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All Four Stanzas: The National Anthem

For Students 9th - 10th
Asimov (1920-1992 CE) explains the background for the National Anthem and provides the lyrics for all four verses.
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Digital History: The Gipper

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical history of President Ronald Reagan.
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New Perspectives on the West: Sam Houston (1793 1863)

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography on Sam Houston focuses his life as an advocate for Indians and his controversial political career.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Uss Drum(submarine)

For Students 9th - 10th
Launched on May 12, 1941, this was the first of the Gato-class submarines completed before World War II. It represents what was the standard design for American fleet submarines at the beginning of that war. The USS Drum sank fifteen...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of Baltimore, 1814

For Students 9th - 10th
A sketch map of the vicinity of Baltimore during the War of 1812 showing British movements after the burning of Washington in August, 1814. The map shows the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay, the British fleet position in the bay, the...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Florence Barbara Seibert (1897 1991)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biochemist Florence Barbara Seibert (1897-1991) developed the skin test for tuberculosis. After graduating from Goucher College, she worked as a chemist during World War I and then went to Yale University, where she earned a Ph.D. and...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: Uss Massachusetts (Battleship)

For Students 9th - 10th
One of two surviving United States Navy South Dakota-class battleships, Massachusetts saw action in World War II, winning 11 battle stars. She is on display at Battleship Cove.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Uss Alabama(battleship)

For Students 9th - 10th
One of two surviving South Dakota-class battleships, Alabama was commissioned in 1942 and spent forty months in active service in World War II's Pacific theater, earning nine battle stars over twenty-six engagements with the Japanese.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington (State): Arthur Foss (Tugboat)

For Students 9th - 10th
Built in 1889, the Arthur Foss is one of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States. She gained worldwide fame when the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio leased the vessel for its 1933 production Tugboat Annie, starring...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Abraham Whipple

For Students 9th - 10th
Abraham Whipple (26 September 1733 - 27 May 1819) was an American revolutionary naval commander. Whipple was born near Providence, Rhode Island and chose to be a seafarer early in his life. He embarked upon a career in the lucrative West...

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