History Resources

William H. Taft recalls dispute with Theodore Roosevelt, 1922

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Government and Civics

Calling out the militia after Lexington and Concord, 1775

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World War I poems: “In Flanders Fields” and “The Answer,” 1918

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Literature, World History

Civilian defense on the home front, 1942

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Art, Government and Civics

Nominating an African American for vice president, 1880

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Government and Civics

The service of Medal of Honor recipient Dr. Mary Walker, 1864

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Government and Civics

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend and the end of the Creek War, 1814

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Recalling the Schoolchildren’s Blizzard of 1888, ca. 1930s

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Benedict Arnold’s 1780 treason and the execution of John Andre recalled, 1823

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Racism in the North: Frederick Douglass on "a vulgar and senseless prejudice," 1870

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