Plymouth Colony
Source: HISTORY
Read this article to learn about the settlement of Plymouth and the small but powerful group of English Separatist Church members, including William Bradford, who influenced its founding.
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The Hudson River School
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Hudson River School was a group of distinctly American artists who painted landscapes in the mid-1800s. View the slideshow and consider how their depictions of nature reflected the ideas of the Transcendentalist writers of the same time period.
“These Things Are My Father”: Letters Are All That’s Left Of Gulag Prisoners
Source: Radio Free Europe
During the mid-20th century, the Soviet Union (now Russia) held many prisoners in the gulag, a collection of forced-labor camps. Ordinary citizens who questioned the government might be taken away from their families and subjected to the harsh conditions of the gulag for decades. Read about what they left behind.
Wisconsin family’s fallout shelter becomes historical exhibit
Source: USA Today
During the Cold War era, some families built underground fallout shelters in case of a nuclear bomb attack. Homeowners recently discovered one in their back yard, still stocked with food and other disaster survival supplies from the 1960s.
The Real Story of Revere’s Ride
Source: Paul Revere House
Learn the facts about Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, and scroll down to see an interactive map of his route.
Deep Survival: Anne Frank’s Extraordinary Act of Survival
Source: National Geographic Adventure Blog
In 2009, Anne Frank would have been 80 years old. Read about why her life in hiding can be called an inspiring true story of survival under extreme and terrifying circumstances.
Famous Ghosts in American History
Source: History
Everyone knows that ghosts aren’t real. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of ghost stories to go around. This site lists a few of those stories, describing tales sometimes told about the nation’s most famous ghosts.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Source: HISTORY
You can read, watch, and listen to materials on the seven debates that took place between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois state election campaign. The prize was a seat in the Senate, but the debates mainly focused on the important and contentious issue of slavery.
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales 2012 – a multimedia pilgrimage
Source: The Guardian
In 2012, a group of people retraced the route of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales pilgrims in a four-day trek. Listen to the audio and watch the videos embedded throughout the article to hear the participants recite pieces from the work.
Hiram R. Revels Biography
Source: Biography
Hiram R. Revels was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. An academic and a minister, he supported integrated schools and equal opportunities for black workers.