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Tag: American History

IDW Partners With Smithsonian Enterprises to Create New Graphic Novels

January 9, 2020January 8, 2020Jenny Bristol

Stay tuned later this year to see new comics and other products created through a new joint effort from IDW and Smithsonian Enterprises.

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Four Corners Monument: Unlocked!

Geekdad Passport: Four Corners Monument

July 21, 2017Tom Fassbender4

I’ve long been fascinated by the Four Corners quadripoint in the United States. So when we planned a three-week adventure across the United States, Four Corners Monument was one of our must-see destinations.

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Broadway’s ‘Allegiance’ Coming to a Theater Near You

November 4, 2016Anika Dane

American families need to have a conversation about the internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII. Going to ‘Allegiance’ is a great way to start!

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Take a Trip to ‘American Places’

December 21, 2015Jenny Bristol2

Traveling and American history are two of my biggest passions. So visiting locations that are important in history pretty much sums up glee for me. And William Zinsser, author of ‘On Writing Well’ among other books, pulls that all together in his book, ‘American Places.’

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Get Your Fill of History With Today’s Amazon Daily Deal

June 27, 2015Ken Denmead

Amazon’s put the Kindle editions of a bunch of fascinating history books on sale today. If you need some good stuff to read this summer, go take a look!

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Colonial Comics: New England, 1620-1750

November 16, 2014Jenny Bristol

Learn about history through graphic novels, from the point of view of individuals and groups not usually represented.

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Show Kids Another Side of History With Howard Zinn’s A Young People’s History of the United States

October 19, 2014Jenny Bristol4

Learn about history from other points of view with this fantastic children’s adaptation of a modern classic.

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Today's Document: Learn About History, One Document at a Time

May 6, 2014Jenny Bristol

The National Archives’ Today’s Document project brings history to life through primary sources.

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Margaret E. Knight, Inventor Extraordinaire

August 29, 2013Karen Burnham

We should all know more about Margaret E. Knight, an inventor in the 19th century. Her process for making paper bags is still used today.

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