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  Link   50 States
A great place to find out all about each state, including its capital, nickname, population, state symbols, etc.
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  Link   Benjamin Franklin
Information about one of America's most interesting men from the Franklin Institute.
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  Link   First Ladies
Learn about America's first ladies.
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  Link   Mayflower History
Excellent resource for all things related to the Mayflower and the voyage of the Pilgrims.
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  Link   Pilgrims
Information about the Pilgrims and the town of Plymouth.
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  Link   Presidential Fact File
Lots of helpful information about our presidents and their families.
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  Link   Wayback: U.S. History for Kids
Learn some cool presidential secrets at this site!
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  Link   White House Kids Home Page
Learn about our government, our presidents, our history, and the White House itself.
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Dow jumps 600 as US government pledges bank aid (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday Oct. 13, 2008. Wall Street snapped back Monday from last week's devastating losses after major governments announced further steps to support the global banking system, including plans by the U.S. Treasury to buy stocks of some banks.  (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The Dow Jones industrial average rebounded as much as 600 points today as Wall Street snapped back from last week's devastating losses after major governments announced further steps to support the global banking system, including plans by the U.S. Treasury to buy stocks of some banks. All the major indexes rose about 7 percent.



Treasury, Fed to meet with financial execs on bailout details (AP)

Neel Kashkari, Interim Assistant Treasury Secretary for Financial Stability, speaks about implementation of the Emergency Economic Stability Act during an event for the Institute of International Bankers, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Major stock markets around the world rose for the first time in days Monday as the U.S. said it plans to swiftly implement a broad financial rescue package and Europe put almost $2 trillion on the line to break the lending logjam threatening the world's economy.



Obama calls for 90-day moratorium on foreclosures (AP)

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hold up signs during a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, January 30, 2008. (Jason Reed/Reuters)AP - Democratic Barack Obama on Monday called for more immediate steps to heal the nation's ailing economy, proposing a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs.



L.A. mayor says wildfires have killed at least one person (AP)

Vehicles burn early Monday morning, Oct. 13, 2008, north of Los Angeles after intense Santa Ana winds swept into Southern California and whipped up a 3,700-acre wildfire. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)AP - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says one person has been killed in one of the two wildfires burning on the edges of the city.



Columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize (AP)

In a March 6, 2005, file photo provided by 'Meet the Press', Paul Krugman of Princeton Univsersity and The New York Times, speaks during the taping of 'Meet the Press.' The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Monday, Oct. 13, 2008,  that Krugman has won the Nobel economics prize 'for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity.'    (AP Photo/Meet The Press, Alex Wong/file)AP - Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar, New York Times columnist and unabashed liberal, won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect international trade patterns.