This module contains a series of informational clips about major events in West Virginia's history. The December audio episodes of This Week in WV History include guided listening questions, scripts, and background information.

Two important events in U.S. history are described here. The first looks at Rosa Parks with quotes from Parks herself. The second looks at the New York City Ballet and the collaboration between Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and...

Captivating coverage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Find a firsthand account, many photos, and a map. (The videos and animations were no longer working at the time of writing this.)

Video and text of Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech delivered on December 10, 2017, in Oslo, Norway.

This is the text, audio, and video [3:08] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration of war against the Japanese the day after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

This is the text, audio, and video [7:40] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech "The Great Arsenal of Democracy" delivered on December 29, 1940.

This is the text and audio of William Faulkner's acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature delivered on December 10, 1950, in Stockholm Sweden.

After Franklin Roosevelt's meeting with other Allied leaders in Tehran and Cairo in December, 1943, he gave a fireside chat on December 24 to inform the American public what transpired and how the Allies planned on ending the war.

An extensive timeline examining the causes and events of the Cold War. It is preceded by several paragraphs discussing the shifting relations between the United States and Russia in the lead-up to the Cold War. The timeline begins in...

Detailed information about oak trees: their taxonomy, evolution, habitats, morphology, significant oak forests around the world, and a list of species that are endangered. (Published: December 22, 2010)

Explains what fungi are, the different classification groups, their morphology, how they reproduce, and their important place in the biological world. (Published: December 23, 2008)

Describes the geography of the Borneo montane rainforests, their biodiversity, conservation status, and the types of threats they face. (Published: December 8, 2006)

Detailed information about bed bugs: how to identify them, treating and preventing infestations, physical features, life cycle, and misconceptions about bed bugs. Includes links to additional resources. (Published: December 13, 2010)

The ways in which plants have adapted through evolution in order to survive in a desert environment are described in this article. Getting water and retaining water are key to their survival, including protecting themselves from animals...

On December 6, 1830, President Jackson spoke to Congress about his position on relocating Indians in order to make way for settlers in the west. This paved the way for government policy in dealing with native peoples even after his...

A summary of error and uncertainty considerations, presented at an annual mathematicians' meeting. Not terribly deep, and covers the gamut of concerns about modeling of the real world with inadequate data or math tools. On target. This...

Guardian correspondent Ian Traynor examines Germany's relationship with the European Union. (December 12, 2008)

This very detailed description of the largest series of earthquakes in the United States tells what happened to the land and rivers as a result of the quakes. Read about the series of earthquakes that shook the region between December...

This article profiles a young woman named Ann Makosinski who has been hailed as a 'child prodigy' for her toy inventions that use renewable energy. She earlier invented, for example, a flashlight that is powered by heat from the hand and...

These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math and Literacy development. This week (December 21st), we're learning how developing new artistic ideas helps us to express our thoughts and feelings.

The Progressive magazine article is reprinted here. It is an excellent examination of the Vietnam War in literature. (Published: December 1994)

Newspaper article from the Erie Daily Times, Erie PA, Monday, December 19, 1898 describes the accidental death of Lt. James Hoskinson of the 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in Athens, Georgia, where he was stationed during the...

In December 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of...

Read the inspirational story of the Christmas truce which occurred in No Man's Land between the German and British troops in December, 1914.