An excellent site for younger students with activity ideas for Cinco de Mayo: http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/cinco/history.html Background on the history and contemporary …

The series History vs. Hollwood examines contemporary films with historical themes or topics and mines the archives to sort out fact from fiction.

The strike is a major turning point in American labor history, showing how workers would fight for fair wages and conditions when faced with injustice. Carnegie is determined to make up for these scars …

Providing insights into the meaning and history of this holiday, this documentary presents an excellent opportunity for classroom discussions of U.S. immigration history.

Yet the true history of this engineering marvel is as mysterious as the mists of the nearby Yellow River Valley. Who called for the Great Wall's construction and how was it accomplished?

This new 1-hour special traces the history of the holiday, from its origins in the early American colonies through the family feasts Americans enjoy today.

This nine-part scripted series on HISTORY® looks at the Viking culture through the saga of Ragnar Lothbrok, a character based on a real historical figure. The series follows Lothbrok’s determination to …

This documentary will be of particular appeal to young people, as its innovative style will draw them into this little known but critical turning point in United States history.

A Photographic History (Abbeville Press, 1996). Age Range: Young Adult rganizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle. (University of Califor ia Press, 1997 . Age Range: Senior High ...

This program would be useful for classes on American history, Science and Technology, Social and Cultural History, Economics and Civics. It is appropriate for middle school and high school.