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Ronald Reagan speaks with Larry King about the assassination attempt on his life, March 30, 1981.
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Archiving Early America has several videos on their site. Click here to see their three part series on the life of George Washington.
Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick which could be used to study the American Revolutionary War.
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Archiving Early America has a great video about Mount Rushmore, “The Real Face of George Washington”.
Stuart earned a fortune producing replicas of the three portraits he painted from life of the first President of the United States. The Frick canvas is thought to be one of two copies painted by the artist for the Philadelphia merchant John Vaughan.
This episode of the popular Old Time radio program Mr. President is about George Washington.
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The Sons of William the Conqueror
George Washington and His Hatchet
The Blind Men and the Elephant
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01 – Beliefs as to the World Four Hundred Years Ago
Sébastien Cabot
05 – John and Sebastian Cabot’s Voyages
Arrival of Cortes in Veracruz and the reception by Moctezuma's Ambassadors
Origin of the Amazon River at Nevado Mismi, marked only by a wooden cross.
13 – The Great River Amazon and El Dorado
14 – Verrazzano (often spelled Verrazano)
15 – The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake
Kids Learn Out Loud has gathered several famous speeches in this free podcast. This podcast includes Ronald Reagan’s inaugural address, John F. Kennedy’s acceptance of the democratic party nomination, Robert F. Kennedy marking the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Daniel Webster’s Plymouth oration, President Obama’s 2004 DNC keynote address and Eisenhower’s farewell address.
Great Speeches in History Podcast
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Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
The Emancipation Proclamation downloadable e-text
Lincoln’s address at Cooper Union
Click here to read the text of Lincoln’s address at Cooper Union, along with several of his other early speeches. Click on the pages of this virtual book to turn them. If the pages appear blank, give it a few moments to load.
Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Address downloadable e-text
Free Audio.org has 4 Abraham Lincoln speeches that you can stream. Click here to listen to The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation and The Emancipation Proclamation.
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Benjamin Franklin
Daniel Webster
Abraham Lincoln
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01-Ancestry and Early Youth in Boston
02-Beginning Life as a Printer
05-Early Friends in Philadelphia
07-Beginning Business in Philadelphia
08-Business Success and First Public Service
09-Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection
10-Poor Richard’s Almanac and Other Activities
15-Quarrels with the Proprietary
17-Franklin’s Defense of the Frontier
19-Agent of Pennsylvania in London
Kiddie Records Weekly has a great old record, Woody Woodpecker meets Davy Crockett.
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Chapter 1, The Ancient Germans
Chapter 2, Breaking the Frontier
Chapter 3, The Wanderings of the West-Goths
Chapter 4, End of the Western Empire
Chapter 5, Growth of the Christian Church
chapter 7, Franks and Mohammedans
chapter 9, Growth of Feudalism
chapter 10,The Deeds of the Northmen
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chapter 13, Life of the Castle
chapter 14, Life of the Village and Town
chapter 15, Life of the Monastery
chapter 17, The Hundred Years’ War
chapter 18, End of the Middle Ages
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Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick which could be used for a study of Frederick Douglass. This link will take you away from My Audio School.
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Click here to see a selection of downloadable resources from CurrClick for studying Christopher Columbus. This link will take you away from My Audio School.
Here are several resources about Christopher Columbus, in honor of Columbus Day, 2009.
Columbus from the book Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw
You Are There! Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Columbus radio drama on Cavalcade of America. Orson Welles is the star of this Old Time Radio show titled Admiral Of The Ocean Sea with Orson Welles.
Columbus: a poem by Joaquin Miller
Christopher Columbus from M.B. Synge’s book The Discovery of New Worlds
Christopher Columbus from the book American History Stories by Mara Pratt
Christopher Columbus is shown landing in the West Indies, on an island that the natives called Guanahani and he named San Salvador, on October 12, 1492. He raises the royal banner, claiming the land for his Spanish patrons, and stands bareheaded, with his hat at his feet, in honor of the sacredness of the event. The captains of the Nina and Pinta follow, carrying the banner of Ferdinand and Isabella. The crew displays a range of emotions, some searching for gold in the sand. Natives watch from behind a tree. John Vanderlyn (1775-1852) had studied with Gilbert Stuart and was the first American painter to be trained in Paris, where he worked on this canvas for ten years with the help of assistants.
