Today’s Document from the National Archives- National Interstate and Defense Highways Act June 29, 2017An ardent supporter of a "modern, interstate highway system," President Eisenhower would sign this bill into law on the 29th of June, 1956. The act authorized the building of highways throughout the nation, which would be the biggest public works project in the nation’s history. Popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of […]
- National Interstate and Defense Highways Act June 29, 2017
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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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