World History
This will be my last blog post until next Monday. I will be traveling for the American Thanksgiving holiday and will have limited internet access. Despite the stress of travel, I hope I can watch football, drink beer, and enjoy my extended family.
On the left, I have posted a public domain poster from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Here are a few sites on Thanksgiving if you want to learn about the history of the day:
The First Thanksgiving: Mayflower Home Page - Tells the story of the first Thanksgiving, examining what it was and what it was not.
History of Thanksgiving - English language teacher provides descriptions of persons and terms frequently associated with Thanksgiving.
The First Thanksgiving - This content resource provides information about the first Thanksgiving. Included are pictures and information about the journey on the Mayflower.
Cartoon Fun and History of Thanksgiving - A teddy bear cartoon involving spaghetti for Thanksgiving, plus some educational information on the traditions and symbols.
Unbiased Teaching about American Indians and Alaska Natives in Elementary Schools - Has some information on debunking common Thanksgiving myhts.
- American History - 1950-1959
The Kingwood Library of Lone Stare College in Texas has a fun resource up. It is titled American History - 1950-1959. It provides an overview of 1950s U.S. history, with a timeline of key events, suggested reading, and links to resources on technology,...
- Groundhog Day: The Forgotten Holiday
Today is February 2nd. That means in the United States and Canada, this is Groundhog Day. However, looking at the local paper and the news channels, there is little if any coverage of this holiday. What is wrong? Why do we have such a lack of respect...
- Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed And My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend
As I traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was fortunate to have a copy of Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend by Barbara Oakley. I have always found travel to be both rewarding and stressful....
- Wassailing - Caroling For Beer
Do you like Christmas Caroling? I will admit I do like it when carolers come by my house and sing. However, I am not big about going house to house and caroling myself. In part, this is because I am a lousy singer. However, I may well have been a caroler...
- Naval Officers Of The Civil War
Naval Officers of the Civil War - This site has galleries of pictures of nearly 400 officers who served in the sea services of the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War. In addition to sorting alphabetically by name, there are several galleries...
World History
Thanksgiving Holiday
This will be my last blog post until next Monday. I will be traveling for the American Thanksgiving holiday and will have limited internet access. Despite the stress of travel, I hope I can watch football, drink beer, and enjoy my extended family.On the left, I have posted a public domain poster from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Here are a few sites on Thanksgiving if you want to learn about the history of the day:
The First Thanksgiving: Mayflower Home Page - Tells the story of the first Thanksgiving, examining what it was and what it was not.
History of Thanksgiving - English language teacher provides descriptions of persons and terms frequently associated with Thanksgiving.
The First Thanksgiving - This content resource provides information about the first Thanksgiving. Included are pictures and information about the journey on the Mayflower.
Cartoon Fun and History of Thanksgiving - A teddy bear cartoon involving spaghetti for Thanksgiving, plus some educational information on the traditions and symbols.
Unbiased Teaching about American Indians and Alaska Natives in Elementary Schools - Has some information on debunking common Thanksgiving myhts.
- American History - 1950-1959
The Kingwood Library of Lone Stare College in Texas has a fun resource up. It is titled American History - 1950-1959. It provides an overview of 1950s U.S. history, with a timeline of key events, suggested reading, and links to resources on technology,...
- Groundhog Day: The Forgotten Holiday
Today is February 2nd. That means in the United States and Canada, this is Groundhog Day. However, looking at the local paper and the news channels, there is little if any coverage of this holiday. What is wrong? Why do we have such a lack of respect...
- Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed And My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend
As I traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was fortunate to have a copy of Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend by Barbara Oakley. I have always found travel to be both rewarding and stressful....
- Wassailing - Caroling For Beer
Do you like Christmas Caroling? I will admit I do like it when carolers come by my house and sing. However, I am not big about going house to house and caroling myself. In part, this is because I am a lousy singer. However, I may well have been a caroler...
- Naval Officers Of The Civil War
Naval Officers of the Civil War - This site has galleries of pictures of nearly 400 officers who served in the sea services of the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War. In addition to sorting alphabetically by name, there are several galleries...