Guided Primary Source Analysis: Origin of April Fool’s Day

Guided Primary Source Analysis: Origin of April Fool’s Day

For elementary & middle school students Read this newspaper article, then make a list of the countries mentioned that celebrate April Fool’s Day and information about how they celebrate the day. Explain which story you found funniest or most interesting. Create an April Fool’s Day poem using information from the article and your own experiences. For elementary & middle school students Read this newspaper article, then…

El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.), 12 Aug. 1914

Guided Primary Source Analysis: El Paso Herald August 12, 1914

Zoom into this newspaper (online | .pdf). What is the most important topic on this page? What details support your conclusion? There is a question in the newspaper’s nameplate, or top, section. What is the question and what do you think is the answer to the question? What details support your answer? What information about El…

Suderode, Halle, Germany Saxony, Germany

World Spotlight: Germany

Germany primary source set World Digital Library collection Germany maps Germany image set Books & other texts about Germany & Germans 1900-1939 German language newspapers published in America Germany mentions in the Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal Nuremberg, Germany 14 Nov 1945 – 1 Oct. 1946…

Image from The Stars and Stripes (Paris, France), September 27, 1918, Vol. 1 No. 34

Today in History: Saint-Mihiel Offensive

Today in History–September 12–the Library of Congress features the Saint-Mihiel offensive, launched in France on this day in 1918. The offensive liberated a strategic area that Germany had held for four years. Just two months later, World War I ended with the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to…

Front page, The Seattle star., May 07, 1915

Today in History: Lusitania Lost

Today in History–May 7–the Library of Congress features the British ocean liner Lusitania, sunk by a German submarine on this day in 1915.  Public outrage at the sinking of the civilian ship—though it was also carrying ammunition manufactured in the U.S.—was tremendous and helped to hasten U.S. entry into World War I. Learn more about this tragic day…