Meeting Senator JFK (Gbcstories Videos)
by Gbcstories Editorial Staff
Remembering the Assassination of JFK (Gbcstories Videos)
by Gbcstories Editorial Staff
Participating in Clinical Trials (Gbcstories Videos)
by Gbcstories Editorial Staff
Jackie Kennedy's Hat (Gbcstories Videos)
by Gbcstories Editorial Staff
Why Do We Have National Holidays? The Origins of National Holidays in the US Children's US History Book Grade 2
On August 15, 1969, a music festival called "Woodstock" transformed one small dairy farm in upstate New York into a gathering place for over 400,000 young music fans. Concert-goers, called "hippies," traveled from all over the country to see their favorite musicians perform. Famous artists like The Grateful Dead played day and night in a celebration of peace, love, and happiness. Although Woodstock lasted only three days, the spirit of the festival has defined a generation and become a symbol of...
Imagine You Were There... Walking on the Moon (Imagine you were there...)
by Caryn Jenner
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Milestones in American History)
by Judy L Hasday
Considered the most important U.S. civil rights law, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was proposed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and passed by his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, the following year. The landmark law prohibiting discrimination in public facilities, government, and employment based on race, color, religion, or national origin is brought to life in this meticulously researched and excitingly illustrated volume from the new ""Milestones in American History"" series.
A Century of Immigration (Drama of American History, #2000)
by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier
Twentieth Century Heroes and Villains for Kids (English Reading Tree, #42)
by Keith Goodman
Fortified with Yankee ingenuity and western can-do energy, the Moody family, transplanted from New England, builds a new life on a Colorado ranch early in the twentieth century. Father has died and Little Britches shoulders the responsibilities of a man at age eleven. Man of the Family continues true pioneering adventures as unforgettable as those in Little Britches and The Fields of Home, also available as Bison Books. Purchase the audio edition.
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story
by Marc Tyler Nobleman
The devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, drew the United States into World War II in 1941. But few are aware that several months later, the Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita dropped bombs in the woods outside a small town in coastal Oregon. This is the story of those bombings, and what came after, when Fujita returned to Oregon twenty years later, this time to apologise. This remarkable true story, beautifully illustrated in watercolour, is an important and moving account of reconciliation aft...
The Lowell Mill Girls (We the People (Compass Point Books Hardcover))
by Alice K Flanagan
The Johnstown Flood (We the People (Compass Point Books Hardcover))
by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Using eyewitness accounts from a variety of key participants, including the nine black students who integrated Central High School, white students, black students, teachers, parents on both sides, military, police, government officials, including his own personal interviews with many of these people at the 50th anniversary celebration in September 2007, Paul Walker explores what happened, what's changed, what hasn't, and why. A history of school desegregation will be an integral part of the over...
World War II: Turning Points (World War II) (World War II (Abdo))
by Professor John Hamilton
How Farming Has Changed (Infomax Common Core Readers: Level L)
by Bethany Daniels
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (Cornerstones of Freedom: Second (Library)) (Cornerstones of Freedom: Second (Paperback))
by Deborah Ann Kent