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High Five America
By Pantazes FamilyEducation
High Five America episodes
- Episode 20: Famous Landmarks
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about famous landmarks.
Sources:
10 Fun Facts About Niagara Falls State Park
Gateway Arch Fact Sheet - National Park Service
The Significance of the Gateway Arch Landscape - National Park Service
Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia
Space Needle Facts
6 min - Episode 19: The Department of Defense
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Defense.
Sources:
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) - USA.gov
United States Department of Defense - Wikipedia
Historic Highlights from the Department of War
U.S. Department of War - About
Trump Renames DOD to Department of War
ArtI.S8.C16.1 Congress's Power to Organize Militias
What Are the Origins of the US National Guard? - History.com
5 min - Episode 18: The State Department
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the State Department.
Sources:
The U.S. Department of State: Background and Selected Issues for the 119th Congress
Little Known Facts About the Department of State
A History of the United States Department of State 1789-1996
4 min - Episode 17: Korean War
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with five facts about the Korean War.
Resources:
Korean War Eisenhower Presidential Library
Five Korean War 'Firsts' Had Lasting Impacts by David Vergun
The Declare War Clause, Part 7: The Cold War and Korean War - Congress.gov
5 min - Episode 16: World War I
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about World War I.
References:
World War I - History.com
7 facts you may not know about World War I - DoD news
10 inventions that owe their success to World War One - BBC
5 min - Episode 15: The Office of Management and Budget
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Office of Management and Budget.
References:
5 Things You Need to Know About the Federal Budget Process from Pantsuit Politics Podcast
Office of Management and Budget (OMB): An Overview from Congress.gov
Office of Management and Budget from Wikipedia
4 min - Episode 14: The Department of Energy
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Energy.
Sources:
A Brief History of the Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
75 Breakthroughs by America's National Laboratories
Human Genome Project
4 min - Episode 13: Vietnam War
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Vietnam War.
Sources:
The Military Draft During the Vietnam War
What is Agent Orange? - Aspen Institute
Remembering Vietnam: The Story Behind 'The Wall' by Katie Lange
THE VIETNAM WAR from A Kid Explains History YouTube
6 min - Episode 12: Suffrage
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about suffrage.
Sources:
Winning the Vote: A History of Voting Rights
Kerber, L. K. (Ed.). (2016). Women's America: Refocusing the past. Oxford University Press.
Native American Voting Rights from the Library of Congress
7 min - Episode 11: American Sports
Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about American Sports.
Sources:
The lesser-known history of lacrosse, a uniquely American sport - PBS Newshour
1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game - Wikipedia
Where Basketball was Invented: The History of Basketball - Springfield College
The Past and The Curious Episode 84 - Walkin (Part Two)
History of Ultimate - World Flying Disc Federation
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About High Five America
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Celebrate America's 250th birthday with a weekly podcast sharing five facts about a different American topic. Learn more about the United States and find lots of reasons to say "high five America."