Today’s Document from the National Archives- Drawing for an "Improvement In Windmills" July 26, 2021Depicted here is the drawing for an "Improvment in Windmills," patented by Thomas S. Van Devort of Ypsilanti, Michigan, on July 25, 1871. More Patents & Inventions in the Catalog...
- Drawing for an "Improvement In Windmills" July 26, 2021
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Movies for the Classroom: The History of Christmas, from the History Channel
I’ll be tackling Christmas in more detail next week. In the meantime, here’s the History Channel’s documentary about the history of Christmas, from the birth of Christ to Scrooge, to Jimmy Stewart and the Grinch. Students can definitely get some useful information about a holiday that is often lost in all the hype.
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