Love this idea, just need to step it up for middle school, but collage words onto posterboard then paint transluscent paint for the flag over it. So many more possibilities!
Historical Pics @VeryOldPics 1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Dos-à-Dos is the oldest running car on the planet.
Titanic Artifacts Filigree Ring with Diamonds comprised of 18K yellow gold and platinum. It is set with multiple small diamonds and is engraved "L to A 6.9.10".
George Washington's Mount Vernon: Washington's grave, Mount Vernon
Vito "Don Vito" Genovese (Naples November 27 1897 – Springfield February 14 1969) was an Italian-born American mobster and crime boss who rose to power in America during the Castellammarese War to later become leader of the Genovese crime family. Genovese served as mentor to the future boss of the Genovese crime family Vincent "Chin" Gigante. He is buried in Saint John Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.
Funeral for John F. Kennedy (JFK), Arlington Cemetery, November 25, 1963. Unpublished. www.thefuneralsou...
Pocahontas' final resting place - Gravesend, Kent, England
Meetings of current, former and future presidents are uncommon, and this one, on Jan. 7, 2009, was a once-in-28-years affair. From left, George H.W. Bush joins then-President-elect Obama, then-President George W. Bush and fellow former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for lunch. It was the first time since 1981 that all living presidents had been together at the White House.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and former President Herbert Hoover grilling steaks in Fraser, Colorado 1954.
June 29, 1956 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act, creating the Interstate Highway System.
"The Little Rock Nine" --These 9 teenagers integrated the white high school in Little Rock, AR. They were kicked, ridiculed, threatened, called every name, spat on, ignored, and had acid thrown in their faces. Pres. Eisenhower ordered federal protection, and Melba Patillo Beals in her book "Warriors Don't Cry" credits their body guards of the 101st airborne as their saviors. All have lead highly successful lives. And all are heroes.
This site is loaded with information from U.S. and world history to geography to current events to timelines. It is a great social studies resource!
Chester E. Macduffee next to his newly patented, 250 kilo diving suit, 1911 t.co/UT3pgzM9m7
Alonzo Fields (1900-1994), White House butler for 21 years, serving presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower.
Queen Liliʻuokalani - last ruler of Hawaii - as a teenager. Her statement of surrender to the US ended: "Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps loss of life, I do, under this protest, and impelled by said forces, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representative and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands."
Hanna Reitsch demonstrating FW indoors Focke Wulf Heli
The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting which occurred on April 20, 1999. Two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered a total of 12 students and one teacher. They injured 21 additional students, with three other people being injured while attempting to escape the school. The pair then committed suicide. en.wikipedia.org/...
These Women have Changed the World with Science - Too Bad a Man was Given all Credit at Women Rock Science
Queen Anne Boleyn's execution speech- Anne was executed on 19th May 1536. Anne was considered a harpy by some, but was a heroine of the Protestant Reformation to others.
After Hurricane Katrina | before and after ...Biloxi Mississippi 2005
Mississippi beach houses - before and after Katrina
Be warned, this is as graphic as it gets. Assasination of President Kennedy -Pretty fascinating. Why does Kennedy bring his arms and hands up to his mouth? And quite obviously a gunshot from the front blew his head wide open and caused Jackie to scramble out the back. How is it logically possible that Oswald killed him from behind and above? I wonder why we still accept the Warren Report. Are we just lazy?
Terry Fox runs during his Marathon of Hope run across Canada in 1980. He ran for 143 days until he died. t.co/K0Yytuwud0
The Most Unusual And Unlikely Deaths Throughout History
The neglected Mount Vernon is pictured as it appeared when acquired by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1858, with architectural features added after Washington's death, and since removed.
Strauss was a US Congressman, Macy's Department Store Owner and merchant. However, he is best remembered for his dignified manner of death aboard the RMS Titanic. Cause of death: Titanic sinking He was told that he and his wife would be permitted a spot on one of the first life boats after the RMS Titanic hit the iceberg (actually, in 1912, it was called a blue berg) because of his elite status. He refused the offer because he had felt that he had lived a long life, His wife did the same
"Dear God, have mercy on me! My eyes have no more tears to cry to you, my poor children, Adieu! Adieu!" Marie Antoinette's last letter
Kermit Roosevelt-son of President Theodore Roosevelt was an author and explorer. He suffered from alcoholism and depression. Served in both World Wars. He committed suicide in 1943 at age 54 by gunshot. His mother and the public were told he died of a heart attack. The truth finally came out years later.
Old State House circa 1860. Site of the Boston Massacre in 1770
Unveiling a Statue of General Hindenburg, 1914. After the war it was dismantled into the 22 wooden blocks which made it up,carted to a warehouse in north Berlin,and used for fuel.The head was discovered on a dump in 1938.
Classic Hollywood Glamour| Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, 1970
Henry II was notorious for his illicit relations with other men’s wives, and for having several illegitimate children. However, few records containing information about them have survived, and only records about the most infamous mistresses would have been written to start with. Henry II married Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1152, the same year Henry’s first recorded illegitimate son, Geoffrey Plantagenet Archbishop of York was born, details of his mother are unclear but her name is believed to hav...
Snow White was based on Margarete Von Waldeck, a 16th century Bavarian woman. 16 year old Margarete moved to Brussels in 1549. She caught the eye of Prince Philip II & became his lover. The thought of her being a princess was unbearable to her meddling stepmother, as well as his father, the king of Spain. Agents cooked up a plot to end the affair by poisoning the young beauty. Her will written just before her death at 21 shows evidence of the tremors brought on by advanced stages of poisoning.
Titanic Marconist, Jack Phillips. John George "Jack" Phillips (4/11,1887 – 4/15/1912) was a British wireless telegraphist aboard the RMS Titanic. He served as senior wireless operator on the maiden voyage of the ship. As the Titanic was sinking, Phillips worked tirelessly to send wireless messages to other ships to enlist their assistance with the rescue of the Titanic 's passengers and crew. Although managing to find an overturned lifeboat to cling to, he perished in the icy Atlantic.
Autopsy Image of Jay Sebring after Charles Manson and his followers killed he and Sharon Tate
Autopsy Image Report of Abigail Folger after Charles Manson and his followers killed her along with Sharon Tate and Jason Sebring
Yes, I use this commercial when describing American battle strategies during the Revolution. The kids love it! #history #teaching
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