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Loc: Presidential Election of 1960
What made the election of 1960 so different? Some political analysts call this election a turning point in American politics. Here's a brief overview of the election and questions to answer.
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Loc: The Richard Rodgers Collection
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Below the long list of Rodgers' works you'll find an extensive timeline of his life and composition history.
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Loc: Native American Reference Weblist
The Library of Congress provides a series of sites about Native Americans, featuring their history, literature and culture, news and current events,government and law, their libraries, museums, and archives, and, lastly, their tribes and...
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Loc: American Treasures: Dempsey and Firpo
An interesting article that summarizes a chunk of the history behind this painting by George Bellows and the prints that were later made of it.
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Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Wwii: Alliance
This site from the Library of Congress discusses the alliance between the Allies and the USSR after Germany chose to break an agreement and invade Soviet Union. Links to primary source documents are included.
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Loc: State and Local Governments
This site from the Library of Congress provides links to sites with general information on state and local governments and specific details for individual states. Also, has links to state web pages.
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Loc: A Historic Message
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives information on the first telegraph invented and the first message ever transmitted.
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Loc: B. B. French's Diary
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Benjamin Brown French, politician and Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, kept a diary. The Library of Congress has digitalized for display the December 25, 1851, entry...
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Loc: The Young Republic
This site is provided for by the Library of Congress. Painter and printer John Rubens Smith sketched rivers, roads, cities, bridges, and mills throughout America between the years 1810 and 1840. Digital images of his art are provided...
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Loc: "O Captain! My Captain!"
This site from the Library of Congress provides comments on a poem written by Walt Whitman at the death of Abraham Lincoln. Image of the manuscript available at this Library of Congress site.
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Loc: American Treasures: Memo From Stalin
Stalin's memo to representative W. Averell Harriman following a conference with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister W. Churchill on military planning of WWII against Hitler.
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Loc: Miranda Rights
This site from the Library of Congress contains the original handwritten notes of Chief Justice Earl Warren on Miranda v. Arizona. A note written by Justice William E. Brennan offering suggested changes to Warren's ideas is also available.
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Loc: The Nature of Dance
This site from the Library of Congress provides sketches of costume designs used at the premiere of choreographer Lester Hortons "Le Sacre du Printemps", original dance work.
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Loc: American Treasures: Compromise of 1850
Contains pictures of the actual pages of the speech written by John C. Calhoun containing his views opposing the Compromise of 1850. Links to Daniel Webster's introductory remarks in favor of the compromise.
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Loc: Romanticism in Dresden
This site from the Library of Congress provides an exerpt regarding the Romantic movement in Germany. The information that is presented is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.
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Loc: Bolivia: A Country Study: Glossary: Boliviano
Gives definitions of terms associated with the country of Bolivia. Includes the term for Bolivia's official unit of currency, the boliviano.
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Loc: America's Story: Imitations
Impressions were a common form of entertainment and a great source of comic material for many comedians. Explore this short site and see if you can identify the sounds.
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Loc: America's Story: Trail of Tears
Use this site to learn more about the Cherokee's journey from their home and why it's called the Trail of Tears.
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Loc: America's Story: General Ulysses Grant Attempted to Take Vicksburg, Ms
From America's Story, comes a short note on Grant and the siege of Vicksburg.
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Loc: America's Story: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Dueled to the Death
Two politicians who dueled to the death were Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Go to this site to find out "why" and other answers.
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Loc: America's Story: The Battle of Antietam
What was the bloodiest battle in all American history? The Battle of Antietam , during the Civil War, wins this dubious honor. The Library of Congress has more information about this famous battle along with some actual photographs.
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Loc: America's Story: Assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln has the distinction of being the first President to be assassinated. The Library of Congress has more information about the events surrounding this historic event.
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Loc: America's Story: Hawaii and the Oahu Railway
The early years of Hawaii were very different from the way it is today. A man with a broken leg was the founder of the railroad that changed Hawaii's growth.
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Loc: America's Story: Native Americans Granted Citizenship,1924
Learn about the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted citizenship rights to Native Americans and about the limits of the law in overturning centuries of discrimination.