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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 … US History since 1877 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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) …
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. …
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. … History News Service …
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. … 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 … Connecting History …
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.  … History News Service …
Image of Lou Gehrig from a Sports Exchange All-Stars trade card.

Celebrating a Genuine American Hero

… of our nature. William C. Kashatus's is a writer for the History News Service. His most recent book is "Money … History News Service …
Logo of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Time to End Deregulation

… to business. Norman Markowitz is a member of the history faculty at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., and a writer for the History News Service. … History News Service …
Taxation without Representation, Suffrage Collection.

Death, Taxes, and the American Founders

… who wanted to defend property at all costs.  But the actual history is more complex and more instructive.   Just as we … History News Service …
Photo of Tiananmen Square from 2007.

Bombings, Blood Debts, and Mutual Suspicion

… flimsy for blood debts! Ryan Dunch teaches modern Chinese history at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, and writes for the History News Service. He lived in Hong Kong from 1987 to … History News Service …