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Loc: America's Story: Johnstown Flood

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the terrible destruction caused by the Johnstown Flood in May 1889.
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Loc: America's Story: Gilded Age (1878 1889)

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
After a brief description of the economy in the Gilded Age, find links to stories about many cultural events of the age. Read about Jim Thorpe, the Johnstown flood, and the first Coca-Cola, among other stories.
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Loc: America's Story: Indians in Louisiana: The Poverty Point Site

For Students 5th - 8th
Archaic Period Indians built impressive mound structures. Find out out the huge earthworks built at Poverty Point in Louisiana.
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Loc: America's Story: u.s. Entered World War I April 6, 1917

For Students 5th - 8th
A very brief look at the United States' entrance into World War I and a cursory explanation of the background of the war.