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Painting of Alexander Hamilton.

A Golden Opportunity for the Social Security Trust Fund

… Then it dedicates an amount of money every year out of incoming taxes to an account that goes to repay the bonds. … Security trust fund to buy federal bonds before they have come due, the federal government could invest that extra … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …
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.
… the park’s museum, which is located beneath the Arch, was completely redesigned to acknowledge the growing consensus … video essay presented here, I ask viewers to keep this more complex and troubling context in mind as well.) Written by …
French people waving flags and holding "Liberation" sign

The Liberation of Paris

On August 25th, 1944, Paris was liberated after more than four years of Nazi occupation.
… this important moment in World War II, as well as the soldiers and civilians who took part in the liberation. Written …
Book Cover for Great Lakes Creoles A French-Indian Community on the Northern Borderlands, Prairie du Chien, 1750–1860 By: Lucy Eldersveld Murphy,

12/1/2014: Hot off the Presses: Creoles and Borders

… Great Lakes Creoles: A French-Indian Community on the Northern Borderlands, Prairie du Chien, … "A case study of one of America's many multi-ethnic border communities, Great Lakes Creoles builds upon recent research … Great Lakes region." [Book description from the publisher's website ] …
Oneida Nation Friendship Statue from The National Museum of the American Indian

3/31/14: How Historians Can Help Native Americans

… Useful for a Change: Historians and Modern Tribal Communities" Wednesday, March 26 at The  Ohio State … can academic historians engage with modern Native American communities in the United States?  He is a storyteller, and … Rather, for academics-turned-consultants, the target audience is lawyers and judges.  The real question is how can …
President Clinton and Vice President Gore sitting in the Oval Office in 1996.

An October Surprise Again?

… public diplomacy might lessen the value of such an accomplishment as a true surprise. A revived round of … with a belligerent Iraq would be risky. American soldiers might be killed, and Bush and Cheney could say that …
Russian peasants in the early 20th century.

Vladimir Putin: Not the Jefferson of Russia

… to the rules of the Constitution, all will … unite in common efforts for the common good," he proclaimed. Two centuries later, another … Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for strategic studies at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the …
Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect, by Charles Thorpe Book Cover

Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect

Review of Oppenheimer: The Tragic Intellect, by Charles Thorpe (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006)
… I am become death, the shatterer of worlds. J. Robert Oppenheimer … Department of Sociology and interdisciplinary Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego and is currently a lecturer in science and technology …
A black and white photo of Barry Goldwater in 1962.

Rick Perry, Social Security, and the Ghost of Barry Goldwater

… criticized Social Security but later backed away from his comments after his Republican opponents and the press jumped … President Lyndon Johnson—Perry may not be able to overcome his past attacks on Social Security no matter how hard … damaging to Goldwater’s campaign was a Johnson television commercial featuring two hands ripping up a Social Security …
Hiroshima after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city.

Terrorism: A New Kind of War?

… the recent attacks on New York City and Washington were committed by a transnational organization. But it is hard to … from the Middle East or the Korean peninsula. The common characteristic of the states on the current State … too weak to attack us in a more conventional manner. The common bond of these states is found in their weakness and …
George Washington Bridge Flag Retirement Ceremony

Who’s Desecrating the Flag, Anyhow?

… advertising–presumably this would apply to businesses now competing the have the biggest flag in the neighborhood. One … systematize them and bring them up to date, not as commandments but as guidance for people who prefer to salute … rag trade would react to that–or the millions who have become so heavily invested in the fad. Going after them would …

Singapore at Fifty

Grade Level
4-8
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
… This lesson is designed to develop students’ abilities to comprehend, synthesize, and analyze a complex text. Students will identify and define key … and in the closing of the lesson, students will predict the future of Singapore in the form of an exit slip. Questions …
US citizens in unemployment line

America and Unemployment

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
… unemployment. Our lesson plan follows this current event in comparison to the economy’s downfall during the Great … and present—that have been created to try and overcome the issue of unemployment. In addition to working with … intervention? Students will take part in a writer’s workshop to propose a letter to congress taking a stand on the …
Gemini 4 astronaut Ed White in open space, 1965.

Human Spaceflight Began Fifty Years Ago This Month, But Not Much Has Happened Lately

… system and beyond.  Satellites make possible the modern communications, navigation, weather, and other space-based … space travel fully reliable.  Insurance rates for launching communications satellites into geosynchronous orbit run from … airplane flight by the Wright brothers in 1903 to sustained commercial flight was 50 years. We can hope that the arrival …
Grover Cleveland-Benjamin Harrison presidential (1888) campaign poster about the trade policy of the two candidates

Reform: The Long-Term Winner in Close Elections

… third-place finisher, will have the most impact on the near future of American politics. It's worth looking for … or the opening of world markets to facilitate competition across national boundaries. Record campaign … racism, and urging workers and farmers to recognize their common interest in fighting business consolidation. Because …
Police attack protesters on Bloody Sunday in Alabama

The Federal Government and Policing the Police

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
African American History
American Government
…  article deals with the nature of Federalism when it comes to controlling police in the United States and some of … discuss different approaches to this issue and attempt to come to consensus about how state and federal governments …
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
… This lesson deals with Queer Community response to the AIDS crisis in the U. S. The … explores the origins of HIV, where it stands today, and its complex history. We used this article to explore social change relative to AIDS and HIV in the Queer Community. Students will see document analysis modeled by …
a plane flying over a group of West Berlin citizens

The Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Airlift began on June 26, 1948, only two days after the Soviet Union's blockade of West Berlin.
… The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949   ( ⁠https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781603440905/to-save-a-city/⁠ ) Berlin on the … and the Early Cold War ( ⁠https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813136134/berlin-on-the-brink/⁠ ) "The Incomplete Blockade: Soviet Zone Supply of West Berlin, …
bus with sign on side reading Soybean Powered, This bus runs on soybean bio-diesel

The Bottom of the Barrel: The Long Transition of Energy in America

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
World History since 1500
US History since 1877
Science & Technology
… raw materials drastically decreasing. The students will become aware of the possibility that they will experience a future with little to no fossil fuels, thus needing a … to guide their learning. After two of the stations are completed, the teacher will do a brief check for …