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TPS Spotlight: Journalism in Action

April 29, 2021 by PSN Leave a Comment

Explore the ways the free press has covered major events in history dating back to the American Revolution with PBS NewsHour EXTRA's interactive Journalism in Action: Civic Engagement and Primary Sources Through Key Moments in History, a website supported by a grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program. Fun, engaging civic activities for middle and high school students illuminate historical documents and help students make their own judgments using news … [Read more...]

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NHD 2015: Leadership & Legacy Topic Ideas – The 1800s

October 28, 2014 by PSN 1 Comment

Every year National History Day puts together a list of sample topic ideas. TPS-Barat went through that list and selected a subset of those topic ideas to create curated collections highlighting Library of Congress resources. All topic ideas are related to the 2015 NHD theme: Leadership & Legacy in History but the set below focuses on themes related to the 1800s. Links to more NHD follow this resource list. The Bloodless Revolution of 1800: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Legacy of … [Read more...]

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Today in History: Nellie Bly Circles the Globe

January 25, 2012 by PSN Leave a Comment

Today in History–January 25–the Library of Congress features Nellie Bly, who completed her circumnavigation of the globe on this day in 1890. This intrepid female reporter made the journey in just 72 days, using many different forms of transportation, including ship, train, jinricksha, sampan, horse, and burro. Learn more about this globetrotter and turn of the century transportation by visiting the Today in History section and clicking the links below. Nellie Bly Circled the Globe January … [Read more...]

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Today in History: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

August 8, 2011 by PSN Leave a Comment

Today in History–August 8–the Library of Congress features journalist, short-story writer and novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, born on this day in 1896. Rawlings received a Pulitzer prize for her novel The Yearling in 1938. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more women writer resources. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings resources Short-story Writer and Novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Was Born from America's Library Rawlings image … [Read more...]

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TPS Spotlight: Journalism in Action

NHD 2015: Leadership & Legacy Topic Ideas – The 1800s

Today in History: Nellie Bly Circles the Globe

Today in History: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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