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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. … History News Service …
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. … History News Service …
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. … History News Service …
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). … History News Service …
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. … History News Service …
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 … US History since 1877 …
Image depicts statues of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton facing off in their duel.

The Duel Between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton

On July 11, 1804, former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr faced off in the most infamous duel in American history.
… Aaron Burr faced off in the most infamous duel in American history. Burr fatally wounded Hamilton, who died the next … Aaron Burr faced off in the most infamous duel in American history. …
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 … History News Service …
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 … History News Service …
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
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Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… This lesson seeks to explore the history of vaccines, encourages an intellectual discussion … US History since 1877 …
children, men, women and soldiers during WWII

10 Great World War II Films

Focusing on films that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations about the past or otherwise engage thoughtfully with previous interpretations of the past.
… Stephen Norris picks his top 10 videos that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations … Focusing on films that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations …
a pope sitting in a chair in a cathedral

Top 10 Popes Before 1500

Professor Kristina Sessa, an historian of Late Antiquity, presents her top 10 popes based on overall historical significance, appetite for intrigue, and messy electoral politics.
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. …