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National Day of Listening

11/29/2019

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The day after Thanksgiving, marks the fourth annual the National Day of Listening.  And while the observance is an unofficial one started by NPR's StoryCorps, it does serve as a reminder to take the time to record the stories of our families and friends.  It is also the perfect opportunity for teachers to think about how to use oral histories in their classrooms.There are a number of online teachers' guides for conducting an oral history project, including Using Oral History (Library of Congress), What Is Oral History (History Matters), and Gathering the Forgotten Voices (Tulane University). In addition, StoryCorps has also developed a list of Great Questions that can be adapted for a classroom oral history project.

To find oral history projects available on the internet, try the following resources:
  • American Slave Narratives (University of Virginia)
  • Conversations with America (Chicago History Museum)
  • Conversations with History (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Oral History Archives (Rutgers University)
  • Mississippi Oral History Project (University of Southern Mississippi)
  • Shoah Foundation Institute (University of Southern California)
  • Southern Oral History Program (University of North Carolina)
  • Telling Their Stories (Urban School of San Francisco)
  • Tibet Oral History Project
  • Veterans History Project (Library of Congress)
  • The Vietnam Center and Archive (Texas Tech University)
  • Voices of the Dust Bowl (Library of Congress)
  • What Did You Do in the War Grandma? (Brown University)
  • The Whole World Was Watching (Brown University)
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Happy Thanksgiving!

11/28/2019

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This seems to be the appropriate time to share information about one very peculiar American tradition, the presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey.  Earlier today, President Obama pardoned  a pair 45 pound birds named "Liberty" and "Peace."  They were chosen from a group of 30 turkeys raised by student members of the Future Farmers of America in Willmar, Minnesota.  After the ceremony, the pair were retired to George Washington's historic home in Mt. Vernon, Virginia.

I couldn't resist adding this clip from The West Wing, just for fun.  All in all, Martin Sheen's President Bartlet does a pretty good jump of summing up the unique event.  


For more information Thanksgiving, as well as the actual presidential turkey, try the following resources:
  • 10 Thanksgiving Myths Dispelled
  • Comparing Stories of the First Thanksgiving (New York Times)
  • The Definitive History of the Presidential Turkey Pardon (White House)
  • First Thanksgiving (Scholastic)
  • The History of the Presidential Turkey Pardon (CBS News)​
  • Presidential Pardon (Infoplease)
  • The Year We Had Two Thanksgivings (Library of Congress)
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Pope Urban Orders the First Crusade

11/26/2019

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On this day in 1095, Pope Urban II called for Christian princes across Europe to launch a war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, promising to all those who went forgiveness of their sins and to all who died in the expedition immediate entry into heaven.  Between 60,000 and 100,000 people responded to Urban's call to march on Jerusalem.  After gaining control of the city in July 1099, the Crusaders set up several Latin Christian states.  It was, however, a short victory.  Less than fifty years later, Muslims once again conquered Jerusalem.  All told, Europe launched a total of seven major Crusades over nearly 200 years.

For more information about the Middle Ages and the Crusades, try the following resources:
  • Crusades (History Channel)
  • Middle Ages (Annenberg Learner)​

All of my posts on European history can be found here.
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Howard Carter Enters King Tut's Tomb

11/25/2019

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On this day in 1922, British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon looked into Egyptian king Tutankhamun’s for the first time in more than 3000 years.  The sealed burial chambers were  intact, and inside was a collection of several thousand priceless objects, including a gold coffin containing the mummy of the teenage king.  The clearance of the tomb with its thousands of objects continued for nearly a decade, and sparked a renewed public interest in ancient Egypt.

For more information on King Tutankhamun and ancient Egypt, try the following resources:
  • Ancient Egypt (British Museum)
  • Egyptians (BBC)
  • Egypt’s Golden Empire (PBS)
  • King Tutankhamun (The Guardian)
  • Mummy (University of Chicago)
  • Mysteries of the Nile (PBS)
  • Pyramids: The Inside Story (PBS)​

All of my posts on ancient history can be found here.
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Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address

11/19/2019

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On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most memorable speeches in American history.  In just 272 words, Lincoln reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War.  The Battle of Gettysburg, fought four months earlier, was the single bloodiest battle of the war.  Over the course of three days, more than 45,000 men were killed, injured, captured or went missing.  It also proved to be a turning point as it marked the last Confederate invasion of Northern territory and the beginning of the Southern army's ultimate decline.

To learn more about the the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address, try the following resources:
  • A Cutting-Edge Second Look at the Battle of Gettysburg (Smithsonian Magazine)
  • Battle of Gettysburg (History Animated)
  • Gettysburg Battle Strategy (History Channel)
  • Gettysburg: Insight and Perspectives (Gilder Lehrman)
  • Gettysburg Virtual Tour (Dickinson College)
  • Gettysburg Address (Google Cultural Institute)
  • Life on the Eve of the Battle of Gettysburg (National Constitution Center)
  • Lincoln at Gettysburg (Virtual Gettysburg)
  • Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (C-SPAN)
  • Putting Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in Its Original Context (NPR)
  • Understanding Lincoln: Gettysburg Address (Gilder Lehrman)
  • The Battle of Gettysburg (New York Times)
  • The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (Eyewitness to History)
  • The Battle of Gettysburg as Covered by The Saturday Evening Post (CBS News)​
  • The Legacy of Gettysburg (ABC News)
  • The Words that Remade America (The Atlantic)

All of my posts on the Civil War can be found here.
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall

11/9/2019

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To learn more about the Berlin Wall, try the following resources:
  • A Division Through Time (New York Times)
  • Berlin Wall (History Channel)
  • Berlin Wall Guide (The Guardian)
  • Berlin Wall Timeline (The Guardian)
  • Deconstructing the Wall (New York Times)
  • The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Gone (The Big Picture)
  • The Cold War in Berlin (JFK Library)
  • The View from the Wall (New York Times)​

​All of my posts about the Cold War can be seen here.
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    My name is Angela Zorn. I work full-time as an educator at Bullitt Central High School in suburban Kentucky where I teach AP US History and AP US Government & Politics. In addition, I provide training & consulting services throughout the United States.

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