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Milwaukee Public Television: Making of Milwaukee: Classroom Materials Gr. 5 12
An amazing and comprehensive resource for teaching Milwaukee history to students in Grades 5 to 12. The materials cover topics such as immigration, industry, government, the world Wars, and so on. A free DVD of the video series can be...
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Chickasaw.tv: Chickasaw History & Culture
This site has a wealth of information on the Chickasaw. The History Timeline explores the history of the Chickasaw Nation from its roots to the present day. The Historic Figures section profiles leaders of the Chickasaw Nation. In the...
A&E Television
History.com: Greensboro Sit Ins
The Greensboro Sit-In was a critical turning point in Black history and American history, bringing the fight for civil rights to the national stage. Its use of nonviolence inspired the Freedom Riders and others to take up the cause of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Popular Culture and Mass Media in the 1950s
In the 1950s, financial prosperity allowed young Americans to participate in a shared culture of rock and roll music, movies, and television.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film
In this lesson plan, learners will consider Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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High Tech Productions: History of Film & Television
High Tech Productions provides a timeline history of television. It starts at the invention of the motion picture camera and goes all the way through television's greatest moments.
Wessels Living History Farm
Living History Farm: Television During the 1950s and 60s
Read a history of television in the 1950s and 1960s to see how it became such a cultural icon. Find out about the many genres of television that were broadcast during that time.
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History tv.net
This site has an archive of original photographs of important events and broadcasts in the early history of experimental television. Concentrates on the archive of photographs from Vladimir Kosma Zworykin.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Land of Television
The advent of increased television programming helped create a national popular culture. Read about the many kinds of television programs offered in the 1950s.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Historical Figures
Some of the men and women who have been important figures in the history of Milwaukee are profiled here. Read about early political leaders, individuals who helped develop Milwaukee's urban infrastructures and businesses, and women who...
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Ethnic Stories
Many if the early settlers in Milwaukee were of German ancestry. African-Americans also helped settle the area, and even pre-dated its founding. Some of the history of these two groups is presented here.
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Media History Digital Library: Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection
A large collection of original magazines that document the evolution of the American broadcasting industry from 1896 to 1964, covering radio, television, and motion pictures.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Television News of the Civil Rights Era 1950 1970
View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA television stations including 230 video clips that feature both national events, such as the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy, as well as...
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City of Miami Beach: History of Miami Beach and South Florida
A brief history of Miami Beach on the city's official website. A link at the end of the text, Historical Photographs, takes you to a collection of one hundred sixty-nine photos, going back to the late 1880s, that can be viewed as a...
University of Oxford (UK)
Museum of the History of Science: Wireless World: Marconi and the Radio
Take an historic tour through the world of radio from Marconi's first radio transmission to the beginning of television broadcasting. Read about how Marconi's invention of wireless telegraphy had an impact on those who survived the...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Hazel Scott
Jazz pianist and singer Hazel Scott was not only the first African-American woman to host her own television show, but she also bravely stood up to the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood studio machine.
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Museum of Broadcast Communications: Ed Sullivan Show
An article discussing the history of the Ed Sullivan show.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Historical Images
This is a library of historical images and photos of Milwaukee. The pictures are organized by category and include one for 'Lesson Activity Images'. There are also numerous historical maps.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Scrapbook Page Exercise
In this interactive activity, students select historic photographs of Milwaukee and create a scrapbook page. It is advised that they work in a wordprocessor while they compose their text, as the article is not saved online.
Thinkport Education
Maryland Public Television: Exploring Maryland's Roots: Voyage to Marie's Land
Two interactive "choose your own adventure" type games that let you experience what it might have been like to prepare for a journey to Marie's Land and actually take that journey.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball was an American actress, pioneer in comedy, and businesswoman.
A&E Television
History.com: History: Italian Renaissance
An account of the Renaissance as it was expressed in Italy, with links to videos on the subject aired on History, the cable television channel.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Amazon Drone Delivers Popcorn and Fire Tv to Its First Customer
December 2016 the first Amazon drone delivery made history. Find out where it was and how it went.
A&E Television
History.com: The History of Flight: From Breakthroughs to Disasters
From hot-air balloons floating over Paris to a dirigible crashing over New Jersey, here are some of the biggest moments of aviation history. Below is a timeline of humans' obsession with flight, from da Vinci to drones. Fasten your...