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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

Lesson Plan February 03 2020

The State of the Union Address

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to evaluate the State of the Union speech and learn its history

The Statue of Liberty is seen on Liberty Island in New York Harbor

Daily Video August 21 2019

How the Statue of Liberty poem provides a lesson in immigration history

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the Trump administration's changes to immigration policy and how it relates to the Statue of Liberty's famous inscription.

U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris campaigns at a town hall meeting in North Charleston

Daily Video April 18 2019

Democratic 2020 candidates debate reparations

Directions : Read the summary, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. You m…

Daily Video April 16 2019

Teacher's guide: Notre Dame Cathedral fire

Learn more about the Notre Dame fire and the history of the cathedral with this PBS NewsHour lesson plan.

Post March 28 2019

6 things to know about Trump's national emergency

Directions: Read the summaries, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. If stra…

Daily Video February 18 2019

At George Washington's Mount Vernon, remembering the enslaved people who built America

Presidents Day is observed on George Washington's birthday, Feb. 18. Follow a tour guide at Washington's Mount Vernon estate, who is also a distant relation of an enslaved person at the former plantation, who offers his perspective about American history, slavery and the founding fathers.