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150 Great American Events
About This Book
Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this new two-volume series compiled from The American Patriot's Almanac, Bennett and Cribb's masterful grasp of our history offers 150 examples of fascinating details of great American events.
A two-volume series compiled from William J. Bennett's bestselling book, revised and updated.
150 Great American Events includes:
- American drama and interesting facts about American figures
- Obscure details about American history
- Patriotic facts to broaden one's sense of the past
- Bold personalities and internal conflicts
Discoveries, ideas, and more
In these easy-to-read entries, historical American events reemerge not as cold facts or boring details in a textbook, but as authentic events experienced by full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged our nation. Great for history buffs, homeschoolers, teachers, and people who are interested in American history.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Contents
- How America Got Its Name
- Old American Congregations
- The Lost Colony of Roanoke
- Jamestown, Virginia
- Committed to the Will of God
- The Mayflower Compact
- The Ark, the Dove, and a Milestone in Religious Freedom
- A Certain Place of Universal Study
- The Great Awakening
- The Kite That Helped Freedom Fly
- Invented in America
- Join or Die
- Among the People
- The Liberty Tree
- Parliament Repeals the Stamp Act
- The Boston Massacre
- The Boston Tea Party
- The Edenton Tea Party
- Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death
- Paul Revereâs Ride
- The Shot Heard Around the World
- The Whites of Their Eyes
- The First Ship in the Navy
- Donât Tread on Me
- The Liberty Bell
- The Battle of Long Island
- Washington Crosses the Delaware
- The Long Winter
- Kings Mountain
- The World Turned Upside Down
- Saying No to a Crown
- E Pluribus Unum
- The Bald Eagle
- The Great Seal of the United StatesâFront Side
- The Great Seal of the United StatesâBack Side
- The Purple Heart
- Washingtonâs Glasses
- Ben Franklinâs Reminder
- The Northwest Ordinance
- The Signing of the Constitution
- The Federalist Papers
- President Washingtonâs First Official Act
- To Bigotry No Sanction
- The Bill of Rights
- Washingtonâs Farewell Address
- American Ships Abroad
- The Library of Congress
- The White House
- How the DC Got in Washington, DC
- The Louisiana Purchase
- The Most Bold and Daring Act
- Of Courage Undaunted
- The Burr-Hamilton Duel
- Zebulon Pike Spots Pikes Peak
- Old Ironsides
- We Have Met the Enemy
- âThe Star Spangled Bannerâ
- The Battle of New Orleans
- Liberty and Union
- The Opening of the Erie Canal
- Calamities of Ancient Date
- The Tom Thumb Races a Horse
- The Image of Democracy
- Remember the Alamo
- Lincoln on Reverence for the Laws
- The Oregon Trail
- The Origins of Baseball
- Gold! Gold! GOLD!
- The Seneca Falls Convention
- The Book That Helped End Slavery
- No Struggle, No Progress
- The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
- The Pony Express
- The Transcontinental Telegraph
- Why the Flag Is Called Old Glory
- The Battle of the Ironclads
- The Great Locomotive Chase
- Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation
- The Statue of Freedom
- Never Touched the Ground
- The Gettysburg Address
- The National Motto
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Lincolnâs Second Inaugural Address
- Americans All
- The Transatlantic Cable
- Sewardâs Savvy Deal
- The Transcontinental Railroad
- The Origins of Football
- Three Great American Trees
- The National Park System
- The Washington Monument
- The Statue of Liberty
- From Punch Cards to Microchips
- Ellis Island
- Our Constitution Is Color-Blind
- The First Flight
- Peary and Henson Reach the Pole
- How They Dug the Canal
- Some Things the Flag Stands For
- Lafayette, We Are Here
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- The Lincoln Memorial
- The Things of the Spirit
- Mount Rushmore
- US Extreme Points
- The Golden Gate Bridge
- The Great Arsenal of Democracy
- Pearl Harbor
- The USS Arizona
- The North Platte Canteen
- Japanese-American Internment
- The Doolittle Raid
- The Pentagon
- Rationing in WWII
- The Rescue of the Lost Battalion
- Nuts
- Iwo Jima
- Hiroshima
- The Truman Doctrine
- The Marshall Plan
- The Berlin Airlift
- McCarthyism
- The Inchon Landing
- The National Day of Prayer
- America Beats a Deadly Disease
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Sit-Ins for Civil Rights
- The Trumpet Summons Us Again
- Duty, Honor, Country
- The Greatest Danger
- I Am a Berliner
- I Have a Dream
- Bloody Sunday
- Faith Maintained Hope
- A Tragic Loss
- The Gateway Arch
- Apollo 8âs Christmas Eve Broadcast
- The Eagle Has Landed
- From the ARPANet to the Internet
- Houston, Weâve Had a Problem
- A Revolution Begins
- Purple Mountain Majesties
- A City Upon a Hill
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- They Led the Way
- Reagan at Reykjavik
- Tear Down This Wall
- September 11, 2001
- An Act of Supreme Valor