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An insurance form with pills.

“Hands off My Medicare”: The Deadly Legacy of Social Insurance

… in the first place. Colin Gordon is professor and chair of history at the University of Iowa and a writer for the History News Service. He is the author of "Dead on Arrival: … Health Care in Twentieth-Century America." … Colin Gordon … History News Service … U.S. Politics … United States … …
Image of a junior high school classroom from Harris & Ewing Photographs.

An Historic Opportunity in Education

… Review" and the editor of the Federal Education Policy History website. He is the author of "Failing Grades: The … Politics of Education" (2005) and "Whiskey: A Global History" (2010). … Kevin R. Kosar … History News Service … Education … United States … 20th …
U.S. soldiers in Iraq in 2007.

Nation-Building Demands Heavy Lifting

… own advice. Matthew Levinger is an associate professor of History at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., and a writer for the History News Service. … Matthew Levinger … History News Service … Global/Transnational … …
A Marine Corps M1 Abrams tank patrols a Baghdad street after its fall in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Who Will Pay for Iraq and When?

… have not learned one of the most important lessons of history: fiscal responsibility. Jonathan Coopersmith is associate professor in the Department of History at Texas A & M University. … Jonathan Coopersmith … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
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 …
The NASA Space Shuttle Challenger launching in 1983.

Mars: A Planet Too Far?

… Crisis," is an independent historian and a writer for the History News Service. … Alice L. George … History News Service … United States … Cold War … Soviet …
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 … …
A Jewish menorah, which is used during Hanukkah.

How Hanukkah Became the Jewish Christmas

… goods, gift wrapping, greeting cards, chocolates, games, books and LPs. Parents could now assure children that … Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Mass. … David Greenberg … History News Service … Judaism … Jewish People … …
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 … …
Etching of Theodore Roosevelt.

Our Federal Government: Still for Sale

… knows but will not admit. For a long time in the nation’s history — from the 1860s to the 1910s — the selling of the … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
people holding banner that reads ACT UP Shreveport AIDS coalition to unleash power

ACT UP, Ball Culture, and the AIDS Crisis

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
Gender & Sexuality
… the origins of HIV, where it stands today, and its complex history. We used this article to explore social change … Instruction Document-Based Questions Lesson Materials: … US History since 1877 … Gender & Sexuality … ACT UP, Ball …
A tractor purchased through the Marshall Plan for France.

Grand Fenwick, Afghanistan and Iraq

… what to do with those countries by taking a break from big books and watching a funny movie. Not any funny movie, but … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … South Asia … Afghanistan … …
Pioneers Palace in Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainian Architecture at War

Architecture is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people.
… is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people. We … is a way of understanding the world: recording its history, sharing its culture, and connecting with people. … …
Women suffragists marching on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C., March 3, 1913.

The First Time Women Marched on Washington

… to vote. It remains the largest suffrage event in U.S. history. These women hoped to attain the vote during … after January 21st. … Kimberly A. Hamlin … Connecting History … United States … U.S. Politics … Women & Gender … …
Phyllis Schlafly with fellow opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Are Women People?!

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Gender & Sexuality
… Amendment (ERA) and how it has been viewed throughout history. The debate over the ERA has been going on for … Stations Document with materials, Laptops or Chromebooks Files for download:  Lesson Plan Stations Graphic … Organizer Station Sources Are Women People.pptx … US History since 1877 … American Government … Gender & …