Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore these sequined shoes as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz
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American Experiments
How can we form a more perfect union? Check out new interactive lesson plans on democracy and the nation we build together.
Integrate Reading & Social Studies
Explore over 20 themes through books and related K-4 activities
The American Revolution: A World War
What made the American Revolution a world war?
Giving in America
Giving has taken many forms throughout American history and has become firmly woven into the American experience.
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