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History Channel Classroom: Natural Disasters Surf through time on The history Channel. Listen to Great Speeches, witness This Day in history, and tour Exhibits. This series examines some of the disasters, natural and manmade, that have had http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/guides/torrent.html
Extractions: This series examines some of the disasters, natural and man-made, that have had historical significance in America. The results of these disasters have ranged from weather warning systems to fire code regulations, but at a great price. Because of the loss of life and property these disasters caused, steps were taken to reduce and to eliminate the tragedies of similar disasters in the future. Wrath of God: Disasters in America would be useful for classes on American History, Civics, American Culture, Science and Technology, Geography and Safety. It is appropriate for middle school and high school. Torrents of Death This episode of Wrath of God: Disasters in America explores the destructive and awesome power of water. While water is necessary to sustain life, it also has the capacity to destroy life and everything in its path. When the forces of water are unleashed, humankind's barriers are washed away. Torrents of Death examines some of the most famous floods in American history, including the killer 1889 Johnstown Flood. Vocabulary Discussion Questions Floods can be either natural disasters, or can be man-made. How can floods occur either naturally, or because of human intervention?
A Historical Overview Of American Soccer History An Overview of american Soccer history. By Dave Litterer spectrum@sover.net. This page is a detailed historical overview of United States soccer from its roots in the 19th century to the present day . http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/overview.html
Extractions: By Dave Litterer spectrum@sover.net This page is a detailed historical overview of United States soccer from its roots in the 19th century to the present day. NEW: The first sections, from 1609-1921 have been completely revised and extensed. Enjoy! The first football clubs were established in Sheffield in 1857, and soon they had enough to establish their own Football Association in 1867. Sheffield FA played London FA in 1861, one of the first regional matches. And eventually the need for a unified set of rules became obvious. This, prompted by many letters to the editors of the newspapers in the midlands, the near-north, and London regions of England, and led to a series of meetings, which culminated in the formation of the Football Association (FA) in 1863. This group attempted to establish a series of rules, which would please everyone, but they couldn't resolve issues such as use of hands, allowing hacking of opponents, etc. Many supporters of these elements (considered more "manly") eventually withdrew and formed the Rugby Football Union, and the FA established rules more similar to the modern game. The next major development was the establishment of a knockout cup in 1871, based on the house competitions at Harrow School. These knockouts, in which most teams names are placed in a hat, and drawn out in pairs, then leading to a one-game knockout competition similar to the NCAA Championships, which culminates in a Cup trophy.
20th Century America Hindenberg Airship Disaster, The Hindenburg Disaster The american Plague may be morefamous, but the and its Migration throughout american history The National http://www.teacheroz.com/20thcent.htm
Resources For Teachers And Students famous and Not So famous Finding Information Environmental Problems and Natural DisastersFor example Ireland, arrived 1869 Central Americans after Hurricane http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/history/teacher/Resources.htm
The General Slocum Disaster: About Edward T. O'Donnell New York and the General Slocum Disaster (June 15 Irish Echo, the largestcirculationIrish american newspaper in Ten biographies of famous New Yorkers for the http://www.general-slocum.com/0about.htm
Extractions: MY BRIEF BIO Dr. Edward T. ODonnell is a professional historian, author, and speaker. He earned his bachelors degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA and his Ph.D. in American History from Columbia University. He is an Associate Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. ODonnell is the author of several books, including his most recent, Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum (Broadway Books, May 2003), which tells the story of one of the worst disasters in American history and its impact on a vibrant ethnic community. His previous book was 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History (Broadway Books, 2002). O'Donnell is currently completing a social biography of Henry George Talisman of a Lost Hope: Henry George and Gilded Age America (Columbia University Press, forthcoming 2003) and a portion of a college-level U. S. History textbook (with four co-authors) Visions of America: A History of the United States (co-author, Addison Wesley Longman, forthcoming 2004)
Environmental Movement History requirements of present and future generations of Americans. 2/ NEPA have been raisedif some cute or famous species had 1989, March 24, Exxon Valdez disaster. http://www.ecotopia.org/ehof/timeline.html
Extractions: text-only version of this page This Timeline gives the dates of some of the most important events in the history of the American environmental movement with links to some web resources. For another timeline, one with links to many historical and legal documents, visit the Library of Congress web site . Please e-mail us at henro@sequoia.pacweb.com to suggest other dates we should add, correct any mistakes, and let us know what dates we should put on this list when we expand it to include the environmental movement outside the U.S. This list includes some links to resources on the Web, giving more information about these events. If you know of any links that should be included on that list, please let us know. year George Perkins Marsh gave a speech to the Agricultural Society of Rutland County, Vermont. He called attention to the destructive impact of human activity on the land, especially through deforestation. He advocated a conservationist approach to the management of forested lands. The speech was published in 1847. It became the basis for his book Man and Nature or The Earth as Modified by Human Action , first published in 1864 and reprinted many times thereafter.
