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Belafonte speaks as he accepts the Spingarn Award during the 44th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles

Daily News Lesson April 27 2023

Remembering Harry Belafonte

Remember the life of a trailblazing singer, actor and civil rights icon

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend Pele waves during the international friendly soccer match between Algeria and Slovenia in Algiers

Daily News Lesson December 30 2022

Remembering Pelé’s legacy and global impact on soccer

Learn about the life and legacy of one of a great legend of the soccer world

FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet Union President Gorbachev speaks at a meeting with former US President Bush in Moscow

Daily News Lesson August 31 2022

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union

Learn about the legacy of the Mikhail Gorbachev, the final head of the Soviet Union who helped bring an end to the Cold War

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Daily News Lesson August 22 2022

Remembering historian David McCullough: Why history is more than military and politics

Hear about the life of Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough, who believed history was more than military and politics

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks before an interview in Washington.

Daily News Lesson March 23 2022

Remembering the life and legacy of Madeleine Albright

Learn about the legacy of Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state

U.S. President Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actress Tyson during ceremony at the White House in Washington

Daily Video February 09 2021

Classroom Resource: Share with your students what made Cicely Tyson a pioneering icon

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Daily News Lesson August 27 2018

The public service legacy of Sen. John McCain

Learn more about the life of Sen. John McCain with your students. What aspects of McCain's life struck you the most? What do you think he will most be remembered for?

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Daily Video December 09 2016

5 things to know about John Glenn: Astronaut, senator, American hero

Former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died on Thursday, December 9, 2016. He was 95-years-old.

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Daily Video June 06 2016

How Muhammad Ali’s life reflected America’s struggles

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali died of natural causes on Friday in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 74.

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