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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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8. Mission San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, California, was immortalized in the 1940 song, "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano," and became best known for the migration of cliff swallows that migrate here each year from Argentina to Mission San Juan Capistrano. To honor this annual phenomenon, the city celebrates St. Joseph's Day, March 19, with a Swallows' Day Parade. Mission San Juan Capistrano also has the distinction of being home...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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Sleepy Hollow, a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York. Here you will find the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, also known as the Dutch Reformed Church, which dates back to the 17th century. This National Historic Landmark and its three-acre churchyard were made famous by being feature prominently in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; this burying ground...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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3. California's Heritage - The Missions As we discover how California's missions are a symbolic representation of a Spanish and Native American cross-cultural heritage that exists today, tradition comes alive! No longer are these buildings of adobe and stone quiet and forgotten relics of the past; as monuments to our ancestors, they preserve memories of California's multi-cultural heritage, which adds a deeper meaning to our lives. Also, to present...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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April 14th, 1865, just 5 days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth and would die the next day. This one violent act shocked a nation that for the previous 4 years had struggled through the deadliest conflict in its history. Abraham Lincoln, the man, had died. But, today, every human being who values their freedom, who respects...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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Mission San Diego de Alcala As one admires the impressive white chapel facade of Mission San Diego de Alcala, it would be correct to say, "it all began here"; its history dates back to July 16, 1769, when it was established as California's first mission by Father Junipero Serra; thus beginning the California mission system, which secured the area for settlements that ultimately led to statehood for California in 1850. Today, the Mission is a National...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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Undetermined
Description
12. Class Project - The Making of a Mission Studying the Missions of California is an important part of all children's education in their state - and it's a great U.S. history lesson for children outside of California. This "hands on" program offers two creative class projects presented by 4th grade boys and girls. In the first project we see students literally creating adobe bricks by hand just as the Mission Indians did hundreds of years ago. It...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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Undetermined
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"Highly Recommended. This effort by two educators, Howard Shelf II and Phil Garcia, commemorates black history and refocuses the positives in the rap genre." -National Media Review Howard Shelf II and Phil Garcia are two talented educators and musicians who combine their talents to offer viewers an uplifting introduction to famous African Americans. Performed to the contemporary beat of rap music, this lively animated program identifies important...