Perfection Learning: Skill-Based Reading Anthologies The american Revolution People and Events That Helped Shape A Very Uncivil War FamousPeople and Events in Ways of Life Unit Two Ancient disasters Unit Three http://www.perfectionlearning.com/middle/www/sba/
Extractions: of 10 copies of the same Student Book! Reinforce reading skills through literature that is accessible to below-grade-level readers. Our new anthologies of high-interest reading selections give middle school and high school students repeated practice of critical comprehension and thinking skills. Preparation for state and national tests
Disaster On The Mississippi: The Sultana Explosion, April 27, 1865 The worst maritime disaster in american history has received little historicalattention, even though more people died from the 1865 Sultana explosion than http://20th-century-history-books.com/1557507392.html
Extractions: Book Description The worst maritime disaster in American history has received little historical attention, even though more people died from the 1865 Sultana explosion than drowned when the Titanic sank in 1912. Gene Eric Salecker painfully reconstructs the events leading up to the tragedy, when more than 2,000 federal troops crowded onto a side-wheel steamboat built to carry fewer than 300 people. Most of them were former prisoners of war, paroled after the Confederate surrender and finally heading home after years of struggle. We will never know why three of the Sultana's big boilers blew up and claimed 1,700 lives, although Salecker runs through several possible causes. Disaster on the Mississippi is an authoritative account of a forgotten chapter of American history. Customer Reviews What an fascinating nugget of US History. The soldiers got their just day with your vivid and detailed account. Fact truly is stranger than fiction. I felt like I truly got a naval education, didn't know much about ships/boats before this read. BTW, this is Patrick.
Encyberpedia History By Bob Kerstein Audio recording of the Hindenburg Disaster You need to Mine - The history of theFamous Monte Cristo on topics related to Native american history and culture http://www.encyberpedia.com/history.htm
Extractions: See The World A presentation of Encyberpedia Titanic1912.com Links to the best information on the internet regarding the Titanic. Abridged History of the United States Good summary of US History. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League 1943-1954 The league was the brainchild and social experiment of Philip K. Wrigley the chewing-gum mogul who had inherited the Chicago Cubs major league baseball franchise from his father. In 1943 American men were serving in the armed forces during the second world war and it was then Mr. Wrigley developed the idea of women playing professional baseball which eventually grew into the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. "American Memory Exhibit" - Library of Congress American Memory consists of primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history. These historical collections are the key contribution of the Library of Congress to the National Digital Library. Most of these offerings are from the Library's unparalleled special collections. Ancient city of Athens THE ANCIENT CITY OF ATHENS is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily as a resource for students of classical languages, civilization, art, archaeology, and history at Indiana University who may wish to take a "virtual tour" of the chief excavated regions and extant monuments.
April Fools' Special: History's Hoaxes A famous Internet hoax (top) was perpetrated in 2002 says that more than 70 millionAmericans were exposed to The threat of disaster and the wonders of science http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0331_040331_aprilfoolshoax.html
Extractions: At first glance, the headlines sound plausible enough to snooker unwary readers: Colorless, odorless, tasteless chemical kills thousands of people each year. Mild winter brings Switzerland a bumper spaghetti crop. Taco Bell Corporation purchases Liberty Bell from U.S. Government. Alabama legislature votes to change the value of the mathematical constant pi. But they are all lies. Happy April Fools' Day. To mark the occasion, National Geographic News has compiled a list of some of the more memorable hoaxes in recent history. They are the lies, darned lies, and whoppers that have been perpetrated on the gullible and unsuspecting to fulfill that age-old desire held by some to put the joke on others. Read the full
The Sun News | 05/09/2004 | American History Stories Dominate May Offerings Surviving a disaster makes a woman rethink her life in the disappearance of a famousnovelist s notebooks John Kenneth Galbraith regards american business with http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/living/8625580.htm
Extractions: Residents of the White House - and one accomplished fellow who didn't quite become one - are prominent figures in new nonfiction books about the recent invasion of Iraq, life with Jack and Jackie Kennedy and the accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton. Among other new titles are Jane Smiley's reflections on being a horse owner and novels by Larry McMurtry, Andrei Codrescu and Barbara Delinsky. A visit to the Kennedys is on the agenda in "Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House" (Random House) by Sally Bedell Smith. Letters, private papers, and interviews with family, friends and administration officials let readers in on the daily doings of America's youngest first couple. Topics include their marriage, political associates, friendships and Jack's extramarital affairs. A biography of perhaps "the most important figure in American history who never attained the presidency" but one with a "far more lasting impact than many who did" is offered in "Alexander Hamilton" (Penguin Press). Ron Chernow's 800-plus-page book follows Hamilton's life through his many accomplishments - Federalist Party leader, member of the Constitutional Convention, first Treasury secretary - and to his death in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Long Haul Productions: American Worker Series It was the worst homefront disaster of World War II. a cleaner, trying to make herway in America. Curtis famous Weiners (1994) RealAudio MP3 In Cumberland http://www.longhaulpro.org/pages/series/american_worker.html
Extractions: The American Worker Series The American Worker Series examines the meaning of work in people's lives. These stories profile workers' dreams and aspirations; their goals and motivations. Their stories show how they deal with power and authority, humiliation and stress; how they maintain dignity in tedious, thankless jobs; and how they measure their contributions, worth and importance.
