911 Interactive Timeline
22: 21st Century United States
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks.
US_military Bases around the World Map
from Wikipedia - comment on accuracy at http://geocurrents.info/geopolitics/mapping-u-s-foreign-military-bases
This Is a Religious War -
from NYTimes.co, an article that explores fundamentalism and finds it evident in both the Taliban of the 21st century and the Spanish Inquisition of the 16th century. This was published just a few weeks after the attacks of 9/11
The 9/11 Tapes: The Story in the Air
Be advised this resource should be used with discretion. These are the ATC audio recordings from 9/11, as compiled by the NY Times.
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CNN.com Election 2004
View from the Top: The Evolution of KKR - YouTube
Look at 3:20 to 4:15 of this video to get a different impression on immigration. Henry Kravis and George Roberts are two of the most successful businessmen alive, in this interview they expose a side to the immigration issue seldom addressed. Students could understand this video as well, just be sure to let them know that Roberts is referring to colleges when he uses the word "institutions" at the start of the clip.
How America became the most powerful country on Earth, in 11 maps - Vox
It's easy to see that this collection of maps and charts would provoke debate - but maybe that's precisely what a US History course needs at the end of the year. What would students think of this?
An Oracle of Oil Predicts $200-a-Barrel Crude - The New York Times
Reading this article, one would come to the erroneous conclusion that geopolitical, economic or technical reasons are behind the rise in gas prices in 2008. What is not mentioned is that Goldman Sachs is selling futures contracts in petroleum. This article, masquerading as news, is actually an advertisement for Goldman Sachs. Read Griftopia to see how.
Billy Tauzin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Have students read the "Career as a lobbyist" section of this article. Have them struggle with it, map it out, take notes or draw a graphic organizer. It does not matter how long it take them to figure this out - it will be worth it. When they know what it says and what jobs Tauzin had and when - ask them what sort of economy the US has.
TV NEWS :TV Archive : Internet Archive
This research library service enables you to: Search more than 819,000 U.S. broadcasts using closed captioning; Compare and Contrast perspectives across networks, stations and time; and Place video quotes within your commentary.
Big Short Genius Says Another Crisis Is Coming -- NYMag
High School students in Alabama and New Jersey have two years to study US History. Given that teachers have twice as much instructional time available to them, they have an obligation to their students to address the "recent past" and the real possibility to will become the "crisis present" before their students get through college
Total Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Too add detail and reliable data to student discussion and debates about energy production and consumption, this site sponsored by the US Energy Information Administration offers a wide range of data organized by specific topic and interactive charts that allow for the collection of data across time.
Eia.gov BETA - Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Excellent source of data concerning petroleum imports, production and use in the United States across. The interactive charts and graphs provide drop-down menus to select specific data and calendars to select time periods
The Legacy of Billy Tauzin: The White House-PhRMA Deal - Sunlight Foundation Blog
This article and it's linked resources demonstrate the tight connection between corporate interest and political leadership in early 21st century America. Students need to look beyond the rhetoric and look merely at the record to understand how the country they are growing up in operates.
The Spymasters - CIA in the Crosshairs - CBS News
This article and the video that accompanies it could accompany lessons on 9/11 - detailing the NSA's knowledge of the threat beforehand
‘We’re the Only Plane in the Sky’ - POLITICO Magazine
Compelling account of the president on the day of the 9/11 attacks
Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark - Carl Sagan - Google Books
Powerful quote from Carl Sagan that speaks to the leverage given to the strong by ignorance. Teachers can use this to spark thought, or to lead into conversations about the ways in which people can be deluded. It could fit into the end of a US or World History course as one of those "What does the future hold?" lessons. It also shows how some people can have a clear sense of what is coming before it comes. Sagan wrote this years before the iPhone and internet
Glimpse of Better Times: Then-and-Now Photos of an Abandoned Detroit School
This photo collection can be used as an inquiry launch into late 20th century United States. Or better yet, simply as an example of change over time
Public-Use Data and Tools - Data Products - Center for Economic Studies
A comprehensive Census tract-level dataset of children’s outcomes in adulthood using data covering nearly the entire U.S. population. For each tract, we estimate children’s outcomes in adulthood such as earnings distributions and incarceration rates by parental income, race, and gender. These estimates allow us to trace the roots of outcomes such as poverty and incarceration to the neighborhoods in which children grew up.
Bush v. Gore | Oyez
Audio recording and transcript of the oral argument in the case, a summary and the opinion itself in the contested presidential election of 2000
The Torture Memos, 10 Years Later - The Atlantic
In a few years, teachers will have to decide if the "torture memos" of the Bush Administration are primary documents worthy of inclusion in their US History classes. Or will they still not get past Viet Nam?
Report: Billionaire Bonanza 2018 - Institute for Policy Studies
Three individuals—Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett—still own more wealth than the bottom half of the country combined. - It is irresponsible to teach US History without sharing this and the other statistics on this list. The record of human history does not include one example of a civilization that survived this type of wealth disparity without significant upheaval
Three dynastic wealth families—the Waltons, the Kochs, and the Mars—have seen their wealth increase nearly 6,000 percent since 1982. Meanwhile, median household wealth over the same period went down by 3 percent.
Billionaire-Bonanza-2018-Report-October-2018-1.pdf
The full report
Flight 93 National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)
The NBER's Business Cycle Dating Committee
The gap between what people believe and talk about and the specific identification of what they are talking about can be seen with this example. What is a recession? This is the specific agency, and this is their definition of what constitutes a recession.
During a recession, a significant decline in economic activity spreads across the economy and can last from a few months to more than a year. Similarly, during an expansion, economic activity rises substantially, spreads across the economy, and usually lasts for several years.
Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive
This is a collection of news broadcasts on 9/11, from many stations both in the United States and other countries around the world. Students viewing these primary source documents can get a sense of the day as it developed though not the complete context of all of the events for those who lived through it
The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11 | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
The Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States | NEH-Edsitement
The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time
Great essay for students to read at the end of the school year - yet they will not understand it - because they never lived in a world limited by time