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May 2009 newsletter
Famous Supreme Court decisions are the focus of this newsletter, which also includes a spotlight section on John Marshall, the "Great Chief Justice." In addition, we offer a terrific essay, "Teaching with Primary Source Documents," written by acclaimed history educator Bruce Lesh.

April 2009 newsletter
Jefferson, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush I and II: Our April newsletter features useful articles on several important presidents and the primary documents they produced. This issue also focuses on Era 10 of the National History Standards: 1968 to the present.

March 2009 newsletter
Our March newsletter focuses on two broad areas of study: women's history (March being Women's History Month) and Era 9 of the National History Standards: the Postwar United States (1945 to the early 1970s). We also offer a spotlight article on the milestone documents of John F. Kennedy. From the Truman Doctrine to the Federal-Aid Highway Act to Roe v. Wade, this issue features a wealth of information about the key documents from the postwar period.

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