Extractions: Accounts of this catastrophe by Sir Frederick Treves and W. Ralph Hall Caine, both published in 1908, report solid brick walls bulging and collapsing, carriages being lifted and flung through the air, telegraph poles swaying like leaves in the wind, and great structures whether made of iron, wood or stone, crumbling. People were simply picked up and tossed while struggling to maintain their balance. More often than not they ended up resembling flailing pawns in an overturned chess game. Those individuals who managed to escape out onto the streets were quickly enveloped in a thick yellow fog punctuated by the sound of crackling and tumbling walls.
Extractions: And here is a picture of a world-famous *PUB BURGER*!! -Along with the four pound, ten pence steak-and-kidney pie of the "Happy Man" pub of Englefield Green, Surrey County, Englandit represents all that is good about food. Of the (rather short) list of all the things I actually do miss from central Pennsylvania, the PUB BURGER rates very high, indeed.
Gettysburg Battle American Civil War July 1863 other battle before or since on North american soil. forces on Cemetery Ridge in thefamous fish hook Union line, and the magnificent effort ended in disaster. http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html
Extractions: July 1-3 1863 In July of 1863, General Robert E. Lee's Army Of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man Union Army Of The Potomac under General George G. Meade met, by chance, when a Confederate brigade sent forward for supplies observed a forward column of Meade's cavalry. Of the more than 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks supreme. Although the Battle of Gettysburg did not end the war, nor did it attain any major war aim for the North or the South, it remains the great battle of the war. Here at Gettysburg on July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, more men actually fought and more men died than in any other battle before or since on North American soil. In June, Robert E. Lee decided to take the war north. He planned to destroy the railroad bridge at Harrisburg, then "turn my attention to Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Washington as may seem best for our interest." After the long march north, Confederate troops were spread from Chambersburg, through Carlisle, and into York. Towns across southern Pennsylvania were being "explored" for much needed supplies to continue the Southern offensive. While looking in Gettysburg, Pettigrew's brigade spotted Buford's cavalry on a ridge a mile west of town. The Battle of Gettysburg began on July 1 with Confederate troops attacking that Union cavalry division on McPherson Ridge, west of town. Out-numbered, the Union forces managed to hold, and even drive the Confederate army back, after the addition of John Reynold's Infantry division (and Reynold's subsequent death on the front lines). They prevailed until afternoon, when they were overpowered by additional southern troops, and driven back through town. In the confusion, thousands of Union soldiers were captured before they could rally on Cemetery Hill, south of town. Long into the night Union troops labored over their defenses while the bulk of Meade's army arrived and took positions.
Twentieth Century History Resources For DHS Students dedicated to the history of this awful disaster. other sources to present the famouscreationism versus the Negro Major Leagues African Americans were playing http://www.open.org/~dallashs/decade.htm
Extractions: Supports the academic and personal interests of our students Library Home Search Engines Current Events Reference ... Faculty 20th Century History, Decade by Decade Library Home Curriculum Social Studies 20th Century Links accurate as of 04/28/04 The New Century The Teens The Twenties The Thirties ... Timelines Events and Issues Popular Culture Crime Chicago in 1900
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From Revolution To Reconstruction: Documents March 4, 1857; The Constitution of the Confederate States of America (1861 SecondInaugural address, 1985; The 1964 speech; The Challenger Disaster Speech; The Evil http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/
Extractions: FRtR Documents This area is an index on the primary sources and transcripts this project contains and provides. Before 1400 Magna Charta Privileges and Prerogatives granted to Columbus April 30, 1492 by king Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth Extracts from the journal of Columbus The Papal bull Inter Caetera - Alexander VI, May 4, 1493 The treaty of Tordesillas, June 7, 1494 Columbus, Letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494 ... Letter of Amerigo Vespucci to Pier Soderini, Gonfalonier of the Republic of Florence, 1497 Three letters concerning John Cabbots voyages King Ferdinand's letter to the Taino/Arawak Indians ... The Constitution of the Iroquois Nations , around 1500 Richard Hakluyt, Discourse of western planting, 1584 Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, March 25, 1584 From: Samuel de Champlain, Voyages , 1604 Instructions for the Virginia Colony, 1606 ... The First Thanksgiving Proclamation ,June 20, 1676 Edward Randolph condemns the Massachussetts Bay Company, 12 June 1683
