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Lemelson Center: The Laser Turns 50
Follow the development of the laser from its earliest times to its many present day uses and forms.
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Loc: One Hundred Years Towards Suffrage: An Overview
A detailed timeline of major events that occurred in the women's suffrage movement. Covers years 1776 to 1923.
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Loc: Country Study: North Korea
A detailed country profile of North Korea. Main topics include history, geography, population, government and politics, communication, economy, natural resources, society, and education
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Loc: Country Study: Iran
A detailed country profile of Iran. Main topics include history, geography, population, government and politics, communication, economy, natural resources, society, and education.
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Loc: Today in History: February 3: Theodore Roosevelt
Check out this site to read Roosevelt's personal diary entries & see an actual diary page. Site includes a biography, photos and links to related sources.
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Loc: Today in History: June 5: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Learn about the publishing history and impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which was first serialized, then published as a complete work, then given new life as a theatrical production.
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Loc: Today in History: November 11: Veterans Day
A detailed site on Veterans Day and on World War I. The site links you to original documents like photos, interviews, letters and music from the period.
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Loc: Country Study: Iraq
A detailed country profile of Iraq. Main topics include history, geography, population, government and politics, communication, economy, natural resources, society, and education. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Loc: Country Study: Mexico
Mexican History from Ancient Mexico until the presidency of Carlos Salinas. Also includes extensive information about Mexican society, the economy, government and politics, and national security.
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Loc: Leaflet Regarding Women
Leaflet regarding women's suffrage in Wyoming, presented at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893. View the original document and a transcript of the text.
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Loc: Working Conditions at the Westinghouse Works, 1904
Read about the progressive ideas the companies comprising the Westinghouse Works instituted in relation to their employees.
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Loc: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Welcome to the official site of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with the May 2010 theme being ' lighting the past, present, and future.' Explore the varied links to the Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's...
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Loc: Matthew Brady
A look at the life of Matthew Brady, an Irish American who was a photographer in the Civil War.
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Loc: Italian Immigration
Excellent discourse on the arrival of the Italian immigrants. Discussion includes reasons for the immigration, their chosen places to stay once they passed through Ellis Island, and their trials in a new land.
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Loc: Star Spangled Banner Song
A look at the origins of the American National Anthem. Verses were added and changed over the years until the 'Star Spangled Banner' evolved into its present-day form.
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Loc: Cote D'ivoire: A Country Study [Pdf]
An excellent source of information on the Ivory Coast on its history, culture, farming, economy and politics, although somewhat dated as this book was published in 1988.