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New JFK Exhibit and Documentary

To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Newseum (Washington DC)  will feature two new exhibits…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Mar 17, 2013

RADIO: Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' meets US History

A really facinating radio piece from NPR - very teachable as all the bad words are edited out...   'The Chronic' 20 Years Later: An Audio…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 13, 2013

NYTLN LESSON PLAN: Spying in the News and Popular Culture

What a cool idea from the New York Times Learning Network... Guest Lesson | Espionage Everywhere: Spying in the News and Popular Culture B…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 13, 2013

VIDEO: Viral Infovideo on Wealth Distribution in the US

Given a bit of context here, but otherwise, super teachable ad speaks pretty well for itself...

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Mar 5, 2013

COLLECTION: Movies & Historical Accuracy + The Article Argo was based on

With “Argo,” “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty” up for awards the editorial du jour column is about movies and historical accuracy. For me th…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Feb 23, 2013

ARTICLE: Oscars and American history: True, or true enough?

Bouncing off Frank's recent post And the Oscar for Historical Accuracy goes to..... the Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips took a…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Feb 17, 2013

Big Bad Ironclad!

The second book in the series of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, Big Bad Ironclad gives an account of the "Anaconda Plan" of General Winf…

Started by Stergios Botzakis

0 Feb 15, 2013

VIDEO: Can A Picture Change The World?

The online site for the Scholastic magazine SCOPE, aimed at middle schoolers, contains a video which encourages students to look deeper at…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Feb 12, 2013

Lincoln DVDs Coming to All US Middle And High Schools

Participant Media has announced that in conjunction with their upcoming social action campaign, “Stand Tall: Live Like Lincoln,” DreamWorks…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Feb 11, 2013

PBS: Women's History Documentary Special

  "Makers: Women Who Make America"  premieres February 26, 8-11pm ET on most PBS stations. From the press release: "MAKERS profiles Supreme…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Feb 11, 2013

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