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Cadet Nurse Corps, 1943

WebThe Cadet Nurse Corps, established by the Nurse Training Act of 1943, recruited women between the ages of seventeen and thirty-five to be trained as nurses. First Lady Eleanor …

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Cadet Nurse Corps, 1943 Introduction

WebThe Cadet Nurse Corps, established by the Nurse Training Act of 1943, recruited women between the ages of seventeen and thirty-five to be trained as nurses. First Lady Eleanor …

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Woodrow Wilson Suffers Stroke, 1919 Gilder Lehrman …

WebWoodrow Wilson Suffers Stroke, 1919 | When World War I ended, President Woodrow Wilson attended the Paris Peace Conference, where the Allied nations met to …

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Rules for discharging disabled veterans, 1919 Gilder …

WebWith no government agency dedicated to veteran’s affairs at the time, responsibilities for veterans were scattered between several agencies. On January 29, 1919, “Rules for the …

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The Square Deal: Theodore Roosevelt and the Themes of …

WebThe Square Deal: Theodore Roosevelt and the Themes of Progressive Reform | Progressivism arrived at a moment of crisis for the United States. | Progressivism arrived …

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[Journal] Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Web[Journal] | | One hundred and thirty three pages of diary entries and handwritten notes. Fourteen pages with preprinted text, including a title page and printed calendars. …

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The Articles of Confederation, 1777 Gilder Lehrman …

WebThe Articles of Confederation, 1777 (Gilder Lehrman Collection) A day after appointing a committee to write the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress …

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The United States Sanitary Commission: A Sketch of its …

WebThe United States Sanitary Commission: A Sketch of its purposes and work | | First edition published by Little Brown. Inscribed in pencil on the titlepage by S. W. Bridgham to "Mrs. …

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Period 7: 1890-1945

WebAP Study Guide Period 7: 1890–1945. An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government …

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Martha Washington on life after the Revolution, 1784 …

WebMy Dear Madam . Your polite and affectionate congratulatry Letter on the termination of our trobles, and the return of the General to domestic life, would, under any circumstances, …

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Henry Knox on the British invasion of New York, 1776 …

Web] as likely as not oversetting & my dear Girl fright’d to death – add her heavenly Gift the sweet babe to it & the very view would be insupportable, the reality would kill me – You …

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The death of slaves on the voyage, 1725 Introduction

WebThis matter-of-fact letter written in 1725 by Stephen Bayard in New York to Robert Livingston (1654–1728), a wealthy and influential landowner and trader from Albany, …

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Get to Know the State History Teachers of the Year, Part II

WebGet to Know the State History Teachers of the Year, Part II | This year we recognized 50 teachers as State History Teachers of the Year. These exceptional …

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Life in the Thirteen British Colonies: Climate, Commerce, and …

WebDelaware (1664) Climate/Geography Moderate, temperate climate with sufficient rainfall and fertile soil Many lakes, rivers, plains, and good harbors Commerce/Production …

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Alexander Hamilton to Francois De Marbois

WebAlexander Hamilton to Francois De Marbois. Preakness, New Jersey, October 12, 1780. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages + address leaf. In my absence from Camp, the …

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Stephen Bayard to Robert Livingston

WebStephen Bayard to Robert Livingston. New York, New York, November 12, 1725. Autograph letter signed, 2 pages + address leaf, docket. Since your Departure is arrived here from …

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The Supreme Court upholds national prohibition, 1920

WebThe Supreme Court upholds national prohibition, 1920 | After more than a century of activism, the temperance movement achieved its signal victory with the ratification of the …

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Reagan Speech: "Tear down this wall," 1987

WebA Spotlight on a Primary Source by Ronald Reagan. President Ronald Reagan’s "Tear Down This Wall" speech marked his visit to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June 12, …

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Plain Facts for the Working Man, ca. 1910 Image

WebPLAIN FACTS FOR THE WORKING MAN You know that your vote helps you to get better working condi- tions. Why? Because it helps elect to office the men

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Reagan Speech: “Tear down this wall” Introduction

Web1. Why did President Reagan follow President Kennedy and President Nixon to make his speech at almost the exact same site they visited? 2. Why did Reagan address his …

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