World History
- History And Politics Out Loud
This is a searchable archive of historically important speeches and other audio materials. It is called History and Politics Out Loud. It has been operated by Northwestern University since 1999 with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities...
- Some Sites For Teaching About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is coming up fast. Many teachers are having to come up with ideas for teaching about the slain civil rights leader. Here are a few sites I have discovered recently: Happy Birthday, MLK! - Activities for all grades for learning...
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-rights Leader
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-Rights Leader. Short biographical sketch of King's life, followed by annotated listing of recommended books about King. From the site: Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 at his family home in Atlanta,...
- Lyndon Johnson (lbj)
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) This is a biography of American president Lyndon Johnson (LBJ). From the site: Lyndon Baines Johnson ( August 27 , 1908 ? January 22 , 1973), often referred to as LBJ , was the thirty-sixth ( 1961 - 1963 ) Vice President and...
- 20th Century Heroes And Villains From The National Archives
My colleague, Jeff Feinstein, who teaches US and European history, sent me this awesome link to the UK's National Archives. It deals with 20th century heroes and villains: Winston Churchill and the bombing of Dresden,...
World History
Echoes of 1968
NPR: Echoes of 1968 - The American National Public Radio has a series examining the historic and influential events of 1968. This includes the killings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. It also features the signing of the Civil Rights Act and protests against the Vietnam War.
From the site:
Americans mourned the deaths of the Rev. Martin Luther King and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, the Civil Rights Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and people marched in protest of the Vietnam War. This occasional series looks at how these and other events of 1968 continue to reverberate 40 years later.
- History And Politics Out Loud
This is a searchable archive of historically important speeches and other audio materials. It is called History and Politics Out Loud. It has been operated by Northwestern University since 1999 with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities...
- Some Sites For Teaching About Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is coming up fast. Many teachers are having to come up with ideas for teaching about the slain civil rights leader. Here are a few sites I have discovered recently: Happy Birthday, MLK! - Activities for all grades for learning...
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-rights Leader
Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil-Rights Leader. Short biographical sketch of King's life, followed by annotated listing of recommended books about King. From the site: Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 at his family home in Atlanta,...
- Lyndon Johnson (lbj)
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) This is a biography of American president Lyndon Johnson (LBJ). From the site: Lyndon Baines Johnson ( August 27 , 1908 ? January 22 , 1973), often referred to as LBJ , was the thirty-sixth ( 1961 - 1963 ) Vice President and...
- 20th Century Heroes And Villains From The National Archives
My colleague, Jeff Feinstein, who teaches US and European history, sent me this awesome link to the UK's National Archives. It deals with 20th century heroes and villains: Winston Churchill and the bombing of Dresden,...