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January 2010 newsletter: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this newsletter focuses on the speeches and writings of the famed civil rights leader. Create a complete unit of study around King's documents or augment your existing unit and lesson plans with our useful handouts and classroom activities.

December 2009 newsletter: Pearl Harbor and Its Legacy
Our December issue focuses on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath, particularly at home in the United States. Useful classroom handouts cover FDR's famous Pearl Harbor address to Congress, essential quotes related to Japanese internment during World War II, and study questions about FDR's executive order authorizing internment of Japanese Americans.

November 2009 newsletter: The United States Becomes a World Power
Titled "The United States Becomes a World Power," our November newsletter focuses on the period from 1845 to 1901, when the United States annexed Texas, completed westward expansion, and turned its attention to the Pacific Ocean. The issue includes a "Five Things You Should Know" handout about McKinely's message to Congress about Cuban intervention (in the runup to the Spanish-American War) as well as a spotlight on President James K. Polk, whom newsletter editor Becki Begley calls "one of the most underrated presidents in U.S. history."

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