Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

People come from all over the world to see the Empire State Building.

In the spring of 1843, nearly one thousand people gathered in Independence, Missouri.

When the Missouri Territory applied for statehood in 1818, the United States had an equal number of free states and slave states.

In June 1776, colonial delegates to the Continental Congress began writing a document to set up a new country-with a government independent from Britain.

William Penn was only twenty-two years old the first time he went to prison.

In June 1692, a jury in Salem, Massachusetts, found Bridget Bishop guilty of performing witchcraft.

What is the executive branch?

What are the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the U.

What are checks and balances?

Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all.

In the 1870s, surgery was a crude affair performed on the patient's kitchen table.

As a young girl, Margaret Bourke-White dreamed of having great adventures-the kind only a brave and fearless woman would have.

More than anything, nine-year-old Booker T.

From the time she was a young child, Willa Cather had a gift with words and she loved stories.

Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "e;Biddy"e; Mason learned to survive in a harsh world.

In 1791 plans for the new capital city, Washington, DC, were in the works, but someone was needed to help with the surveying.

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When Jules Verne was born in 1828, his family had his future planned out for him.

As a boy, Israel Baline had to work after school to help his poor immigrant family.

It was a clear autumn night in 1847.

When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a little girl in the early 1800s, she realized that most people seemed to think that boys were better than girls.

In the 1800s, the moist soil of the Midwest would stick to plow blades, stopping the farmers as they plowed.

At the age of nine, Clara Wieck gave her first public performance as a concert pianist.

In 1942, polio epidemics raged out of control, and medical treatments were largely unsuccessful in fighting the disease.

Born in England and raised in the bush of East Africa, Beryl Markham was an extraordinary child--and lived an extraordinary life.

Sir Isaac Newton changed the world with his many discoveries and inventions about mathematics, science, optics, and physics.

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities.

In 1803, Meriwether Lewis was offered the chance of a lifetime.

YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistOne of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & FilmsBright white teeth.

What would you have worn if you lived during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s?

What would you have worn if you lived during the Civil War era?

What would you have worn if you lived during the American Revolution or the early 1800s?

What would you have worn if you lived in the Old West?

What would you have worn if you lived during the Colonial era?

American presidents have come from all walks of life.

Many people store food in refrigerators and clean clothes in washing machines.

Many people use cell phones and e-mail to communicate with others.

Many people travel long distances by airplane.

Many kids play video games or ride on skateboards.

Many kids take backpacks to school.

Many people use computers to work from home and other places.

Pack your bags!

Pack your bags!

Pack your bags!

Pack your bags!

Pack your bags!

Pack your bags!

When George Washington was twenty-two years old, he served as an officer in the British colonial army.

In the United States and around the world, AIDS remains a critical health issue.

Can you imagine a world without teenagers?