History Now Essay The Forties and the Music of World War II Elihu Rose Art 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ The 1940s were the apotheosis of American popular music. Swing, blues and country were all popular styles but, above all, it was the heyday of the seventeen-piece big band. Names like Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke... Appears in: 32 | The Music and History of Our Times Summer 2012
History Now Essay Indigenous Americans in World War II: The Navajo Code Talkers Laura Tohe In the summer of 1983, my son and I visited my father, Benson Tohe. He and other Navajo Code Talkers had recently been honored in Washington, DC, with a parade and given a medal for their service in World War II. That was the first... Appears in: 59 | American Indians in Leadership Winter 2021
Lesson Plan The End of the Vietnam War: Conscience, Resistance, and Reconciliation Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based units. These units were developed to enable students to understand, summarize, and analyze original texts of historical significance....
History Now Essay American Jewish Origins, 1654-1820 Hasia Diner Religion and Philosophy A year after his inauguration as president, George Washington visited the Newport, Rhode Island Jewish Congregation, Jeshuat Israel, in 1790. He went in response to a letter he had received from the leaders of that synagogue as well... Appears in: 71 | The Jewish Legacy in American History Summer 2024