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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 … …
Betty Friedan

Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique"

Friedan’s book encouraged women to break free of what she called “the feminine mystique,” a concept insisting that women’s true fulfillment was to be found through dedication to household labor and their roles as wives and mothers.
Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, signs the tomos (January 5, 2019) that officially established the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and granted it autocephaly.

The Religious Roots of the War in Ukraine

Many observers have been surprised that this war has a religious dimension. Yet its roots lie in the intertwined but separate religious histories of Ukraine and Russia.
Cover of The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy

"The Greatest Geopolitical Catastrophe of the Century"

Review of The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union, by Serhii Plokhy (New York: Basic Books, 2014)
… would do well to read The Last Empire, Serhii Plokhy’s new history of the demise of the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the … of the Soviet Union , by Serhii Plokhy (New York: Basic Books, 2014) … Steven M. Higley … Reviews … Soviet Union … …
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… University, “ Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History ” (text, including historical documents) … Connecting History … East Asia & Southeast Asia … China … …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 … …
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 … and Nicholas Breyfogle.     … Focusing on films that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations …
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 …
Immigrant rights march for amnesty in downtown Los Angeles, California on May Day, 2006.

Make Residency, Not Just Working, Legal

… is an independent historian in Houston and a writer for the History News Service. … John H. Barnhill … History News Service … United States … Borderlands … …
A view of New York City behind Secretary Gale Norton in a lower Manhattan office space in 2006.

Downsizing Becomes Normal

… security. Clark Davis is assistant professor of history at La Sierra University in Riverside, Calif., and a writer for the History News Service. … Clark Davis … History News Service … United States … …
Image of a large turkey on a postcard from the early 1900s.

The First “First Thanksgiving”

… the first Thanksgiving in America is lost somewhere in pre-history. In fact, from a worldwide perspective, the concept … based in Las Cruces, N.M., specializing in southwestern history and archaeology, is a writer for the History News Service. … Jay Sharp … History News Service … …
Ukrainian refugees board a train in Lviv, February 2022.

West Ukraine’s War Stories: A New Chapter?

… population forcibly converted to the new faith. Moments in history when west Ukrainians sought to define themselves as … for Ukraine that considered the complexities of Ukrainian history and the trauma of war eluded Ukrainians in the … it be possible today? … Kathryn David … Connecting History … Ukraine … Jewish People … World War II / WWII … …
Seal of the University of California.

How Does a Nation Protect Itself in Wartime?

… to safeguard constitutional liberties. Otherwise, as history has shown, the nation could lose what it sets out to … University of California, Davis, and is a writer for the History News Service.  … Diane M.T. North … History News Service … United States … World War I / WWI … …