Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the association led the black civil rights struggle in fighting injustices such as the ...

The American Presidency opened in November of 2000, and is a large exhibition measuring 7,500 square feet. The main entrance features the exhibition title and is adjacent to the First Ladies ...

Measurements: overall: 12 cm x 4.2 cm x 4.2 cm; 4 23/32 in x 1 21/32 in x 1 21/32 in ...

Margaret Crane, the inventor of the first home pregnancy test, worked as a graphic designer for Organon, a pharmaceutical company in West Orange, New Jersey. Crane received a patent on her design in ...

The National Museum of American History and The History Channel developed these lessons based upon the exhibition, The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden. The lesson plans, which include several ...

In this lesson, students will examine primary sources to understand John Brown’s actions in Harpers Ferry and will develop a creative project on his legacy. This resource was produced to accompany the ...

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In this lesson plan students will examine primary sources to determine the level of threat caused by the buildup of Soviet nuclear missiles and weapons sites in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis ...

This edition of Noah Webster’s The American Spelling Book was published by Holbrook and Fessenden of Brattleborough (now Brattleboro), Vermont in 1821. Webster’s The American Spelling Book was ...

Object Name: riflerifle, bolt actionOther Terms: rifle; Firearms; Center Fire; 7.7 Mm; Rifled; 06; 6A; 05 Measurements: overall, with sling: 44 3/4 in x 9 in; 113.665 ...