such as journals, speeches, letters, contemporary news reports, government documents, photographs, artifacts and maps-is an invaluable resource in understanding history. Primary sources provide a window into the past-unfiltered access to the record of artistic, social, scientific and political...
Mark Moran

On This Day: US Forces Defeat British at the Battle of New Orleans - 1 views

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    On Jan. 8, 1815, Gen. Andrew Jackson led American troops to victory in the last major conflict of the War of 1812, two weeks after both nations had signed a peace treaty. Jackson's military success would later propel him to the presidency.
Mark Moran

Q&A: The History of Christmas - 4 views

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    How Christians came to celebrate Christmas on December 25, and how secular traditions such as Santa Claus become part of the celebration.
Mark Moran

On This Day: Roald Amundsen Becomes First Man to Reach South Pole - 3 views

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    On Dec. 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen and four fellow Norwegian explorers became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating the ill-fated team of British Capt. Robert F. Scott by just over a month.
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On This Day 1577: Francis Drake Sets out to Circumnavigate the World - 0 views

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    On Dec. 13, 1577, Francis Drake, with Queen Elizabeth's blessing, left England on an expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Drake became the second man, after Ferdinand Magellan, to complete a circumnavigation of the globe.
Mark Moran

On This Day: Four Die at Rolling Stones' Altamont Concert - 1 views

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    A chronicle of the ill-fated concert at Altamont, which was held only four months after Woodstock, and went as wrong as Woodstock went right. One writer calls Altamont " a condensed version of the preceding decade, with queasy race relations, well-intentioned non-conformism turned reckless and a bid for peaceful, harmonious co-existence-among the most valued ideals of the '60s-shattered by senseless violence."
Mark Moran

On This Day: Thomas Edison Successfully Tests Phonograph - 1 views

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    A report on the day Edison uttered "Mary Had a Little Lamb" while cranking on a phonograph, and then played it back. Includes a link to the December 22, 1877 edition of Scientific American, reporting on the phonograph and prescient ruminations on what it may mean for technology. Also includes A marvelous quote by Edison: "I was never so taken aback in my life. I was always afraid of things that worked the first time."
Mark Moran

On This Day: D.B. Cooper Hijacks Plane - 1 views

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    Only unsolved hijacking in US history. The official FBI stance is that he died while parachuting to the ground. Just as with Alcatraz, where all uncaught escapees are "missing and presumed drowned."
Mark Moran

Seven Score & Six Years Ago Today, Lincoln Gave the Gettysburg Address - 8 views

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    On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, a speech that redefined the meaning of the Civil War.
Mark Moran

On This Day 1883: U.S. Railways Establish Four U.S. Time Zones - 5 views

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    Based on a proposal by a school principal from Saratoga, NY, U.S. railways created the Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones, plus the Intercolonial time zone in Atlantic Canada. It was agreed upon by the railways in October 1883 that they would adopt Standard Railway Time, on Nov. 18, 1883.
Mark Moran

On This Day 1978: 900 Cult Members Commit Suicide at Jonestown, Guyana - 2 views

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    The origin of "drinking the Koll-Aid." On November 18, 1978, a delegation led by California Congressman Leo Ryan visited the Peoples Temple cult in Jonestown, Guyana, and left the camp with 16 members who wanted to return to the U.S. Cult leader Jim Jones ordered his guards to open fire on Ryan's delegation as they waited to board a plane, killing Ryan & 3 journalists. Jones then ordered his followers to drink a cyanide-spiked drink, leading to the deaths of more than 900 people.
Mark Moran

On This Day in 1582, October 5 Never Came - 8 views

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    A good explanation of the impact of the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar by a good portion of the Western World.
Mark Moran

On This Day Challenge - 11 views

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started by Mark Moran on 24 Sep 09 no follow-up yet
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    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 findingEducation.

    To help students learn and improve Web research skills, findingEducation offers guidance on how to find and evaluate information on the Web, as well as instruction for organizing information into a well-written article about the event.

    Some articles will be featured on the parent Web site, findingDulcinea, or on the FindingEducation blog. Some of the teachers actively participating in the Challenge will also be featured on the blog.

    http://findingeducation.com/on-this-day-challenge/

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