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Loc: William Mc Kinley
The Library of Congress provides interesting information about the life and presidency of William McKinley. While the information is brief, the site provides several links to more facts.
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Loc: African American Mosaic: Migrations
The Library of Congress surveys the migration of African Americans to out of the South after the Civil War. Features include statistics, maps, and reasons for the migration.
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Loc: Creating French Culture: From Empire to Democracy France
Library of Congress presents text and artifacts from France which describe its history from 1799 to present.
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Loc: Talkin' 'Bout My Green Generation
Earth Day celebrated its 40th anniversary on April 22, 2010. Briefly described is its history and the impact this movement has made on environmental legislation.
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Loc: Law Day, Cultural Issues in the Courts
In honor of Law Day, the Library of Congress hosted a program: Cultural Issues in the Courts. A panel of cross-cultural experts discussed the cases in which various individuals from other countries pleaded "cultural defense," stating...
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Loc: Teachers: Out of the Dust: Visions of Dust Bowl History
The Dust Bowl experience is brought to life through historical photos and Karen Hesse's award-winning "Our of the Dust", a historical fiction depicting a child's life during this time in American history.
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Loc: Teachers: The Grapes of Wrath
A Library of Congress lesson on "The Grapes of Wrath," through which students discover how cultural artifacts from the book support its themes and see connections "between the social, cultural, and literary contexts of literature."
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Loc: Teachers: Civil War Through a Child's Eye
Historical fiction and primary texts provide students with new perspectives on the Civil War era, specifically through the eyes of a child who lived during this time.
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Loc: Everyday Mysteries: Who Invented Christmas Lights?
Do you love looking at Christmas lights? At this Library of Congress site, the question is answered on who invented the first strand of lights that now light up the Christmas season.
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Loc: Prints and Photographs: Fenton Crimean War Photographs
Access a documentary record of Crimean War photographs produced by pioneering British photographer Robert Fenton.
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Loc: Everyday Mysteries: What Causes the Sound of Thunder
Detailed description of the scientific cause of thunder.
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Loc: Science Reference Guides: Winchester Rifle
Reference and bibliographic guide with a brief history of the Winchester rifle and citations to sources of additional information.
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Loc: Everyday Mysteries: How Does Static Electricity Work?
Learn how static electricity results from an imbalance of electrical charges.
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Loc: How High Can a Nine Banded Armadillo Jump?
Have you ever wondered how high an armadillo can jump? This webpage will answer this question and some others giving you some basic facts about these amazing creatures.
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Loc: Chronicling America: Clara Barton
Collection of historic newspaper pages, from the 1880s forward, about Barton's founding of the American Red Cross and the humanitarian relief work she undertook to aid victims of flooding and famine in the United States and around the...
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Loc: Presidential Election of 1960
What made the election of 1960 so different? Some political analysts call this election a turning point in American politics. Here's a brief overview of the election and questions to answer.
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Loc: The Richard Rodgers Collection
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Below the long list of Rodgers' works you'll find an extensive timeline of his life and composition history.
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Loc: Native American Reference Weblist
The Library of Congress provides a series of sites about Native Americans, featuring their history, literature and culture, news and current events,government and law, their libraries, museums, and archives, and, lastly, their tribes and...
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Loc: American Treasures: Dempsey and Firpo
An interesting article that summarizes a chunk of the history behind this painting by George Bellows and the prints that were later made of it.
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Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Wwii: Alliance
This site from the Library of Congress discusses the alliance between the Allies and the USSR after Germany chose to break an agreement and invade Soviet Union. Links to primary source documents are included.
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Loc: State and Local Governments
This site from the Library of Congress provides links to sites with general information on state and local governments and specific details for individual states. Also, has links to state web pages.
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Loc: A Historic Message
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives information on the first telegraph invented and the first message ever transmitted.
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Loc: B. B. French's Diary
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Benjamin Brown French, politician and Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, kept a diary. The Library of Congress has digitalized for display the December 25, 1851, entry...
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Loc: The Young Republic
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Painter and printer John Rubens Smith sketched rivers, roads, cities, bridges, and mills throughout America between the years 1810 and 1840. Digital images of his art are provided...