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Juneteenth | National Museum of African American History and Culture

On June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln ...

The History of Earth Day

Discover Earth Day's 50-Year Legacy, Uniting Billions Annually on April 22. Explore the Movement's History.

A Brief History of the Internet - Internet Society

The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and computer set ...

A Brief History of Books - Google Arts & Culture

Although the ways that books are made have evolved over time, whether handwritten, printed on pages, or digitized online, their need remains timeless.

History of the America in 25 minutes - YouTube

History #America This is the History of the America. Featuring Christopher Columbus, Native Americans, American Revolution, ...

Discover The History of Puerto Rico

A Brief History of Puerto Rico · “African slaves played a crucial role in the history and development of the economy and agriculture of ...

The American Flag - Its History and Customs

The American flag remains a living piece of history and a source of pride and unity for all Americans. The Stars and Stripes embodies the very qualities ...

Women's History Month

The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women's History Week” celebration in 1978.

A short history of the internet | National Science and Media Museum

BOB KAHN (1938–) AND VINT CERF (1943–). American computer scientists who developed TCP/IP, the set of protocols that governs how data moves ...

History of Tokyo - Tokyo Metropolitan Government

The Edo Period lasted for nearly 260 years until the Meiji Restoration in 1868, when the Tokugawa Shogunate ended and imperial rule was restored. The Emperor ...

Chicago History

Chicago History · Indigenous Chicago · Early Chicago · A Trading Center · The Great Fire of 1871 · "The White City" · Hull House · Chicago Firsts.

A People's History of the United States: 1492 - Zinn Education Project

Howard Zinn's groundbreaking work on U.S. history. This book details lives and facts rarely included in textbooks—an indispensable teacher and student resource.

History of Denmark | From vikings to social welfare state

The first Danes were hunters and fisherman who probably entered the country migrating from Southern and Eastern Europe by the end of the last Ice Age around ...

Charles Apple: The history behind the history pages of the Further ...

Greetings, Spokane. I'm the guy who creates the Further Review pages for your morning newspaper!

Remember the Alamo

Uncover 300 years of history at the Alamo, an awe-inspiring story that's more intriguing than you might imagine. Established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio ...

The Story Behind The Song - The Kennedy Center

Every song has a story about why it was written. Songs from the past are like recordings from long ago. They give us a sense of what our parents, ...

History of Smallpox - CDC

The basis for vaccination began in 1796 when the English doctor Edward Jenner noticed that milkmaids who had gotten cowpox were protected from smallpox. Jenner ...

The story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in ...

Ford officially recognized Black History Month during the country's 1976 bicentennial. Ford called upon Americans to "seize the opportunity to ...

The Story Behind

A Webby-nominated podcast, The Story Behind tells the extraordinary history of the ordinary. Everyday objects are more closely examined, from their ancient ...

The History of Ice Cream - IDFA

Historians estimate that this recipe evolved into ice cream sometime in the 16th century. England seems to have discovered ice cream at the same time, or ...