American History
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Radio in 1941
""Yesterday December 7, 1941 — a date whichwill livein infamy — the United States of America was suddenly anddeliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."It took President Roosevelt less than six minutes to read his speech tothe Congress of the United States, and it contains one of the most famousphrases ever uttered by an American President. Hear it yourself at thisunique site (created by a broadcast historian) which addresses thequestion: What was happening in the media in 1941?"
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Radical Times: The Antiwar Movement of the 1960s
Reviewed July 11, 2000 by Jackie, a parent from Billings, MT who is not affiliated with the site. The Vietnam War gave rise to the largest and most successful antiwar movement in US history. In a sense, the war in Vietnam had two fronts -- one in Vietnam waged with tanks, guns and bullets, and the other fought on streets and campuses throughout the US.
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Quia! Abraham Lincoln
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Power Politics
July 14, 2004: From Randy Chase, a reader from Oregon, who is affiliated with the site. "Power Politics is an entertaining but complex simulation of the presidential election that allows players to take control of the campaign of real-world political figures. The free version of the game hosted by Rock the Vote lets would-be campaign managers make the strategic decisions for their favorite 2004 candidate in the race for the Oval Office."
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Pow Wows
A Surfnetkids Honorable Mention site.
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Pomp: The True Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar
Reviewed May 13, 2000 by Liz, a reader from Brooklyn, New York who is affiliated with the site. He’s cute, he’s sleepy, and he’s in your pocket. He’s Pomp—the napping baby on the new Sacagawea dollar coin. Learn all about his amazing life in this e-book for kids. In 1805, Pomp and his mother Sacagawea traveled across the western United States on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. But that was only the beginning of his adventures. As an adult, Pomp toured Europe with royalty, blazed new trails as a mountain man, survived a bear attack as a U.S. Army scout, and became one of the first Americans to catch "gold fever" during the California Gold Rush.
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Pocahontas
Reviewed Sunday, May 16, 1999 at 20:18:53 by a reader from Virginia, USA who is affiliated with the site. This is the site for the Princess Pocahontas Foundation, located in Gloucester County, Virginia. In this county was the location of Werawocomoco (now Wicomico) where Pocahontas saved the life of Capt. John Smith. Gloucester County is where Pocahontas was born and lived until she was captured and taken to Jamestown. Shown on the site is the statue of her at 12 or 13 years old. This site is in the process of being updated to show the Pocahontas Museum and Research Center.
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Pocahontas Myth
"The Powhatan Indian Nation responds to the Disney version of the Pocahontas story by explaining how the animated movie differs from historical fact. In 1607, when legend claims that Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith from death at her father’s hand, she would have been about eleven years old. In an account written by Smith in 1608, shortly after his winter with the Powhatan people, he never mentions the incident. It first appears in a letter written seventeen years later, after Pocahontas’ death and her considerable fame resulting from her English travels."
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Pocahontas
""Pocahontas was an Indian princess, the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonquian Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia. She was born around 1595 to one of Powhatan’s many wives. They named her Matoaka, though she is better known as Pocahontas, which means ‘Little Wanton,’ playful, frolicsome little girl. Pocahontas probably saw whitemen for the first time in May 1607 when Englishmen landed at Jamestown." The legendary first meeting of Pocahontas and John Smith is based on a tale romanticized (if not entirely invented) by Smith."
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Plymouth: Its History and People
"Plymouth, the first permanent European settlement in New England, was founded by the Pilgrims on December 21, 1620. The Mayflower began its historic voyage on September 16, 1620, leaving Plymouth, England with 102 passengers. After a sixty-five-day journey, the Pilgrims anchored on November 21 at Provincetown. The settlers soon discovered Plymouth Harbor, on the western side of Cape Cod Bay, and made their historic Plymouth Rock landing on December 21.<!--"
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