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Have Fun With History: Counterfeit Money

9th - 10th
This film from the 1950s presents the world of counterfeiting as it existed then. The printing proceses and techniques necessary for distribution are explored with informative and dramatized sequences.
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Have Fun With History: Our Bill of Rights

9th - 10th
A dramatization of the debate and drafting of the first 10 amendments to the constitution between George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and more.
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Have Fun With History: William Mc Kinley Inauguration

9th - 10th
William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was the first sitting president to be captured on motion picture film. He was the last president to have fought in the civil war.
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Have Fun With History: Space Program Progress

9th - 10th
After much trial and error, Nasa successfully launched and tested a Mercury series rocket which spent all of 16 minutes in space until it returned the capsule that would one day hold our first astronauts safely to the earth.
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Have Fun With History: Gold Rush

9th - 10th
The California Gold Rush began in 1849 drawing people from across the nation following promises of great riches. Some were very lucky, but many found great disappointment.
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Have Fun With History: The Wright Brothers Story

9th - 10th
A comprehensive telling of the life story of the Wright Brothers and their company from their early days until their deaths.
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Have Fun With History: United States Currency

9th - 10th
See production of U.S. bills as well as differences in denominations and types of currency - some no longer made today.
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Have Fun With History: The Revolutionary War

9th - 10th
This video presents the battles and events during the American Revolutionary war using vintage art and animation.
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Have Fun With History: Henry Ford the Quadricycle

9th - 10th
Although not the first successful gasoline powered automobile, Henry Ford's Quadricycle in 1896 started a chain of events launching a new industrial age. [2:30]
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Have Fun With History: Colonial Era Economy

9th - 10th
Economic conditions of the 1700s were a contributing factor to the discontent felt by the American colonies towards Great Britain and were not easily overcome after independence..
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Have Fun With History: The American Civil War

9th - 10th
The war between the states lasted only four years, yet claimed more American lives than any other war and continues to fascinate the imaginations of people of all ages. Now, during the 150th anniversary of our nation's internal struggle...
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Have Fun With History: Congress: The Powers of Congress

9th - 10th Standards
Mr. Williams drops off to sleep for a few minutes to find himself confronted with a world in which Congress has been suspended and federal authority dissolved.
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Have Fun With History: African Americans in World War Ii

9th - 10th
A remembrance of the the sacrifice and glory of the African Americans who served our country here and abroad during World War II - told by those who served.
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Have Fun With History: African Americans in World War Ii

9th - 10th
This is a recruitment film for the African American community during World War II. It's an interesting view into a time gone by.
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Have Fun With History: Provincetown, Massachusettes

9th - 10th
A view into the history of Provincetown, Massaschusettes complete with town crier. This color presentation is grounded in the late 1940s and gives a view into the british and portuguese history that make Provincetown what it is today.
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Have Fun With History: Fort Monroe in the Civil War

9th - 10th
Fort Monroe in Virginia was a Union stronghold during the Civil War. Through a tour of the Casemate museum on the grounds of the fort, we learn that it had a front row seat for the battle between the ironclad ships the Monitor and the...
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Have Fun With History: The Civil War

9th - 10th
This presentation takes us from the foundation of our nation through key events and differences which led to the tumultous divide between the North and the South known as the American Civil War.
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Have Fun With History: The Civil War

9th - 10th
From the secession of the South to Lee's surrender at Appomatox, this film uses modern and period images as well as battle reenactments to highlight the key points of the American Civil War.
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Have Fun With History: Japanese Internment

9th - 10th
This documentary released during World War II chronicles and defends U.S. policy of the forced relocation of Japanese-Americans during the war. Although it seemed necessary at the time, Japanese-Americans lost their homes, property, and...
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Have Fun With History: The Civil War Soldier

9th - 10th
These songs of the Civil War are performed in costume by members of the United States military.
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Have Fun With History: Star Spangled Banner

9th - 10th
A presentation of our national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. Lyrics are from a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The poem was set to the tune of a popular British drinking song.
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Have Fun With History: Amistad

9th - 10th
Kidnapped Africans caught in the slave trade during the 1840s seized their ship (Amistad) travelling near Cuba. The ship drifted into U.S. waters and was taken into custody. This resulted in an early Supreme Court case where the...
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Have Fun With History: Mainline u.s.a

9th - 10th
Importance of railroads in the U.S. economy, with many great running views of freight and passenger trains. [19:00]
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Have Fun With History: The Matthew Brady Story

9th - 10th
Matthew Brady is renowned for chronicling the events, place and people of the American Civil War. This documentary displays some of his most famous photographs and uses them to tell the story of the Civil War.