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Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

Peace through Olympic Sport?

… the shooting." Barbara Keys is a doctoral candidate in history at Harvard University and a writer for the History News Service. … Barbara Keys … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Sports … …
Photo of "Fighting Bob" La Follette

Lessons for the Nader Camp: ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette in 1924

… not be realized. Nancy C. Unger is associate professor of history at Santa Clara University. She is author of “Beyond … Nature’s Housekeepers: American Women in Environmental History” (Oxford University Press, 2012). … Nancy C. Unger … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … 20th …
Cygnet, Ohio, in Wood County was a booming oil town with 13 saloons and many workers when this photo was taken in 1885.

An Energy Plan for You!

… be freezing in the dark. James C. Williams, who teaches history at De Anza College in Silicon Valley, is the author … Making of Modern California" (1997) and a writer for the History News Service. … James C. Williams … History News Service … United States … Energy … …
Depiction of General Scott capturing Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.

Getting Away from the “Quagmire” Cliché

… warrants only a paragraph or two in most high-school textbooks: the Mexican War of 1846-1848. In that war, Americans … to partisan political action, we must look elsewhere in our history. When American troops left Mexico in 1848, they left … worth having. John C. Pinheiro is associate professor of history at Aquinas College. He is the author of "Manifest …
George W. Bush at the White House in 2003.

Can Bush out-Hoover Hoover?

… since Hoover’s defeat. Robert S. McElvaine, a writer for History News Service, is a professor of history at Millsaps College and the author of "The Great Depression." … Robert S. McElvaine … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
In an address to a joint-session of the US Congress on September 20, 2001, US President George W. Bush demanded that the Taliban deliver Osama bin Laden and destroy bases of al-Qaeda.

Bush Should Consider the Fate of Wartime Presidents

… unbearable dissension if he ran again, and went down in history as a tragic figure. The next time Bush goes home to … at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … Cold War … Vietnam War … U.S. …
U.S. soldiers walking across a field during the Vietnam War.

A New War Like — Vietnam?

… lies ahead. Michael W. Flamm is an assistant professor of history at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and a writer for the History News Service. … Michael W. Flamm … History News Service … Terrorism … Vietnam War … Afghanistan …
President George W. Bush talking on the phone the day of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

War May Raise Serious Issues at Home

… the purpose of our federal government. Sherman Dorn teaches history at the University of South Florida and is a writer for the History News Service. … Sherman Dorn … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
Closeup of a ram.

It’s Gay Rights, Not Gay Genes, That Matter

… value or rights. Nancy C. Unger is associate professor of history at Santa Clara University. She is author of “Beyond … Nature’s Housekeepers: American Women in Environmental History” (Oxford University Press, 2012). … Nancy C. Unger … History News Service … United States … LGBTQ+ … Science & …
Senator J. William Fulbright in 1966.

Advice from the Past about Yugoslavia

… Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University, a professor of history at Henderson State University, and a writer for the History News Service. … Martin Halpern … History News Service … Europe … Former Yugoslavia … Kosovo … …
marijuana label - orgo blackberry 3.7 g For medical use only

Government Smackdown: Federalism

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
… federalism on a different level. The article compared the history of alcohol prohibition back in the early 1900’s to … States … U.S. Politics … Drugs/Drug Policy … Education … US History since 1877 … American Government … Government …
180-degree view of Tiananmen Square in 2004 (Photo by Saad Akhtar)

Commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre

… University, “ Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History ” (text, including historical documents) … Connecting History … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … …
Grover Cleveland-Benjamin Harrison presidential (1888) campaign poster about the trade policy of the two candidates

Reform: The Long-Term Winner in Close Elections

… election of 2000. Frank Towers is an assistant professor of history at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo., and a writer for the History News Service. … Frank Towers … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Class …
Margaret Gorman, winner of the first Miss America Pageant in 1922.

Beauty Pageants and American Politics

… and politics have been linked together by the strange history of the Miss America Pageant. As early as the 1880s, … in America ought to be. … Kimberly A. Hamlin … Connecting History … United States … U.S. Politics … Women & Gender … …
glass vaccine vials with labels that read "vaccine"

You Might Feel a Pinch: Vaccination Laws in the Era of COVID-19

What is the purpose of vaccinations in ensuring public health and the safety of our students? What types of vaccinations are required for public school students, and which individuals ensure all students meet these requirements?
Grade Level
9-12
9
10
11
12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… This lesson seeks to explore the history of vaccines, encourages an intellectual discussion … Laws and Legislation … 20th Century … U.S. Politics … US History since 1877 … You Might Feel a Pinch: Vaccination …
sign that reads First Amendment Permit Area

Does Profit Trump the Truth? The 1st Amendment in the 21st Century

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Science & Technology
… of the news media. The article also traces the history of the news and how ratings and revenue became their … learned. Lesson Materials: Nearpod Presentation/Polls … US History since 1877 … American Government … Science & …

The Question of Immigration

Grade Level
10
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… … Syria … Middle East … Education … World History since 1500 … The Question of Immigration …
Protesters against the an anti-gay marriage amendment on the 2012 election ballot.

The Gay-Marriage Amendment: A Danger to the Constitution

… how much we come to regret it. The nation’s constitutional history is full of instances when the outcome of amendments … Culture since 1960" (2008). … David E. Kyvig … History News Service … U.S. Politics … United States … …
Diagram of the Federal Government and American Union

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists: A Debate that Rages On

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
US History to 1877
American Government
… behind the role and size of the government in our country’s history. While students will not be reading the article … Cartoon Analysis Group Discussion Lesson Materials: … US History to 1877 … American Government … Federalists vs. …
Wrangell-St Elias Natl Park by CheWei Chang, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0

America’s National Parks: 10 Moments of Insight

When you “pair the intellect with emotion and place,” what often results is a moment of insight: an unexpected instance where you suddenly understand something deeper about history, about nature, about others, about yourself.
… deeply problematic within the larger trajectory of American history, including the dispossession of Native American … where you suddenly understand something deeper about history, about nature, about others, about yourself. … David …