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History Buff: Colonial America Newspapers and Transcripts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a brief history of newspapers in colonial America. Also provides links to the texts of the papers themselves, looking back at the actual words used in American Colonial newspapers.
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Library of Congress

Loc: 100 Years Ago Today

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment...
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PBS

Pbs: Interview With Geneva Overholser

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is provided for by PBS. An interview with Geneva Overholser, former editor of The Des Moines Register, who led the paper to a Pulitzer Prize for public service. Frank discussion about the state of the profession, using...
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum

Cpr Photographic History Museum: Nitroglycerine

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the use of nitroglycerine in the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Ford's Theatre: Remembering Lincoln

For Students 6th - 8th
See how different parts of the country responded to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Using this interactive map, students can click on a location to view a primary source document from that city or state. Documents include...

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