National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Anna Wagner Keichline
A biographical look at the life of Anna Wagner Keichline - architect, inventor, suffragist, and World War I Special Agent.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Winfield Scott
From the book, "Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff," by William Gardner Bell, this brief biography of Winfield Scott lists the dates of his many military accomplishments, including his successful capture of Mexico City, ending the...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Radical Republicans
A good description of the beginnings of the Republican Party before the Civil War, and the transformation to Radical Republicanism during Reconstruction as they attempted to guarantee equal rights for African Americans. Information is...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, "The Gettysburg Address," delivered November 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page also offers audio readings by six famous people: Johnny Cash, Jeff Daniels, Jim Getty,...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Bush Legacy Lies in 9/11, Iraq, Economy
How will history remember George W. Bush? Article discusses his early years, the Iraq War, the economy, health, education, and Katrina.
Brigham Young University
Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Wilhelm Ii
The Harold B. Lee Library provides a biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany during World War I.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Henry W. Benham
General Benham, born in Connecticut in 1817, died in New York June 1st, 1884, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1837, and assigned to the Corps of Engineers. Served in the Mexican War, 1847-'8, and was brevetted...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry W. Lawton
(1843-1899) American soldier in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General W. S. Hancock
(1824-1886) American soldier that served in the Mexican War, Seminole War and ion the Western Frontier.
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Captain w.g. Barker, and Wreckage of German Fokker d.vii Aircraft, 1917
Listen to interviews with World War I veterans who fought in the air in World War I.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Henry W. Halleck
General Henry W. Halleck served during the Civil War and was involved in the Pittsburg Landing.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General George W. Cullum
General Cullum, born in New York city, February 25th, 1809, died in New York city, February 28th, 1892, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1833, and brevetted a second lieutenant in the Engineer Corps. During the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General George W. Morgan
General Morgan, born in Washington County, Pa., September 20th, 1820, died at Old Point Comfort, Va., July 26th, 1893. At the beginning of the War with Mexico he was made colonel of the Second Ohio Volunteers, and he was subsequently...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Henry W. Slocum
General Slocum served in the Civil War.- Frank Leslie, 1896
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George W. Cable
Writer who fought in the Civil War that wrote Silent South and fought for equal rights for African Americans.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry W. Grady
A journalist and orator who helped to reintegrate the former Confederacy into the union after the Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George W. Cable
(1844-1925) Writer who fought in the Civil War that wrote Silent South and fought for equal rights for African-Americans
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas W. Higginson
(1823-1900) American author who was a commander of the first regiment of former slaves during the Civil War
Digital History
Digital History: September 11, 2001
This site has a comprehensive overview of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., including information on Osama bin Laden's background, the formation of Al Qaeda, the attacks themselves, the US response, civil liberties and national...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Becoming Free Webisode 16
A brief look at contemporary American history from the administration of Richard Nixon to Sept. 11, 2001.
Library of Congress
Loc: Naacp: The New Negro Movement
Look through the items in this Library of Congress exhibition, NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom. This part of the exhibition deals with events the NAACP was involved with in the early 20th century just before the Great...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: What Are the Conditions for Victory in Iraq? Lesson
This is a question that we all think about. Explore it with your students and try to figure out what a postmodern victory looks like in Iraq in an age of asymmetrical warefare. (2003)
US Department of State
America.gov: American Life: Bridge to the 21st Century
Features a comprehensive summary of American history from the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century. Focuses on presidential elections, domestic policy, economics, foreign relations, and terrorism.
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Us atoday.com: Strain of Iraq War Showing on Bush
USA Today offers an insightful article, "Strain of Iraq War Showing on Bush, Those Who Know Him Say."
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