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Ferry Derry Corner in Northern Ireland. Text on side of building reads You are now entering Free Derry hands up don't shoot

The Provisional Irish Republican Army

Fifty years ago, in December 1969, the Provisional IRA was born from the widespread religious violence that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August.

… that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August. From modest beginnings, the … that had wracked the six counties of Northern Ireland since the preceding August. …

Mao Zedong clapping and Mao Zedong speaking at a microphone

The Founding of the People's Republic of China

On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong (1893-1976) announced the establishment of the People’s Republic of China marking the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century.

… marked the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of frequent governmental … Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 . New York: Walker and Company, 2010. Gao, Hua. Translated by Stacy Mosher and Guo … D. The Search for Modern China . New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1991 Vogel, Ezra F. Deng Xiaoping and the …

Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon

According to the traditional narrative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith was visited on September 21, 1823 by an angel who told him of an ancient record buried nearby his farm.

a man harvesting wheat - Lviv, Ukraine 1991 Wheat Harvest on Collective Farm 1991 by Manhhai, Flickr, cc-by 2.0

Ukraine: The Breadbasket of Europe

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has returned to its pre-revolutionary positin as a major agricultural exporter of key commodities.

… Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has … positin as a major agricultural exporter of key commodities. With Russia currently controlling a large … Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has … positin as a major agricultural exporter of key commodities. …

Gwangju Then and Now

Gwangju, a major city in southwestern South Korea, has been widely recognized as a center of civil resistance since May 1980, when a brutal military crackdown targeted citizens protesting against dictatorship.

The Nature of Childhood: An Environmental History of Growing Up in America since 1865 Book Cover

Play, Paranoia, and American Childhood in the Great Outdoors

Review of The Nature of Childhood: An Environmental History of Growing Up in America since 1865, by Pamela Riney-Kehrberg (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2014)

… An Environmental History of Growing Up in America since 1865 proved a timely, refreshing, and even nostalgic … Places, backyards, and basements filled with televisions, computers, and Playstations. Riney-Kehrberg describes how … will see that between 1950 and 1970 resilient children combatted the pressure to move indoors by finding creative …

Treating the Symptoms: Northern Ireland’s Incomplete Peace

… personal. In 1979, the organization killed the Queen’s cousin, Lord Mountbatten. The meeting between the two and … that, 17 years after its inception, remains stubbornly incomplete. On the positive side, the Belfast Agreement (commonly referred to as the Good Friday agreement as it was …

Taiwanese flags on display for National Day, 2018.

The Taiwan Strait Conflict

Kent State Massacre

Teaching Area

US History since 1877

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January, 2026

Russell Crowe as a gladiator, a football player from early football and a present day football player

Gladiators and Football

Grade Level

4-8

Teaching Area

Ancient History

World History to 1500

World History since 1500

… or gladiatorial games of Ancient Rome? How do these events compare? This lesson will compare and contrast the Roman Gladiatorial Games to … World History since 1500 …