Category: History and Civics

  • Classic Movies in the Classroom Pt2: 1980-2020

    A carefully curated list of classic movies from 1980-2020 offers high school students insight into various genres, historical contexts, and cinematic innovations, providing a well-rounded understanding of classic cinema.

  • Classic Movies in the Classroom Pt1: 1940-1980

    The curated list of classic movies from 1945-1980 for a high school film studies class offers rich lessons in cinematic history, genres, and themes.

  • POTUS Theodore Roosevelt July 4th Speech

    On July 4, 1903 people cathered at the Huntington Club on Long Island to hear POTUS Theodore aroosevelt speak. His short 3min oratory shows what he thought citizenship and how to continue mending a country burdened by the loses of the Civil War. Mr. Chairman, and you, my fellow citizens, my old time friends and…

  • Civil War at 160: James Longstreet

    General James Longstreet may have been one of the great tacticians and leaders for the Confederate army; however, his choices and decisions at the Battle of Gettysburg led to the success of the Union army that week. his actions following the summer of 1863 became the social came and clutter or others who would take…

  • TWIH: Batman 1989 and Batman Begins 2005

    The films “Batman” (1989) and “Batman Begins” (2005) highlighted Batman’s transformation, psychological depth, and socio-political undercurrents, and are now being used in classrooms for complex character analysis and comparative studies.

  • 1992 Election and Draft Perot

    The 1992 U.S. presidential election marked the rise of independent candidate H. Ross Perot, reshaping views on third-party political influence.