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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.
… the liberation. Written and narrated by Lauren Henry. ( Teachers: Use our Edpuzzle. ) Video production by Laura Seeger … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins ' editorial team includes Editors …
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 …
Two men with joined hands standing across a table from a judge overseen by a jury.

It’s Kimpossible to Get Married in Rowan County, Kentucky Right Now

Grade Level
9-12
Teaching Area
US History since 1877
American Government
Gender & Sexuality
… a chance to see real life issues that provide concrete examples of key concepts that they have learned in either their … of the events and perspectives of those involved. This lesson allows students a chance to engage in fruitful …
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
… Stations Document with materials, Laptops or Chromebooks Files for download:  Lesson Plan Stations Graphic Organizer Station Sources Are …
Multicolored hanging telephones

From the Transatlantic Telephone to the iPhone

The real origins of the iPhone’s power stems from the pioneering efforts of communication innovators that preceded the AT&T engineers of the 1920s.
… The story of wired long-distance communication really begins with the Western Union … telegraph in 1861 and the Atlantic Telegraph Company that dropped the first transatlantic telegraph cable … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins ' editorial team includes Editors …
Bartolome de las Casas

Bartolomé de las Casas and 500 Years of Racial Injustice

Las Casas became an important figure in the development of ideas of human rights.
… exploitation and physical degradation of the indigenous peoples in the Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his … Anthony with narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Teachers: Use our Edpuzzle. Audio production by Scott Sprague … Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas …
Robert Smalls and C.S.S. Planter

The Remarkable Life of Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls' leadership and courage made him important to the Union war effort and, afterwards, one of the most influential Black political leaders of the 19th century.
… they successfully maneuvered the ship through the Charleston harbor, past Confederate fortifications, and to the Union fleet …
portion of a movie poster for the movie Mary Queen of Scots, directed by Josie Rourke

At the Movies: Mary Queen of Scots

… to which men will go to take it away from them, and to the complicated politics of one’s immortal soul. Director Josie … piece that highlights women’s bravery and strength in the past and exemplifies it in the present. History is expertly … but her role never disappoints. Her constant internal struggles with marriage, motherhood, and her mortality drive her …
group of protesters with linked arms at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue

The People Power Revolution, Philippines 1986

From February 22 to 25, 1986, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered on Epifanio de los Santos Avenue to protest President Ferdinand Marcos' claim that he had won re-election.
… Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services. The Origins' editorial team includes Editors …
Hypodermic needle collecting medicine

The History of Vaccination: Top 10 Things to Know

The origins of vaccination lie in the practice of variolation, which was used to protect against smallpox.
… Kotheimer, College of Arts & Sciences Academic Technology Services.The Origins ' editorial team includes Editors …
The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi Book Cover

Clashing Shades of Red

Review of The Sino-Soviet Split: Cold War in the Communist World, by Lorenz M Luthi (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008)
Bartolome de las Casas

Bartolomé de las Casas and 500 Years of Racial Injustice

… exploitation and physical degradation of the indigenous peoples in the Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his … natives of the New World.   Las Casas ( above ) rose to become one of the most influential thinkers of his day. He … which allowed non-Catholics to convert instead of becoming slaves. Despite these legal caveats, Spanish …
A Day in a Medieval City, by Chiara Frugoni Book Cover

A Day in a Medieval City

Review of A Day in a Medieval City, by Chiara Frugoni (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007)
… from its rural surroundings. In her book, Chiara Frugoni scales these city walls to provide a glimpse into the daily … had written two short articles on urban life. Frugoni combined the two articles, included her own notes, and has … almost entirely on its inhabitants. To do so, she deftly combines textual and visual sources. Using primarily the …
Stamp commemorating revolution in Iraq

Iraq's 1920 Revolution

… A commemorative 1965 Iraqi stamp marking the 45th anniversary … British forces routinely set fire to the settlements they passed through and butchered the inhabitants. By late July, Iraqi fighters had …
From the 2011 UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa.

Top Ten Origins: Climate Change

… a tentative theory into a firm scientific consensus. Researchers including Roger Revelle and Charles Keeling … in the atmosphere were rising. Better reconstructions of past climate—including from cores drilled deep into glaciers … gasses drove rapid changes in global climate. Faster computers and better climate models have improved forecasts …
illustration of people around a fire ring

The Causes and Costs of Barrenness

Review of Infertility in Early Modern England, by Daphna Oren-Magidor (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
… the emotional toll on and social ramifications for childless married couples in Early Modern England. To elucidate … and legacy. Women, on the other hand, struggled to comes to terms with their infertility in large part because … activity” would hinder conception. His views were not uncommon, either. Nicholas Culpeper in his 1651 A Directory …

Socialism Takes Over France, Again?

… have all the advantages: ministerial experience, the requisite socialist credentials, and a successful term as … they were committed to the free market and refused to pass many social measures beyond the provision of universal … of government expenditures—this at a time when Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were slashing their budgets for …
2009 Tour de France winner, Alberto Contador, wearing the yellow jersey on June 26, 2009.

The Tour de France and the Yellow Jersey

… cyclists might wear the yellow jersey during the three-week competition, only one will ultimately win it. Cover of the … of Yorkshire, U.K. to welcome the Tour de France as it passed through the town, 2014.  Since first moving some … non-French—with descriptions of historical events, cultural sites, French agricultural products, and natural wonders to …
Bruce Lee

The Original Street Fighting Man

Review of Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America, by Charles Russo Lincoln, NE, University of Nebraska Press, 2016)
… Charles Russo’s Striking Distance distinguishes itself from the … America, especially in San Francisco’s Chinatown. He does a service to the history of martial arts by providing capsule … after Lee challenged anyone who doubted his word to come to his studio in Oakland. Russo makes his case by …
The South Korean flag in Seoul, South Korea.

The Impeachment of Roh Moo-hyun and the Patterns of South Korean Politics

… remain a bewildering mixture of personalities and principles, and personal allegiances make ROK politics seem … different parties have gained the 20 seats necessary to become a “negotiation group”—a parliamentary caucus that holds … Korea, including the burning of the Busan American Cultural Service Building ( 1982 ), small-scale attacks on the …
Two vials of modern insulin named Actrapid (left) and NovoRapid (right) by the manufacturers.

The First Insulin Injection as a Treatment for Diabetes

… a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated. Diabetes is caused when the … itself, which derived from the word for “siphon”—to pass through—and which described the increased urination … the First World War , a new generation of medical researchers took up the study of the pancreas. Inspired by …
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 … the experts, and we should weigh in. Edmunds uses two examples to build his case and both aim to reverse past injustices.  Through a combination of history, riparian …
The Jamestown Project, by Karen Ordahl Kupperman Book Cover

The Jamestown Project

Review of The Jamestown Project, by Karen Ordahl Kupperman (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007)
… Historians have come to love the milestone anniversaries of significant historical events. Such … in North America to survive permanently in what would become the United States. It is in this context that Karen …
The culminating moment of Alice, when the pretense of power is exposed and collapses. Carroll was very concerned throughout his life with giving a wide audience of people, not just his Christ Church students, the tools of logical thinking so that they would not be the victims of demagogues and ideologies.

Everyone’s Inner Child Turns 150 Years Old

… girl created by Oxford mathematician and logician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), celebrates her 150 th … personal lives in collections, crafts, décor, tattoos, and passionate tellings and sharings   This story of Alice in … our own purposes as well. Zombie Alice at 2014 New York ComicCon. Cosplaying is one way people have taken ownership …