World War I - June 28
Exploring History
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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ON THIS DATE
- 1846 -.Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone
- 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, sparking World War I.
- 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
- 2007 - The bald eagle is removed from the endangered species list.
- 1491 - Henry VIII of England
- 1577 - Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens
- 1703 - English theologian John Wesley
- 1902 - Composer Richard Rodgers
- 1926 - Writer, director, actor, and producer Mel Brooks
Sesame Street - Put Down the Ducky - LISTEN
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Finding Your Roots - Seth Meyers: The Battle of Passchendaele, World War I (3:51) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Roosevelts: Rough Riders During World War I (3:45) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DPLA Primary Source Sets - World War I: America Heads to War - READ and VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DPLA Primary Source Sets - Exploring America's Entry Into World War I - READ and VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - DPLA Primary Source Sets - African American Soldiers in World War I - READ and VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - History in a Nutshell - World War I (7:13) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Source Sets - Poison! Chemical Weapons in World War I - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Great War Collection 9 Videos - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Crash Course - How World War I Started - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Crash Course - Who Started World War I - VIEW
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