| LEGEND: (W) = Website Feature (LP) = Lesson Plan (PA) = Picturing America (WTP) = We the People Bookshelf |
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International Labor Day
Was There an Industrial Revolution? New Workplace, New Technology, New Consumers (LP)
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Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan (LP)
1947—Japan forms a constitutional democracy
Teaching (and Learning) about Japan (W)
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Animals of the Chinese Zodiac (LP)
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Children's Day—S. Korea & Japan
Common Visions, Common Voices (LP)
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Where I Come From (LP)
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1812—Born—British poet Robert Browning
Victorian Web (W)
1913—Britain rejects woman's right to vote
Cultural Change (LP)
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1854—US Commodore Matthew C Perry's 2nd trip to Japan
The World of Haiku (LP)
1945—V-E Day: WWII ends in Europe
Jazz and World War II: A Rally to Resistance, A Catalyst for Victory (LP)
Mother's Day
Family and Friendship in Quilts (LP)
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1968—Vietnam peace talks began between US & North Vietnam
AskAsia (W)
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Marco Polo Takes a Trip (LP)
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Lions, Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year (LP)
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1607—104 male colonists arrive in Virginia, establish 1st permanent English settlement in New World
Virtual Jamestown (W)
Jamestown Change (LP)
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1804—Lewis & Clark set out for Pacific Coast
On This Day with Lewis and Clark (LP)
1935—The Philippines ratifies independence agreement
AskAsia: Phillipines (W)
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1856 Born—L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
KidSpace (W)
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1868—President Andrew Johnson acquitted during Senate impeachment
American Memory: The Johnson Impeachment (W)
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1954—Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown v Topeka Board of Education
Ordinary People, Ordinary Places: The Civil Rights Movement (LP)
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On the Road With Marco Polo (LP)
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Hamlet Meets Chushingura: Traditions of the Revenge Tragedy (LP)
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1885—The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor from France
The Statue of Liberty: The Meaning and Use of a National Symbol (LP)
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1803 Born—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Romantic Circles (W)
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1851—Ohio Woman's Rights Convention met in Akron, OH
Who Were the Foremothers of Women’s Equality? (LP)
Women and Social Movements in the United States (W)
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1453—Constantinople falls to Turks, ends Middle Ages
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies (W)
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1431—Joan of Arc burned at the stake
Internet Medieval Sourcebook: International Joan of Arc Society (W)
2004—Memorial Day observed
The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Courage (LP)
American Memory (W)
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1819 Born—Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman's Notebooks and Poetry: the Sweep of the Universe (LP)
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