History Resources

Landing of Columbus, 1492

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Geography, World History

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De Soto's discovery of the Mississippi, 1541

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Art, Geography, World History

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Landing of Henrick Hudson, 1609

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Geography

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President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, 1861

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Government and Civics

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The Union Is Dissolved!, 1860

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Government and Civics

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The "House Divided" Speech, ca. 1857–1858

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Government and Civics

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The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863

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Government and Civics

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President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, 1865

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Government and Civics

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Charles Sumner on Reconstruction and the South, 1866

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Government and Civics

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Best friends divided by the Civil War, 1861

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