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Citizen U: Multidisciplinary Civics
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Dutch colonist Peter Minuit arrived on Manhattan Island. Check out our curated collection of related LOC.gov primary sources. - 1894
Bird Day is first celebrated. Check out our curated collection of related LOC.gov primary sources.
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The mission of the national Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program is to: build awareness of the Library’s educational initiatives; provide content that promotes the effective educational of the Library’s resources; and offer access to and promote sustained use of the Library’s educational resources.
Learn more about Teaching with Primary Sources by visiting www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/about-this-program/.
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