Journalistic writings are fact-based articles usually focusing on an event or news story. They may include interviews, eyewitness accounts, or investigative reporting. Journalistic works are usually written for publication in newspapers and magazines.
California, the Golden State. It was the discovery of gold there in the late 1840s that started a mass migration across the Nor...
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It's hard to believe in this age of space stations and mars probes that man has only been flying in heavier that air machines f...
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Primary sources take the reader to major historic moments as they are happening. This reading set has newspaper articles contem...
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Tornadoes, cyclones, hurricanes, blizzards -- weather affects us all in some way or another. This reading set focuses on the mo...
In a celebration of peace, athleticism, and friendly competition, nations from around the world gather every four years to comp...
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Women’s History Month is traditionally held in March, but the study of women’s history is valuable all twelve months of the yea...
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by The Philadelphia Inquirer April 25,1865
President Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. Preside...
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from The Illinois State Journal - Friday, May 29 1896
On Wednesday, May 27, 1896, a massive tornado struck...
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from Kansas City Star September 1, 1920
In 1920, the 19th Amendment which granted voting rig...
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from Daily Illinois State Journal April 15, 1912
In 1912, the supposedly unsinkable "Titanic" sank in...
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