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Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States today.

Today, the United States honors those soldiers who have fought for their country in military service. Across America, ceremonies are held to commemorate the....

Travis Panorama

Near the end of the Civil War, veterans of the Army of the Cumberland commissioned the artist William D. T. Travis to memorialize the career of General William....

"Spelling: From Invention to Strategies"

Veteran educator Howard Miller shares a set of strategies that can propel middle school writers (and....

Today is Native American writer Leslie Marmon Silko's birthday.

Leslie Marmon Silko, born in 1948 and raised in the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, proudly proclaims her mixed Native American, Mexican, and White heritage. As a....

The Vietnam War

From 1956-1975, Americans fought a protracted and divisive war against Communist expansion in Southeast Asia. This section of "The Price of Freedom:....

The Price of Freedom: Learning Resources

Included in this collection of learning resources connected with the online exhibition entitled "The Price of Freedom: Americans at War", are....

The Price of Freedom Collection Search

Students can use this online collection search to explore hundreds of artifacts related to America's military history. The objects are part of "The....

The Price of Freedom: Americans at War Homepage

Americans have gone to war to win their independence, expand their national boundaries, define their freedoms, and defend their interests around the globe.....

On the Home Front

In this unit of four EDSITEment lessons, students investigate how non-combatants contributed to the war effort during World War II and are then invited to....


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