I recently got this notification from History Classroom at History.com.
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As
the school year comes to a close, I wanted to update you on some
upcoming events on HISTORY® Classroom to look for this summer and fall.
The following events will be of interest to teachers, students and
parents who love history. |
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National History Day Awards Ceremony, Live Webcast, Thursday, June 13th starting at 8:30am. Tune in to history.com/classroom
to watch our live webcast of the ceremony. It is always fun to see
students cheer each other on and take home awards for their outstanding
work. |
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A New Birth of Freedom, a free live webcast in honor of 150th Anniversary of the battle at Gettysburg, will air online on from history.com/classroom on Sunday, June 30 at 8pm ET. This commemoration will feature a keynote |
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address
by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, a performance by Trace Adkins, and a
dramatic reading of eyewitness accounts of the battle. Also visit us at
www.give150.com to learn about our Give 150 campaign to help save Civil War sites and stories. |
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This
August, people worldwide will look back on one of the major events of
the Civil Rights Movement as we observe the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. HISTORY will feature classroom resources including links to online video clips, special curriculum guides, and more. |
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Our Take a Veteran to School Day
program continues to grow from year to year. This heartfelt initiative
provides resources for schools to honor veterans and thank them for
their service. Register now at veterans.com to receive 30 colorful wristbands which will ship out this fall. |
Finally, I want to wish everyone a healthy, safe, and fun summer. We
appreciate your interest in our on-air and classroom programs and we
look forward to keeping you up to date about new ways to make history
relevant in your classrooms.
Questions? Email us at classroom@aetn.com. |
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Best Regards, |
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Libby
O'Connell, Ph.D.
Chief Historian
SVP, Corporate Outreach
HISTORY |
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Have a great day,
Takara
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