Siteseen: American Historama: Selma March

March 7, 1965 forever changed the lives of African American activists in Selma, Alabama, when a peaceful protest turned deadly. Young academics learn about the 1965 non-violent march of African American activists that ended in the...

The civil rights movement: An ongoing battle for change. The activity focuses on President Johnson's speech in response to the massacre at the Selma March. Academics study the speech, complete a hands-on-activity, and discuss President...

This summary contains interesting information, history, and facts on the Bataan Death March during the Fall of the Philippines in 1942.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place on August 28, 1963, with the purpose of making demands for civil rights legislation and the elimination of racial segregation in public schools and jobs.

This article on the Bonus Army provides 20 detailed facts and a summary of the Bonus Army march by veterans of WW1 in 1932.

Features 17 interesting facts and information on the Lend-Lease Act enacted March 11, 1941, that enabled the US to aid the Allied Powers.

Provides detailed facts and a summary of FDR's first hundred days (March 9 to June 16, 1933) when 15 major acts were passed in an attempt to relieve the devastating effects of the Great Depression.

Learn details about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) that was passed on March 23, 2010.

The Pentagon Papers, a study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, were leaked by whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg to the New York Times newspaper in March 1971 revealing that the US government had been...

Comprehensive resource includes detailed facts and information about the Treaty of Kanagawa that was signed by Commodore Perry and the Shogunate of the Japanese government on March 31, 1854.